Schedule

A Typical Week

Each week in the AVID Elective, students complete a sequence of activities focused on advancing their skills in reading, writing, inquiry, collaboration, and organization. The class has a strong routine, allowing students to plan ahead and know what each day will hold.

Make It Happen Monday

We start the week by setting ourselves up for success. Organization is the primary focus. Weekly binder/backpack and planner checks motivate students to maintain the necessary supplies and keep their work accessible. Students will check their grades regularly during the semester, reviewing how effectively they have been utilizing AVID tools to promote their academic success. Goal setting and reflecting emphasize the students' abilities to manage their own education.

Tutorial Tuesday

Students come to class on Tuesday with a question from another class. They have already worked through the question to their point of confusion, which they will present to a small peer group. The group will pose questions and offer suggestions, working collaboratively to help each other advance their understanding. If the group cannot determine the correct answer, they will guide the presenter to refine their question to ask the content teacher for additional support.

WICOR Wednesday

WICOR is an acronym for writing, inquiry, collaboration, organization, and reading. In the middle of the week, we focus specifically on one or more of these strategies. Students may begin with a quick write on a high interest topic, then go deeper with a related reading assignment, wrapping up by developing questions for an upcoming Socratic Seminar. WICOR activities are often part of long term assignments; topic for these assignment include social-emotional skills and college and career research.

Thinking Thursday

On Thursday, students return to their tutorial groups from Tuesday. The goal is for all students to present their questions to their groups each week. After working through all of the group members problems, students will reflect on the tutorial process, what they learned, and how to improve.

Family Friday

We end the week with an activity to build the relational capacity of the AVID class. Students may compete against each other in various games, have a class discussion, or share their "talents." Through the laughter and antics, students learn valuable collaboration skills. Each activity ends with a time for reflection, looking for connections between the fun and real life.

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