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Post date: Mar 13, 2014 6:47:48 PM
In this month's AVID Newsletter you'll find information about skills for success in preparing for college, the critical reading strategy called "Marking the Text," and see pictures from KHS 10th grade AVID students' recent field trip to Hennepin Tech.
Spotlight on AVID Students
Kennedy High School 10th Graders Tour Hennepin Tech
VVMS AVID Tutors Hard at Work During Tutor Training
5th Grade at VVE
Ken Putt fosters higher-level thinking in his 5th graders by using varying levels of questioning during the reading of Maniac McGee.
At a recent AVID training, VVMS Tutors learned about supporting rigorous classes through the tutorial process and using the Tutorial Analysis Grade Reflection to help students set short and mid-range academic goals.
AVID Resources
Watch Alief Early College High School AVID elective teacher Kevin Sevin use W.I.C.O.R. strategies to guide his students' learning about going to college.
WICOR Strategy of the Month
Marking the Text
Marking the text is an easy critical reading strategy that can be applied to any piece of text in any content area at nearly every grade level! See the attached packet for more information.
General Steps (these may be made more specific for different reading purposes and content areas):
1. Number the margins
2. Circle key terms/essential words
3. Underline essential information
Upcoming AVID Events
Online AVID Support
AVID Breakout Sessions offered at Kennedy High School
Daily/weekly elective class lesson plans
Informational/instructional videos, handouts and downloads featuring many AVID Essentials, including Writing, Inquiry, Tutorials, Data, and Site Teams.
- Cornell Notetaking (May Workshop Days)
- Critical Reading (May Workshop Day)
- Inquiry (May Workshop Day)
Teachers from ALL schools are welcome to attend!
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 fit their schedules.
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