AVID Elementary February 2015

AVID ELEMENTARY AVID Happenings at Royal Oaks

Planners in Grades 3 - 5 Parent Communication on Organizational Note-taking by Jen Birkel and Royal Oaks AVID Team

3rd-5th grades

Third  Grade    Students  write  down  homework,    highlight  it,  check  it  off  when    completed, and have parents sign their planner every night.

Fourth  Grade    Students  write  down  what  was  learned  in  each  class,  circle  homework,  highlight  it  if  not  completed  at  school,  check  it  off  when  completed,  and  have  parents  sign  their  planner  every  night.  

Fifth  Grade    Students  write  down  what  they  learned  in  each  class,  circle  home-­‐work,  highlight  it  if  not  completed  at  school,  check  it  off  when    completed, write additional activities or things to remember, and have parents sign their planner every night.

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AVID Socratic Discussions

Grades 3 - 5

AVID Students at Nuevas Fronteras defining Costa’s Levels of Thinking and Questioning.

AVID Students at Pullman Elementary actively learning in a Socratic Discussion and using Today’s Meet app on iPads in the outer circle. Shelley Goecke

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AVID SLANT in District 833

AVID Culture of Successful Students in District 833

AVID Elementary Fall 2014

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Costa’s Levels of Thinking

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These question require you to expand on what you already know (background knowledge) by using facts, details or other clues from the text.

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These questions require you to reflect upon your thinking and be able to respond with a personal opinion that is supported by facts. You may make a value judgment or wonder about something.

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LEVEL 3

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LEVEL 1

These questions can be answered with yes, no or specific information found in the text. A person can point to the information found in the text. A person can point to the information, read it or physically see it.

AVID WICOR in District 833 by Jen Birkel

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