Esther Jackson School Year 2015-16 AVID Elementary Esther Jackson School Year 2015-16

What is AVID? AVID stands for Advancement Via Individual Determination. AVID’s mission is to close the achievement gap by preparing all students for college readiness and success in a global society.

What is AVID Elementary? It’s an intentional, systematic approach that provides resources for different levels of learners, settings, and infrastructures in order to support all students on their path to college readiness.

What is AVID Elementary?

AVID Elementary’s defining principle: It’s designed to be integrated into the daily routines and curriculum of all Elementary classrooms across entire grade levels to impact school-wide structures.

4 Essentials of AVID Elementary Instruction Culture Leadership Systems

Essential 1: Instruction WICOR is the driving force for instruction in AVID Elementary classrooms. These instructional practices are aimed at increasing our students’ accountability towards their learning.

Essential 2: Culture AVID Elementary sites incorporate rigorous, relevant, differentiated opportunities for all students in an environment that promotes college readiness.

Essential 3: Leadership AVID Elementary leaders support, guide, and facilitate AVID Elementary implementation for all students.

Essential 4: Systems AVID Elementary sites align their systems through accountability, articulation, assessment, and calibration to ensure the quality of AVID Elementary implementation.

What is WICOR? Writing to learn Inquiry Collaboration Organization Reading to learn

WICOR Writing to Learn Reflection Tools, including: Journals Learning Logs Summary Reflections Content Connections Steps of the Writing Process

WICOR Inquiry Levels of Thinking and Questioning Critical Thinking Skills Socratic Method Activities Cross-Curricular Connections

WICOR Collaboration Purposeful Group Projects Study Buddies Study Groups Focus Groups

WICOR Organization Binders Calendars, planners, agendas Tools Methods Binders Calendars, planners, agendas Graphic organizers Focused note- taking system *STAR Notes Project planning, SMART goals

WICOR Reading to Learn Effective Reading Methods Complex Texts=Critical Reading Learning Logs Think-Alouds Graphic Organizers

Instructional Strategies Overview AVID’s Instructional Strategies are developed to: Develop students as readers and writers Develop a deep knowledge of content Help students utilize specific strategies for reading, writing, thinking, and talking Develop habits, skills, and behaviors that allows students to use their acquired knowledge and skills

Instructional Strategies: Creating a One-Pager Allows students to express their comprehension of, reactions to and connections with a specific area of study Works well as an alternative culminating performance assessment Variations: Students may create a One-Pager about themselves, their family, or their culture. Two different styles of one pagers

Creating a One Pager (Style 1) Teacher provides prompt to focus students’ answers. Student copy the prompt into the first box. Students pick details from the text that exemplify or connect the prompt. Next, students copy those details from the text into the second box. Students illustrate their excerpt from the text in the third box. In their own words, students react to , or connect with their chosen piece of text, illustration, and prompt.

Creating a One-Pager (Style 2) All work must be on only one side of the paper Be colorful and neat! Nothing should be left in plain pencil! Word cluster around one of the visual images One-pager should include: First and last name Poem about an important figure, character, or member of the unit of study Border that reflects the theme, concept or message of the unit of study Personal statement supporting your selections from the text, artwork, and opinions Reactions and connections to the unit of study (using the text as a beginning point) Visual images that strongly relate to the unit of study Level One, Two, or Three questions with answers using solid support

Examples Using “Where the Red Fern Grows”

Other Examples of One Pagers

Note-taking Strategies Overview AVID’S note-taking curriculum is designed to introduce students to “The CORNELL WAY”, a method of note-taking that increases information retention and understanding to support student success. For AVID Elementary, it is called the STAR Strategy.

STAR Note Taking Strategy Set Up Notes Write name, class, and date in upper- right hand corner Write title of notes in center Take Notes Write facts, details, explanations, definitions, etc. Do not worry about spelling Use abbreviations, pictures, drawings, dots, dashes, numbers, etc. Add to Notes Often collaborative Make additions, deletions, or clarifications. Use different colors for additions/corrections Review Notes Review notes regularly: weekly and before an assessment Work with a study buddy whenever possible Recopy notes for neatness and readability, if necessary