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AVID - Advancement Via Individual Determination
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AVID, Advancement Via Individual Determination, is a global nonprofit organization dedicated to closing the achievement gap by preparing all students for college and other postsecondary opportunities. Established more than 35 years ago with one teacher in one classroom, AVID today impacts more than 1.2 million students in 44 states and 16 other countries/territories.
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Close the achievement gap by preparing all students for college readiness and global success.
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Student Success Skills – encompassing communication skills (e.g. listening, speaking, writing), self-advocacy skills, note-taking strategies, critical thinking, and study skills.
Organizational Skills – both mental and physical; students learn to use organizational tools, as well as learn and practice skills around time management and goal-setting.
WICOR Lessons – emphasize instruction on writing to learn, inquiry, collaboration, organization, and reading to learn in all content areas.
Partnerships – among students, classrooms, grade levels, schools, feeder patterns, families, and communities.
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This year students will be exposed to:
- SMART Goals – Students will learn how to set goals that are Specific, Measureable, Action Oriented, Realistic, and have Time limits for academic/personal goals.
- Organization – Students continued to demonstrate the benefits of using their organizational tools for success. Binders, agendas, dividers, pencil pouches, etc. They also used the self-monitoring strategies like keeping track of their assignments. And learning objectives.
- Note Taking – Students will become proficient in taking 2- and 3-column notes in all subject areas .
- College Awareness – Students learned the importance of a college education. A college visit will be schedule to promote pursuit of higher education.
- Collaboration – Students used various collaborative structures, including the use of scholarly language when working in groups.
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Fostering a Growth Mindset
Mindset is very important when it comes to a student’s approach to learning. A person with a growth mindset believes that success is a product. Success does not come only to those with talent and inherent ability. Hard work and perseverance are key factors in achieving success.
Our Focus for the 2019-2020 School Year
- Organizational Tools Binder and Agendas(Continued)
- 2– and 3– Column Note Taking
- Reflection (D.L.I.Q.)
- SMART Goals
- Inquiry – Costa’s Level of Thinking and Questioning
- Critical Reading Strategies
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