No matter what postsecondary path high school graduates choose, students must develop certain essential skills to design their own futures: critical thinking, collaboration, reading, writing, and relationship building. The development of these skills is rooted in belief in self. If students believe they are capable, there is a foundational confidence to learn and a resiliency to overcome setbacks (AVID, 2021).

AVID-trained educators teach students academic and social skills to help them develop the habits and behaviors needed to succeed in rigorous curriculum. Through careful planning of daily lessons that include WICOR (writing, inquiry, collaboration, organization, and critical reading), teachers create a learning environment that challenges and encourages students.  

AVID defines educator agency as educators taking intentional actions based on shared beliefs and trust that, together, they can increase opportunity and measurable success for all students and each other. When Collective Educator Agency develops on a campus, the learning environment transforms into one where students are challenged, supported, and provided the tools needed to succeed.  See C&C Readiness Framework