Fall Weeks 11-15
Week 11
Block Week
Day #1
Tutorial
Day #2
UC Santa Cruz Trip. For those attending: Trip Scavenger Hunt
Individual Study Time - Flash Cards, Study Guides, Cornell Notes, Practice Problems
Day #3
90 min Block
Pick teachers for Pumpkin Decorating
Begin Podcast Project - The Problem We All Live With, which has introductory notes followed by a podcast. Focus on note taking skills
Day #4
Continue Podcast Project
Week 12
Day #1
Halloween - Pumpkin Decorating. Hang up "why's" around the room.
Day #2
Finish Podcast Project
Day #3
Attack the Zeroes - each student identifies zeroes they have in AVID or other classes and works on fixing them. If no zeroes, students can study with study guides, flash cards, practice problems, etc.
Binder Check & Checking In. Either Checking In or Class Check In
Week 13
Day #1
W.O.W. and assign vocab matrix
Read studying article about top 5 strategies proven by research. Add to Study skills log. Students will be split into groups and jigsaw the different strategies
Day #2
Tutorial or Election Day Activities
Day #3
Edit Math Notes and HW with...
(1) Writing answers to "Why" and "How" questions
(2) Writing in definitions of vocabulary, and
(3) Confidence Factors
Then create mixed (interleaved) practice problems
Day #4
No School
Week 14
Day #1
W.O.W.
Motivator Monday - When You're squeezed
If time, fill out Class Check In with their AVID Teams
Day #2
Editing Cornell Notes
Day #3
Gratitude Turkey Hands, Notes Check, Binder Check, Vocab
Week 15
Day #1
W.O.W.
Attack the Zeroes
Day #2
Fun Tuesday - Get to know you M & M's
Day #3
No School