1. Inner and Outer Circles
If you are sitting at an even numbered seat. Please stand up and form a circle facing out
If you are in an odd numbered seat. Please stand up and form a circle around the even numbered students.
You will shake you classmates hand, introduce yourself and answer the question on the board.

2. What is your favorite color?

3. How many siblings do you have?

4. What is your favorite food?

5. What college do you want to go to?

6. What do you want to be when you grow up?

7. What did you do this summer?

8. If you could turn any activity into an Olympic sport, what would you have a good chance at winning medal for?

9. What is the most annoying habit that other people have?

10. What skill would you like to master?

11. What game or movie universe would you most like to live in?

12. Do you have any pets? What kind? What are their names?

13. What would be your first question after waking up from being cryogenically frozen for 100 years?

14. What’s the farthest you’ve ever been from home?

15. If you were dictator of a small island nation, what crazy dictator stuff would you do?

16. What is something that a ton of people are obsessed with but you just don’t get the point of?

17. Who inspires you to be better?

18. If you could make one rule that everyone had to follow, what rule would you make?

19. What could you do with two million dollars to impact the most amount of people?

20. What irrational fear do you have?

21. What are you looking forward to in the coming months?

23. WELCOME TO
AVID

24. What does AVID stand for?
Advancement
Via
Individual
Determination
[L. avidus]: eager for knowledge

25. Where can you find AVID?
Established more than 35 years ago with one teacher in one classroom, AVID today impacts nearly 1.5 million students in 46 states and 16 other countries/territories.
There are more than 5,600 AVID sites in grades K-12!

26. National Data of AVID Students

27. Themes in AVID (Grades 9-12)
Organization
Time Management
Money Management
College Readiness
Tutorials
College Exploration
Career Exploration
The Process of Getting a Job
Study Skills
Guidance Lessons
Research Skills/Papers
Public Speaking
Cornell Notes
Philosophical Chairs
Socratic Seminars
Scholarship Research
Goal Setting
Mission Statements
Self Discovery & Reflection
Tips for Success
Binder Checks

28. 9th Grade Areas of Focus BE PROACTIVE
Take responsibility for your life.
BEGIN WITH THE END IN MIND
Define your mission and goals in life.
PUT FIRST THINGS FIRST
Prioritize, and do the most important things first.
THINK WIN-WIN
Everyone can get what they want.
SEEK FIRST TO UNDERSTAND, THEN TO BE UNDERSTOOD
Listen to people sincerely.
SYNERGIZE
Work together to achieve more
SHARPEN THE SAW
Renew yourself regularly

29. Presentations, Community Service
Sample Week in AVID
Mon
Tues
Wed
Thurs
Fri
AVID
Lesson or Project
Tutorials
Lesson, Project,
Presentations, Community Service

30. Purpose of AVID Tutorials
Create deeper understanding of core
curriculum
Develop academic skills
Reflective learning
Encourage leadership skills

31. Tutorials

32. Cornell Notes

33. Academic Rigor
“Rigorous curriculum is a greater factor in determining college graduation rates than class standing, standardized test scores, or grade point average.”
- Clifford Adelman

34. AVID Graduates 91% plan to attend college
61% will enroll in a four-year university
30% will enroll in a two-year college
78% of AVID students are accepted
to four-year universities
83% of their parents have less than
a four-year degree

35. Completion of Four-Year College Entrance Requirements

36. Expectations
Students are expected to demonstrate maturity, responsibility, and respect for others.
Anything that interferes with learning, including, but not limited to cell phones, makeup, and food, will be confiscated.
Students will participate in college entrance exams such as the SAT and ACT.

37. Expectations
Students are expected to demonstrate maturity, responsibility, and respect for others.
Anything that interferes with learning, including, but not limited to cell phones, makeup, and food, will be confiscated.
Students will participate in college entrance exams such as the SAT and ACT.

38. NO CELL PHONES TRFs must be in the grey basket when the bell rings!
Classroom Procedures
NO CELL PHONES
TRFs must be in the grey basket when the bell rings!

39. Mission Statements
a formal summary of the aims and values of a company, organization, or individual..

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

41. Examples
Tallwood High School strives to maximize excellence in education through diversity, spirit, sportsmanship, and creativity while transforming 21st century learners into proud individuals who are responsible and contribute to the local and global communities.