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Post date: Jan 6, 2016 5:12:30 PM
In January’s AVID Newsletter you'll find information on AVID’s selection of Bloomington schools as locations for a training and showcase, 8th Grade Recruitment at Oak Grove Middle School, Collaboration at Valley View Elementary, an AVID book fair at Kennedy, the WICOR strategy of setting a purpose for reading, AVID professional development opportunities, and upcoming AVID Events in the area.
Spotlight on AVID
Exciting News for Bloomington!
Bloomington Public Schools has been selected by AVID to host not one, but two regional AVID events!
This spring, Valley View Middle School has been selected to host AVID elective teachers from around the region for a day-long workshop.
Valley View Elementary has been selected as an AVID Elementary Showcase School! This means VVE will host a variety of teachers and administrators from around the midwest who are interested in implementing AVID and those who currently have AVID and want to see implementation in Bloomington.
OGMS 8th Grade Recruitment
VVE Students Collaborate!
Fifth grade students at Valley View Elementary recently participated in an AVID-related activity during social studies. They collaborated with one another, using articles to fill in information on a variety of taxes imposed by the British before the American Revolution.
Cheryl Martin, Kennedy High School’s AVID Site Coordinator and Elective Teacher, and Kelly Killorn-Moravec, Bloomington Public Schools’ K-12 AVID Coordinator shared information about AVID with incoming freshmen who are potential AVID candidates at Oak Grove Middle School. A panel of current Kennedy seniors also shared their successes with AVID over the course of their high school experience.
KHS AVID Fun Before Winter Break!
Kristin Donnelly engaged in “fireside chats” with AVID students.
KHS AVID Book Fair
AVID tutors Brian, Stephen, Kari, and Abbey celebrated the end of fall over a game of “Clue” during lunch.
The AVID students at Kennedy High School helped distribute children's books to Kennedy students to give to their younger family members. The mission of this project is to get children's books into homes in the Bloomington community. AVID students know that reading to young children is a significant predictor of future academic success.
AVID Resources
AVID Weekly Article of the Month
Elementary: Oceans Change; Sea Life Shifts
In the graphic “Oceans Change; Sea Life Shifts,” the Salk Institute for Biological Studies describes the connection between changes in the oceans and changes in animal populations.
Secondary: Guilty of Being a Juvenile
In the article “Guilty of Being a Juvenile,” the author questions the use of police officers to enforce school discipline.
All AVID Weekly articles, lesson plans and activities are archived monthly and are available in the following Google Folders for anyone to access and use:
WICOR Strategy of the Month
Setting a Purpose for Reading
This activity can be found in:
AVID Support and Events
Upcoming AVID Professional Development Opportunities
FREE AVID School Showcases in our area
- January 20: Oltman Middle School, South Washington County Schools
- March 9: McGuire Middle School, Lakeville, MN
FREE Site Team Workshop
This workshop is appropriate for both elementary and secondary site teams. This is an excellent opportunity to provide additional professional development to your dedicated, hard-working site team members!
- Plymouth, MN: February 10th, 2016
FREE AVID Elementary Workshop
Topics: Reading/Writing to Learn Strategies, Critical Reading Strategies, Innovative Strategies for Incorporating Note-Taking
- February 22: South Washington County
FREE AVID Elective Teacher Workshop
- March 18: Valley View Middle School, Bloomington, MN
Online AVID Support
Daily/weekly elective class lesson plans
Informational/instructional videos, handouts and downloads covering many AVID Essentials, including Writing, Inquiry, Tutorials, Data and Site Teams.
A time-sensitive support and collaboration forum for AVID Elective Teachers and Site Coordinators, providing an opportunity to collaborate with other coordinators and teachers from all over the country about issues and topics affecting their students and classes right now.
This web meeting allows coordinators and teachers a wide variety of dates and times to choose from to best fit their schedules.
*If you would like access to any of these resources and do not currently have an account on my.avid.org, contact Kelly Killorn-Moravec
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