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Post date: Jan 11, 2017 8:07:05 PM
In January’s AVID Newsletter you'll find information on KHS AVID Seniors’ visit to VVE, KHS AVID students’ most recent breakout challenge and winter games, the Bio Concept Poem WICOR strategy, AVID Weekly article information, and AVID professional development opportunities.
2017 Summer Institute Speaker Contest
Encourage any educator and/or student who believes s/he has been touched by AVID to apply. The contest is open to:
AVID Elective Teachers and Students
AVID Elementary Educators
AVID Site Team Teachers, Counselors, Principals, and District Leaders
Full contest details are available on http://avid.org/speaker-contest.ashx
Deadline to enter is Friday, January 20, 2017
Spotlight on AVID
KHS AVID Seniors Visit VVE 4th & 5th Graders
Kennedy High School Seniors visited Valley View Elementary to share their experiences in AVID. They gave their own testimonials, shared personal stories about their journeys, and explained how AVID has helped prepare them for high school and beyond. Elementary students were also given opportunities to ask questions about AVID in middle and high school.
KHS AVID Students’ Breakout Challenge
KHS AVID Winter Games
AVID Resources
AVID Weekly Article of the Month
Elementary: Clever koalas hug trees to stay cool in hot weather, scientists say
WICOR Strategy of the Month
Bio Concept Poem
In this article, the author explains how koalas use trees to cool off, helping them to survive in hot weather.
In this article, the author insists that college essays cannot be vague, they must be memorable without being too far out there, and they most definitely have to be the applicant’s own original work.
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:
AVID Support and Events
- Elementary Showcase (FREE)
- AVID Elective Teacher Workshop (FREE) (select one)
- Hopkins North Junior High, Minnetonka, February 2
- Roosevelt Community School, Owatonna, March 9
- Inver Grove Heights Middle School, Inver Grove Heights, March 16
- Skyview Middle School, Oakdale, April 4
The following modules will be included in these workshops:
- What’s Love Got to Do With It? The Essential Role of Attachment-Based Developmental Relationships in Learning and Leading
- Using Collaborative Study Groups in the Content Classroom
- Online AVID Support
- Weeks at a Glance
- Daily/weekly elective class lesson plans
- On-Demand Modules
- Informational/instructional videos, handouts and downloads covering many AVID Essentials, including Writing, Inquiry, Tutorials, Data and Site Teams.
- *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
The AVID Elementary Showcase provides an opportunity for educators to see AVID implementation, share best practices, and learn more about AVID in a hands-on format.
- Oak Point Elementary Eden Prairie, February 8
- AVID Elementary Workshop (FREE)
- Indian Mounds, Bloomington
- March 7, 2017
- More information to come!
- AVID Site Team Workshop (FREE)
- AVID Elementary Workshop (FREE)
Strands include: Building Community Partnerships, Using Inquiry to Increase Rigor, and Content Specific Critical Reading
- Eagan Community Center, February 16
- Regional Path Trainings
Strands include: Academic Language and Literacy, CRT, Critical Reading, Student Success, Tutorology
- Mankato, March 6-7
- Culture of Inquiry (FREE)
- MNSU (Edina Campus)
- Saturday, April 8th 8:30 – 3:00
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