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Advancement Via Individual Determination
Valor Middle SchoolSchool Year: 2015-2016
Preparation for success in high school, college, and a career
AVID’s Mission“To close the achievement gap by preparing all students for college readiness and success in a global society.”
Introductions
1) AVID Presentation Team 2) What is AVID?3) Why is AVID important?4) AVID Tools: Binders, Cornell Notes, Tutorials5) AVID School-Wide
AVIDWhat are people saying?
• Teaches skills and behaviors for academic success
• Provides intensive support with tutorials and strong student/teacher relationships
• Creates a positive peer group for students• Develops a sense of hope for personal
achievement gained through hard work and determination
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A program that helps students learn what college will be like in their future
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A class that helps you practice and advance your skillsAv
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Avid is a class to help me with being organized and get ready for college
Avid is a program that will help me complete my dream Avid a program that helps me graduate college
College and Career Readiness Why is AVID important?
• Develops learning, studying, and academic behaviors essential to rigorous coursework
• Develops a school culture of college readiness • Trained college preparatory staff in the elective
class• Impacts students school wide with academic
strategy supports for staff
Helps me accomplish my goals
Helps me understand my school work
Independent thinking
Learning on our own
Helps my organizational skills
Helps with problems in school that I don’t understandPrepares you for the classes you will take in college
Abilities to get the career you want
Determination
Being prepared for what you need to do to be in college
Learning studying and note taking skillsHelps me complete my DREAM of going to and graduating from college
AVID ToolsWhy have a Binder?
• Binder Requirements;• Pencil Pouch• Agenda• Blank Paper• Dividers for each section
• Cornell Notes• Handouts• Test/Quizzes• Graded papers
• The binder helps you be more organized so you know where your materials are located.
AVID ToolsWhat’s so important about Cornell Notes?
AVID Interacting with content to increase retention and understanding
• Note Taking• Note Making• Note Interacting• Note Reflecting
10-24-7 Rule
Our Students:• Gives you the topic or objective• Gets to the point with your Essential
Question• Organized notes using outline format• Gives you a chance to ask gathering,
processing, and applying questions• Summary can help you review for
tests and quizzes
AVID TOOLSWhat are tutorials?
AVID Tutorial Process• Take Cornell Notes• Complete a Tutorial Request Form (TRF)• Divide into 7 students 1 tutor groups• 30 second presentation to group• Group asks questions • Checks for understanding• Complete Reflection
AVID Future at Valor Middle
AVID Elective• Year 1: 2015-2016
• 2 sections 7th grade only
• Year 2: 2016-2017• 4 sections 7th grade and 8th
grade • Open and Equal Access to
Rigorous Coursework
School Wide• Year 1: 2015-2016
• Binders and Cornell Notes
• Year 2: 2016-2017• WICOR strategies added• Culture of College and
Career Readiness
AcknowledgementsFor making AVID possible and supporting our Dreams
• Thank you to Mr. Nanez
• Thank you to Woodburn School District Administration
• Thank you to the Woodburn School Board
• Thank you to the Nike School Innovation Fund
Acknowledgements
A dream you dream alone is only a dreamA dream you dream together is reality!
- Yoko Ono