Experience AVID

WHAT SHOULD YOU SEE?

TEACHER FACILITATES LEARNING

AVID teachers design classroom activities that allow students to take ownership of the content. The teacher creates opportunities for students to investigate, talk, explore, and come to their own understanding.

COLLEGE-READINESS ENVIRONMENT

College banners, posters, and pennants reinforce a college-going culture on campus. There’s an atmosphere of high expectations.

INQUIRY-BASED ACTIVITIES

Students learn to ask critical questions to clarify their own thinking and the thinking of others.

HIGHER-LEVEL THINKING

During activities like Socratic Seminar, students focus on content, build on each other’s thoughts, and challenge one another to think deeply. Students and teachers ask questions that don’t necessarily have a correct answer.

READING AND WRITING TO LEARN

Students read a variety of texts utilizing AVID’s critical reading strategies and engage in metacognitive discussions of the texts along with reflective writing activities.