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What is WICOR®?
What is WICOR®?
Want to Know More?
Want to Know More?
Click on each element of WICOR® below to understand what makes up each element:
Writing
Writing
Writing is:
Writing is:
A tool for communication, reflection, and learning
Inquiry
Visible organization of thought
Communication with authentic audiences
Students who write:
Students who write:
Engage frequently, in every content area and classroom
Cite evidence to support their thinking
Deepen their understand of content
Demonstrate command of academic vocabulary
Communicate as a content expert
Communicate their thinking competently and confidently
AVID supports writing through blended learning experiences including:
AVID supports writing through blended learning experiences including:
Disciplinary literacy
Academic language and literacy scaffolds
Learning-through-writing strategies
The writing process in every content area
Collaboration
Tutorials, Collaborative Study Groups, and Scholar Groups
Inquiry
Inquiry
Inquiry is:
Inquiry is:
Uncovering one's understanding
Critical thinking and questioning
Exploring a variety of ways to solve problems
Engaging in thinking, learning, and discussion to inspire innovation
Students who inquire:
Students who inquire:
Analyze and synthesize materials or ideas
Clarify their own thinking
Probe others' thinking
Work through ambiguity
Solve authentic problems
AVID supports inquiry through blended learning experiences including:
AVID supports inquiry through blended learning experiences including:
Design thinking and problem-based learning
Computational thinking
Skilled questioning techniques
Costa's Levels of Thinking
Socratic Seminars
Tutorials, Collaborative Study Groups, and Scholar Groups
Collaboration
Collaboration
Collaboration is:
Collaboration is:
Positive group interactions
Teamwork with shared responsibility
Sharing of ideas, information, and opinions
Students who collaborate:
Students who collaborate:
Create a safe and supportive physical and philosophical environment
Work through identified structures and roles to achieve a common goal
Develop positive interdependence
Clearly communicate verbally and nonverbally
Listen effectively to decipher meaning
Deepen the learning of others through inquiry and active engagement
AVID supports collaboration through blended learning experiences including:
AVID supports collaboration through blended learning experiences including:
Academic language and literacy scaffolds
Socratic Seminars
Philosophical Chairs
Jigsaw, World Café , Reciprocal Teaching, and Numbered Heads
Synchronous and asynchronous peer editing groups
Tutorials, Collaborative Study Groups, and Scholar Groups
Organization
Organization
Organization is:
Organization is:
Managing materials, time, and self
Practicing methodical study habits
Planning and prioritizing school, work, and social tasks
Engaging in goal setting, planning, and reflecting
Strategically and intentionally taking responsibility for one's own learning
Students who organize:
Students who organize:
Self-direct, self-evaluate, self-monitor, and self-advocate to reach academic goals
Develop and use tools to organize thinking, resources, and time
Develop and use processes, procedures, and tools to study effectively
Prepare for rigorous courses and engage fully in instruction
AVID supports organization through blended learning experiences including:
AVID supports organization through blended learning experiences including:
Binders, eBinders, calendars, planners, and agendas
Graphic organizers
Project planning and SMART Goal setting
Tutorials, Collaborative Study Groups, and Scholar Groups
Reading
Reading
Reading is:
Reading is:
Making connections between texts, self, and the world
Navigating and comprehending rigorous texts
Evaluating information from a variety of formats
Organizing and applying text-based learning
Students who read:
Students who read:
Activate, engage, and extend beyond the text
Make predictions and create visual images as they read
Understand text structures
Question the text and engage in deep inquiry
Become content experts
Evaluate sources for accuracy and bias
AVID supports reading through blended learning experiences including:
AVID supports reading through blended learning experiences including:
Disciplinary literacy
Academic language and literacy scaffolds
Culturally relevant texts
Vocabulary Building
Summarizing
Tutorials, Collaborative Study Groups, and Scholar Groups
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