1. Printing: Your printer might not print the same way our printers do, so make sure to try a couple of test prints. If things aren’t aligning quite right, experiment with the Scale to Fit Paper setting. It’s located in the Print dialog – just click Full Page Slides to get to it. And did you notice we made fold marks for you? They are really light, but if you don’t like them showing on your brochure, click View, Slide Master, and delete them before you print. Customizing the Content: If you need more placeholders for titles, subtitles or body text, just make a copy of what you need and drag it into place. PowerPoint’s Smart Guides will help you align it with everything else. By the way, if you need to move or copy the red lines, you can select them by clicking the dotted outlines. PLACE STAMP HERE AVID is a college prep program designed to prepare first generation students for college success. It’s language is used school wide. Marking the text (or Annotating the text) includes: 1.Number the paragraphs 2.Circle key terms, Names of People, Names of Places and Dates 3.Underline an Author’s Claims (main idea) 4.Underline Relevant Information (support for main idea, evidence, definitions, explanations, descriptions, data/statistics) Information for the Community This brochure is to assist the parents with definition of the “new” terminology being used this school year. Lake County Schools: 2014/2015 Additional AVID Vocabulary: Cornell Notes/two column notes Graphic Organizers Goal Setting Time Management Personal Planning Organizational skills College application/Resume assistants IN/ISN (interactive notebook/interactive student notebook) 3 ring binders Agendas And the list goes on……….. www.avid.org Cultivation of a growth mindset starts with an understanding that greatness is largely about work. ≈ Jonathan Fields ≈

2. Printing: Your printer might not print the same way our printers do, so make sure to try a couple of test prints. If things aren’t aligning quite right, experiment with the Scale to Fit Paper setting. It’s located in the Print dialog – just click Full Page Slides to get to it. And did you notice we made fold marks for you? They are really light, but if you don’t like them showing on your brochure, click View, Slide Master, and delete them before you print. Customizing the Content: If you need more placeholders for titles, subtitles or body text, just make a copy of what you need and drag it into place. PowerPoint’s Smart Guides will help you align it with everything else. By the way, if you need to move or copy the red lines, you can select them by clicking the dotted outlines. Key Terms. FSA – Florida Standards Assessment (this is the test that replaces the Language Arts and Math FCAT Tests) EOC –end of the course examinations AIR = American Institute for Research (designer of the FSA and EOC required for graduation) CBA = Computer based assessment PBA = Paper based assessment DOK = Depth of Knowledge (difficulty of questioning, the lower the easier, the higher the harder) Why all the changes? C2 Ready = College and Career Ready (our common goal for students) This is due to FL Senate Bill 736 – The accountability of teachers and students. To access a testing calendar please go to the Lake Co. School Website (address in resources), click on department tab, testing, assessment dates and a calendar is available. Terms to know: Cold read = reading a document for the first time with no assistance Close read = reading a document several times while Annotating the text/marking the text Objective Summary = clear, concise re-statement of what was read that is unbiased based on facts Critical thinking = clear open minded thinking and informed by evidence Citing contextual evidence = giving credit to the evidence/support in one’s writing Constructed Response = 1 to 2 paragraph response to text Extended Response = 3 to 4 paragraph response to text Rubric = scoring tool used to communicate expectations of quality around a task Contacts & Resources www.lake.k12.fl.us www.air.org/program/air-assessment www.fsaassements.org www.khanacademy.org www.algebration.com Tips for Parents: Studies show that kids that watched less than three hours of TV a day scored higher on reading tests then those who watch more. Provide reading materials, such as, newspapers, magazines, food labels, letters, instructions in addition to fiction and non fiction. Make sure your child gets a normal nights sleep for five days prior to testing (8 hour min.) Don’t be to anxious about your child's test scores – the best advice is to tell your child to relax and do there best