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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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