Clovis West AVID Parent Night

What does AVID do?

 Develops readers and writers

 Develops deep content knowledge

 Teaches content-specific strategies for reading, writing, thinking,
and speaking

 Develops habits, skills, and behaviors to use knowledge and abilities

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Why Rigor Is Important

Students who take AP courses andexams are much more likely than their peers to complete a bachelor’s degree in four years or fewer.

Percentage of students graduating
70	from college in four years
61%
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50	45%

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30	29%

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No AP	One AP	Two+ AP

Source: Camara, Wayne. College Persistence, Graduation, and Remediation. College Board Research Notes (RN-19). New York, NY: College Board.

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AVID Tools Planner	Binder

• Organization

• Scheduling/Conflicts • Long Term Planning
• Life Skill

• Academic Record

• Materials Available

• Comprehensive Review

• Graded Weekly

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Remind 101

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WICOR

Writing

 Writing process (prewrite to final draft)  Respond, revise
 Edit, final draft  Cornell notes
 Quickwrites

 Learning logs, journals

WICOR

Inquiry

Skilled questioning Socratic Seminars Quickwrites/discussions Critical-thinking activities Writing questions Open-minded activities

WICOR

Collaboration  Group projects
 Response/edit/revision groups  Collaboration activities
 Tutorials

 Study groups

 Jigsaw activities  Read-arounds

WICOR

Organization Tools
Binders

Calendars, planners, agendas Graphic organizers

Methods

Focused note-taking system Tutorials, study groups Project planning, SMART goals

WICOR

Reading

 SQ5R (Survey, Question, Read, Record, Recite, Review, Reflect)

 KWL (What I Know; What to Learn; Learned)

 Reciprocal teaching  Think-alouds
 Text structure  Critical reading

A Sample Week in the AVID Elective

Daily or Block Schedule

Monday
	Tuesday
	Wednesday/Thursday Block
	Friday

Tutorial

Curriculum

Tutorial	Curriculum

Tutorial

Curriculum:  Writing
 College and Careers

 Strategies for Success

 Critical Reading 11

Tutorials:
 Collaborative Study Groups  Writing Groups
 Socratic Seminars

Parent Involvement

Parent Survey	Site Team

Conference Room A 14 3:00-4:00

9/2, 10/7, 12/2, 1/6, 2/3, 3/2, 4/13, 5/4

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Important Dates

• Sept 9: College Night • Oct 1: PSAT (10-11)
• Oct 1: Rubio’s Night

• Oct *: Lions Senior Citizens Spaghetti Dinner • Oct 30: UC Berkeley Visit
• Nov 4: Chick-Fil-A Night

Ruth Anderson 327-2066 Kathy Brandes 327-2059 Harriet Huggins 327-2058

www.avid.org

Breakouts

9 -10	11-12

• PSAT/PLAN • AVID Tools
• Spring Visit: Fresno Pacific • AVID Updates Online
• CAHSEE—Feb

• 4 Year Plan

• A-G/Rigor

• PSAT/SAT/ACT Registration • Scholarship Bulletin
• College Applications • Jr/Sr Trip
• Thanksgiving Break Lab

• FAFSA January Workshop

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