AVID

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AVID

• Advancement Via Individual Determination

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What is Avid? Avid is a fifth through
twelfth-grade system to prepare students in the
academic middle for four-year college
eligibility. These are largely low-income
students who are capable of completing a
college-prep curriculum but are falling short of
their potential. The core component is the avid
elective, which supports students as they tackle
the most rigorous classes. AVIDs
teaching strategies, curriculum, and
trainings are used not only in the AVID elective
class, but by subject-area teachers schoolwide.
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• The Mission is to ensure
• students in the middle
• Will succeed in a rigorous curriculum
• Will complete a rigorous college-prep path
• Will enter mainstream activities in school
• Will increase enrollment in 4 year colleges
• Will become educated and responsible participants
  
• Will become leaders in a democratic society

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Can we incorporate AVID in MSAD 45?

• We do not have an AP program
• It is very cost prohibitive

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• But.we can
• use many
• of the tools
• associated
• with AVID

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Contract for Success

• Students are responsible for maintaining a
  notebook with assignment / grade record sheets
  and daily notes in all classes
• Students must complete all homework assignments
  and commit to at least two hours of _______
  homework and / or study every night.
• Students must maintain enrollment in courses
  required to meet classroom goals.

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Successful Classroom Interaction

• S Sit in the front
• L Lean forward
• A Ask questions
• N Nod your head
• T Talk to the teacher

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Follow-up for SLANT

• Pass out a successful Classroom Interaction Log
  to students
• Students will keep a log for one week, completing
  it as they experiment with successful strategies.
• At the end of the week, place students in small
  groups to share logs.

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Nowcarry SLANT one step further

• Have students prepare posters in groups. These
  posters can be illustrated and important words
  can be highlighted.
• Review the steps throughout the year. Logs can
  be used periodically, and SLANT posters should be
  placed around the room.

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One of the most important tools for academic
success is a neat, complete, organized notebook.
Almost all teachers look upon the students who
have success at keeping a neat and complete
notebook as the students who are the most
successful in their classes.
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Assignment Calendars

• Fill in calendars together as a class
• Ask students to take turns designing new
  calendars, then duplicate for the class
• Periodically review time-management tips for
  better calendar planning.
• Celebrate and reward the best completed calendars
  in the class.

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YOUR SUCCESS IN CLASS IS BASED ON GOOD NOTES
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Cornell Method of Note-taking

• Cornell template sheets should be a part of every
  students notebook
• Use these sheets for lecture notes in class
  note-taking from reading assignment.
• Templates given to students could be color-coded
  green for science, yellow for Language Arts,
  etc.

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Benefits of Note-taking

• We will be practicing Cornell note-taking today
• You will find that students will become more
  active listeners and thinkers
• They will have a vested interest in creating a
  study guide for an upcoming test
• The more the student sees the information and
  works with it, the more they will retain the
  information.

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• AVID students are successful because they
• Are required to sign a contract which outlines
  their commitments
• Realize that practiced strategies will lead to
  success in the classroom
• Go beyond the normal homework load, adding 3-4
  novels above the requirements in the English
  classroom.
• Know that failure to keep their commitment will
  result in being dropped from the program