 Advancement via Individual Determination  Academic Support program for grades 7-12 that prepare students for college eligibility and success.

 School wide Implementation  Share AVID strategies with all faculty and encourage implementation.  Help students see college as an expectation.

 Writing  Inquiry  Collaboration  Organization  Reading Inquiry Reading

 Writing is essential to thinking, learning and growth. It promotes higher level thinking skills and helps to clarify. The more fluent the writer, the more successfully one can complete academically rigorous assignments.  Inquiry -focuses on the student as the learner, developing skillful, open-ended questioning skills. Students will be able to recognize different levels of questioning

 Collaboration - Students internalize what they have studied and learned if they are able to collaborate with others and make connections.  Organization – Planner to notes important dates (tests, quizzes, project, etc…), Binder to keep assignments neatly organized, and Cornell notes – student may take notes on Cornell notepaper, but unless the process is completed it is not Cornell.

 Reading – is key to understanding in all content areas. Keeping reading as a focus in AVID develops reading comprehension, awareness of the different reasons for reading, and understanding of the different structures of texts.

Cornell Notes!  Do I have to copy everything?

Cornell note taking stimulates critical thinking skills. Note taking helps students remember what is said in class. Cornell notes help students organize and process data and information. Cornell notes helps students recall by getting them to process their notes 3 times.

Cornell Notes Page setupDraw a horizontal line about five lines up from the bottom. Draw a vertical line down the page about one third of distance from the left. Name Date Class Period

 Key words & ideas  Important dates/people/places  Repeated/Stressed Info  Ideas/brainstorming written on board / overhead projector  Info from textbook/stories  Diagrams & Pictures  Formulas Main Idea Key Question (after notes are completed) Name Date Class Period

Helpful Hints for Straight A Notes  Use symbols (arrows, circles, underlining) or highlighting to emphasize important ideas and relationships.  Abbrev. & Paraphrase.  Skip lines between ideas.  Within 24 hours, review notes and develop study questions on the left side.  Be aware of teacher clues.* Name Date Class Period

Teacher Clues  How do I know if what the teacher says is important?  Repetition or stressed inflection  Voice gets louder/softer or faster/slower  Writing on the board or overhead  “This will be on the test.”  Gestures (hand/arm movements)  “This is important.” Name Date Class Period

 review notes for understanding. If there aren’t any gaps continue with process. Write 3 questions and a summary in your own words about the main ideas.  When reviewing your notes, if more questions arise write them in the summary area. Name Date Class Period What belongs in the bottom space? Summary, questions, doodles

Anthropods

Elda Romero AVID Coordinator Room 125 Celina Gilpatrick AVID III Room 115 Sandra Rodriguez AVID II Elective Teacher Room P6 Monika Luna AVID IV Room 124

Math Department Rudy Maldonado Room 170 Science Department Oscar Garza Room 224 Social Studies Department Barbara Charles Room P14 AVID Counselor Monica Arispe Senior Center

Thank you, and have a wonderful year! Your AVID Team