AVID Professional Learning

Topic outline

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  General

  • AVID Resources for Professional Learning Forum
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  AVID National Conference Presentation

  • Professional Learning for Schoolwide AVID File
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  Collaboration

  Includes several hands out on strategies to promote colalboration for both students and teachers.

  • Overview Collaboration File
  • Double Fish Bowl File
  • Partner Appointment Clock File
  • The World Cafe File
  • Season Partners File
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  Sharing AVID Data

  What data do you have that can be shared with staff to help them understand the value of AVID strategies for your students?

  • Overview Data File
  • Possible Data Points File
  • NCAN Data Dashboard File
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  What is AVID

  It never hurts to take some time each year to share with staff a general overview of your AVID program.  

  • Overview "What is AVID?" File
  • Student created Power Point example File
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  Creating a College Ready Culture

  What messages do you send the students in your school?  What is the College Knowledge IQ of your teachers? 

  • Overview College Ready Culture File
  • Building a College Ready Culture File
  • College Week File
  • College Door Decorating File
  • Factors of College Admission File
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  Google Docs and Organization

  How do you manage an online binder and digital Cornell notes?  Consider using Googledocs!

  • overview - Google Docs/Organization File
  • Hard copy of directions for google docs/organization File
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  College Test Prep

  Can the entire school support college test prep?  What is the carry over to other standardized testing? Materials include a power point and practice materials to help your teachers share strategies for success.

  • ACT power point presentation File
  • Overview Test Prep File
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  Non-Cognitive Variables of Success

  The non-cognitive variables of success are based on research by William Sedlacek and provide the basis for selection of Gates Millenium Scholars.  Materials include an overview of the variables and ways to help students recognize these skills in themselves.

  • Overview of Non-Cognitive Variables File
  • Non-Cognitive Variables report File
  • The Variables - Street Smarts File
  • Lesson plan NCV 1 File
  • Lesson Plan NCV 2 File
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  Philosophical Chairs

  Includes tips and directions for using philosphical cahirs in all contnet areas.

  • Overview for Philosophical Chairs File
  • Philosophical Chairs power Point File
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  Socratic Seminar

  Boost higher level thinking skills through the use of Socratic Seminar.

  • Socratic Seminar File
  • Power point of socratic seminar File
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  Marking the Text

  Marking the text is a simple strategy to be used across all content areas to help students engage with complex texts.

  • Overview of Marking the text/critical reading File
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  Schoolwide Tutorology

  Using strategies from tutorology can help support academic study groups for all students.

  • Schoolwide Tutorology Overview File
  • Tutoring Power Point File
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  Levels of Inquiry

  How do you boost rigor in all classes?  A focus on questioning strategies can provide a quick way to encourage students to higher levels of thought.

  • Overview on questioning strategies File
  • Presentation on Costa File
  • Questioning T-chart File