1. 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

2. 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.

4. 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.

5. 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.

7. Why AVID?

8. 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
GPA (the “academic middle”)
College potential with support
Desire and determination

9. 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??

10. 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.

11. 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.

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

13. 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

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

15. 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.

16. 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)

22. Why is AVID a good fit for Centennial?
One student’s story . . .
This video or the one from my presentation?