A Centennial Middle School Introduction Introduction to AVID A Centennial Middle School Introduction 1-5 Shep and Matt 6-7 Lisa 8 Shawndra and Diana 9-10 Michelle/Tim 11-13 Heidi and Jen 14-17 Diana and Ashayna

This overview will include: What is AVID? Why is AVID right for Centennial? The four domains of AVID Implementation plan (focus on first year) WICOR Overview Someone take note of questions to be sure we capture what people ask.

What is AVID? Advancement Via Individual Determination A structured, college preparatory system working directly with schools and districts A direct support structure for first-generation college goers, grades 4-12 A schoolwide approach to curriculum and rigor adopted by nearly 4,000 middle schools and high schools in 45 states and 15 countries A professional development program providing training throughout the U.S.

AVID Mission Statement AVID’s mission is to close the achievement gap by preparing all students for college readiness and success in a global society.

Why AVID?

What is an AVID Student Meets One or More of the Following Criteria: First to attend college Historically underserved in four-year colleges Low income Special circumstances Students With Academic Potential: Average to high test scores 2.0-3.5 GPA (the “academic middle”) College potential with support Desire and determination

Schoolwide Implementation Add ‘marking the text’ as they read the brochure. Avid offers a blueprint for the scaffolding that will support our students as they meet the rigorous expectations of a college-bound middle and high school experience. Have copies of the brochure and let people silently read. Critical Reading/Marking the Text I can look for something quick from the critical reading book?? These domains are discussed briefly in the brochure. We can give a few more bits of information here and possibly show the evaluation tool on the document camera so they can see how we evaluate our implementation over time?? Or have a copy of it for each person or table??

Implementation Plan - Year 1 CMS has two Site Goals: Instruction: Use AVID Organizational Tools to keep track of coursework and to organize their thinking and learning Systems: Collaborate to increase awareness about AVID to other faculty and staff AVID eventually expands to have school-wide impact, but will begin with the AVID elective. We will implement some organization strategies this year that we believe will have a positive impact on all students.

Implementation Plan - Year 1 Instruction Systems Leadership Culture *Rigor for All- Advanced *CMS agenda *AVID 3-ring binder (encouraged) *Introduction of Cornell Notes *AVID Elective Class *Wednesday Advisory Period *Pathways & Summer Institute *Initial WICOR training *Staff awareness about AVID *College Readiness Mission and Vision *AVID Site Team meetings *Collaboration through PLCs *College Spirit Days *Teacher College Corners AVID eventually expands to have school-wide impact, but will begin with the AVID elective. We will implement some organization strategies this year that we believe will have a positive impact on all students.

Implementation Years 2 & 3 Year 2: More focus on Instruction-Binders and WICOR (Cornell Notes ) Year 3: Full school-wide implementation

Instruction Domain In the school-wide implementation, classroom teachers support all students with the use of WICOR instructional strategies in their classrooms. WICOR is an acronym: Writing * Inquiry * Collaboration * Organization * Reading

Stand - Share - Sit Share two strategies you already use - pick one that you might want to know more about or try.

MARZANO- Instructional Strategies Ranked from Most Effective to Least Effective AVID WICOR Identifying similarities and differences Summarizing and note-taking Reinforcing efforts and providing recognition Homework and practice Non-linguistic representations Collaborative learning Setting objective and providing feedback Generating and testing hypothesis Questions, cues, and advanced organizers WICOR Costa’s Levels of Questions,Interactive Notebook WICOR Cornell Notes, Interactive Notebook AVID Team-building, Awards Cornell Notes, AVID Binder, Interactive Notebook Interactive Notebook WICOR, AVID Tutorials, Socratic Dialogue, Interactive Nbk Goal Planning, Interactive Notebook WICOR, Interactive Notebook WICOR and Marzano. . . Source: Marzano, R., Pickering, D., & Pollock, J. (2001). Classroom Instruction that Works. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. AVID employs ALL of the best practices identified by Marzano.

Advisory Period Information •Announcements/Pledge (5mins) – Students will view announcements and participate in pledge. •Team Building Activities (5-10mins) – Teacher will plan a team building activity. •Agenda/Binder Check (10mins) – Students will complete the weekly learning log and binder check. College Word of the Week (5mins) - Students will learn and use a new word. •Grade/Data Check or AVID Strategy (20mins) – Every other week students will complete a grade check. Every other week teachers will teach/implement/practice an AVID strategy (this may carry over to another week ie: students will learn one strategy one week and then practice 2 weeks later)

Why is AVID a good fit for Centennial? One student’s story . . . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdCOrlLk4Go This video or the one from my presentation?