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Post date: Jan 16, 2018 4:46:59 PM
In this month’s AVID Newsletter you'll find information on VVM’s and KHS’s highly certified AVID status, One Pagers at VVE, VVM’s field trip to KHS, the RAMPS WICOR writing strategy, AVID Weekly article information, and AVID professional development opportunities.
Spotlight on Bloomington AVID
Congratulations to VVM and KHS!
One Pagers at VVE
Fourth graders at Valley View Elementary have been working on creating One Pagers! A One Pager is a strategy for responding to a text through writing and illustration.
Valley View Middle and Kennedy High Schools were recently notified that they have reached the Highly Certified level in AVID’s system. This means that these schools consistently meet AVID’s certification standards, have at least 6 of the 11 Essentials rated at "Routine Use" (Level 2) and/or "Institutionalization" (Level 3), have been certified for at least two consecutive years, and have been implementing AVID for a minimum of 4 years.
VVM 8th Graders Visit KHS
Eighth grade AVID students at Valley View Middle School have been corresponding with a high school buddy via email regularly since last fall. Recently, the pairs had a chance to meet at Kennedy High School! The students attended a class together, heard from a panel of AVID student leaders, and ate lunch together.
AVID Resources
WICOR Strategy of the Month
RAMPS
The RAMPS strategy provides students with an opportunity to express what they know and understand about a topic in a creative way through writing.
EXAMPLE from Social Studies: A young, cold, starving, frightened, homesick drummer boy at Valley Forge during the winter when Washington and his troops quartered there (ROLE) writing a letter (MODE) to his parents (AUDIENCE), describing what he has experienced and asking them to find a way to get him out of the war and back home (PURPOSE and SITUATION).
This strategy (and others) can be found in the Writing with Integrated Reading and Oral Language
AVID Weekly Article of the Month
Elementary: 32 years ago he was paralyzed… now, back at his high school, he says he is blessed.
In this article, the author describes the journey of two friends as they deal with a fateful football injury.
Secondary: Are colleges preparing students for the automated future of work?
In this article, the author discusses the need for even more reform in higher education in order to prepare students for the future of automation in the work world.
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
AVID Path Trainings through Equity Alliance
LOCATION: 6063 Hudson Rd, Woodbury, MN
COST: $325/person
STRANDS:
- Academic Language and Literacy (Feb 2-3, 2018)
- Critical Reading 2 (Feb. 5-6. 2018)
- AVID Elementary Foundations (Feb. 7-8, 2018)
- Math 1 (Feb. 12-13, 2018)
- Science 1 (Feb 12-13, 2018)
- Culturally Relevant Teaching (Feb. 21-22, 2018)
- Advancing the AVID Elective (Feb. 27-28, 2018)
FREE AVID Showcases (9:00 - 1:30)
See AVID implementation, share best practices, and learn more about AVID hands-on. The showcase experience includes AVID Elective/Elementary and content class observations and a chance to speak with experienced AVID site team members and students.
- February 6: John Glenn Middle School, St Paul
FREE AVID Site Team Workshop
Modules include using the “why” to inspire achievement, using data to tell your AVID story, and Socratic methodologies. To register go to my.avid.org.
- February 21: Eagan
FREE AVID Elective Teacher Workshop
Modules include navigating change through the use of data and leveraging AVID to advance campus/district initiatives.
- February 15: Stillwater
- February 27: Eden Prairie
- March 9: Apple Valley
- April 18: Robbinsdale
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.
AVID Professional Learning Modules*
AVID Professional Learning Modules are 90-minute sessions which focus on one aspect of AVID K–12 implementation. They can each be used on their own for a short professional learning opportunity, or they can be assembled together to create a full day or multi-day professional learning event. The goal of these modules is to support AVID program staff and District Directors in implementing the AVID College Readiness System with fidelity and depth.
*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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