strength of character and college ready howard middle school
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Strength of Character and College Ready HOWARD MIDDLE SCHOOL Advancement Via Individual Determination. Joseph Noel. Contact. Contact Information. Check out the AVID information on Mrs. Goshorn’s Howard Webpage!. Dana M. Goshorn AVID Coordinator and Elective Teacher Howard Middle School - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Strength of Character and College Ready
HOWARD MIDDLE SCHOOL
Advancement Via Individual Determination
Joseph Noel
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Contact Information
Contact
Dana M. GoshornAVID Coordinator and Elective Teacher
Howard Middle School6600 Forsyth RoadMacon, GA 31210(478) 779-3500
Eric Carlyle, Ph.D. Principal
Check out the AVID information
on Mrs. Goshorn’sHoward Webpage!
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Mission
AVID's mission is to close the achievement
gap by preparing all students for college
readiness and success in a global society.
Bibb County and Howard Middle Mission: Each
student demonstrates strength of character
and is college ready.
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A structured college preparatory system working directly with schools and districts
A direct support structure for first-generation college goers, grades 4-12
A school wide approach to curriculum and rigor
Why AVID?
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A non-profit, college readiness system A support structure for typically underserved,
low-income students or students in the academic middle who want to go to college
For elementary through postsecondary grade levels
A schoolwide approach to rigorous curriculum Professional development for educators
Why AVID?
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Academic potential Average to high CRCT (Criterion
Reference Competency Test scores 2.0-3.5 GPA College potential with support Desire and determination
AVID Student Profile
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Meets one or more of the following criteria: First in immediate family to attend college Historically underserved in four-year colleges Low income Special circumstances
AVID Student Profile
Howard AVID program reflects the demographics of the school. While all criteria are considered for acceptance, no single criteria will necessarily eliminate a student from consideration.
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1. AVID student selection2. Voluntary participation3. AVID elective class offered
during the school day4. Rigorous course of study5. Strong, relevant writing and
reading curriculum
The 11 Essentials
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6. Inquiry to promote critical thinking
7. Collaboration as a basis of instruction
8. Trained tutors9. Data collection and analysis10.District and school
commitment11.Active, interdisciplinary site
team
The 11 Essentials
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More Than 30 Years of Success
In just over 30 years, AVID has become one of the most successful college-preparatory programs for low-income, underserved students, and today reaches more than 425,000 students in approximately 4,800 schools in 48 states and 16 other countries/territories. Since 1990, more than 110,000 AVID
students have graduated from high school and planned to attend college.
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AVID Works Because!
Places AVID students in rigorous curriculum and gives them the support to achieve
Provides the explicit “hidden curriculum” of schools
Provides a team of students for positive peer identification
Redefines the teacher’s role as that of student advocate
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AVID Graduates
91.3 percent plan to enroll in a college or university
58.3 percent plan to enroll in a four-year university
33.0 percent to enroll in a two-year college
Source: AVID Center Senior Data Collection System, 2010-2011Percentages have been rounded to the nearest whole percent
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Completing College-Entrance Requirements
AVID students complete four-year college entrance requirements at a rate at least two times higher than
the national rate.
AVID Senior Data Collection 2010-2011, AVID CA n = 15522; AVID TX n = 3923; AVID NC n = 709; AVID IL n = 1307; AVID FL n = 1117COMPARATOR: U.S. Overall: The Manhattan Institute for Policy Research, Center for Civic Innovation, Education Working Paper No. 8 February 2005, Jay P. Greene and Marcus A. Winters
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AVID Closes the Achievement Gap
AVID Center. AVID Senior Data Collection. Study of 27,891 AVID Seniors, [Electronic Database]. (2010 - 2011).Manhattan Institute, Education Working Paper 3. 2003. Greene, J.P., Forster, G. "Public High School Graduation and College Readiness Rates in the U.S.”*(Filipino and Other not classified in Manhattan Institute study.)National data represents the most current comprehensive data available
All racial groups complete four-year college entrance requirements at a rate of
84% or higher
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Getting Accepted to 4-year Colleges
AVID Senior Data Collection, All Seniors 2010-2011, n = 27,783
Almost 3 out of 4 AVID graduates were accepted to a four-year college.
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WICOR
Writing Writing process (pre-write to final
draft) Respond, revise Edit, final draft Cornell notes Quick-writes Learning logs, journals
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Inquiry Skilled
questioning Socratic Seminars Quick-writes/
discussions Critical-thinking
activities Writing questions Open-minded
activities
WICOR
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Collaboration Group projects Response/edit/revision groups Collaboration activities Tutorials Study groups Jigsaw activities Read-arounds
WICOR
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ToolsBindersCalendars, planners, agendasGraphic organizers
MethodsFocused note-taking systemTutorials, study groupsProject planning, SMART goals
WICOR
Organization
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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
WICOR
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AVID Binder• Requirements
– 3” Binder– ALL classes in the same binder– Pencil Pouch– Planner
• Checked Weekly
• Why?– AVID students are able to come into classes
confident and prepared when they have AVID Binders.
– Students have all homework and study materials with them as needed
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Cornell Notes
• Assist students in retention of knowledge by blending inquiry with frequent review.
• 4 Stages– Note Taking– Note Making– Note Interacting– Note Reflecting
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Cornell Notes
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Cornell Notes
• Note Taking– Paper Set-Up– Heading– Take neat notes, with adequate
spacing
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Cornell Notes
• Note Making– Revise Notes– Chunk notes – Write Questions
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Cornell Notes
• Note Interacting– Summarize– Learning Tool
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Cornell Notes
• Note Reflecting– How can I take better notes?– How can I better study my notes?
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Study Expectations
• 2 Hours Per Night• Complete Note Making and Note
Interacting for Cornell Notes for ALL Classes
• Tutorial Request Forms
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Tutorials
• NOT “Tutoring”• AVID Tutorial is an inquiry process
– College Tutor facilitates group members in questioning a student to help him/her discover their solution
– Much more meaningful than giving a student the answer
– Students MUST come prepared with a complete TRF to Tutorials
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Extra Credit-College Corner
• For Extra Credit– Go to Mrs. Goshorn’s website for the
template– Create a College Corner for a Georgia
College or University
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Field Trips
• We plan to take a field trip in the fall and another in the spring.
• Right now, we are looking at taking a trip to Mercer University.
• We will poll students about our Spring Trip.
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T-Shirts
• AVID T-Shirts may be ordered for $5. • Working with a T-shirt vendor on
design.• T-Shirts will be worn for guest
speaker days, field trips, and any day at school.
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How You Can Help Your AVID Student
• See Back of Agenda
• If at any time you’d like to set up a conference, please call or email Mrs. Goshorn.
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