AVID

  • AVID's mission is to close the opportunity gap by preparing all students for college readiness and success in a global society.

    Writing

    Writing is:

    • A learning tool
    • A personal and public communication tool
    • A record of thinking

    Students who write:

    • Consider audience and purpose
    • Engage in various writing processes to address specific situations
    • Support their thinking
    • Demonstrate understanding


    The AVID Curriculum supports writing through the use of:

    • Cornell note-taking
    • Learning logs
    • Quick writing and reflections
    • Process writing
    • Peer Evaluation
    • Authentic writing

    Inquiry

    Inquiry is:

    • Uncovering one’s understanding
    • Asking critical questions
    • Engaging in thinking, learning, and discussion


    Students who inquire:

    • Analyze and synthesize materials or ideas
    • Clarify their own thinking
    • Probe other’s thinking
    • Work through ambiguity

    The AVID curriculum supports inquiry through the use of:

    • Skilled questioning techniques
    • Costa’s Levels of Thinking
    • Socratic Seminars
    • Tutorials
    • Investigations
    • Questions that guide research

    Collaboration

    Collaboration is:

    • Teamwork with shared responsibility
    • Sharing of ideas, information, and options
    • Formal and informal discussions

    Students who collaborate:

    • Work together toward a common goal
    • Develop positive interdependence
    • Work in focused study groups
    • Support the learning of others through inquiry


    The AVID curriculum supports collaboration through the use of:

    • Socratic Seminars
    • Tutorials
    • Philosophical Chairs
    • Group activities and projects
    • Peer editing groups
    • Service learning projects

    Organization

    Organization is:

    • Managing materials and practicing methodical study habits
    • Planning and prioritizing school, work, and social tasks
    • Engaging in mental preparation and goal-setting
    • Strategically and intentionally taking responsibility for one’s own learning

    Students who organize:

    • Develop and use processes, procedures, and tools to study effectively
    • Manage their time through prioritizing and goal-setting
    • Are prepared for courses, participate during instruction, and interact with instructors
    • Self-direct, self-evaluate, self-monitor, and self-advocate

    The AVID curriculum supports organization through the use of:

    • Binders and organizational tools
    • Calendars, planners, and agendas
    • Graphic organizers
    • A focused note-taking system
    • Tutorials and study groups
    • Project planning and SMART goals

    Reading

    Reading is:

    • Strategically gaining meaning, understanding, and knowledge from print and other media
    • Purpose-driven
    • Interactive

    Students who read:

    • Understand text structures
    • Apply prior knowledge and make connections to other texts, self, and the world
    • Make predictions and ask questions
    • Create visual images as they read

    The AVID curriculum supports reading through the use of:

    • Deep reading strategies
    • Note-taking
    • Graphic Organizers
    • Vocabulary building
    • Summarizing
    • Reciprocal Reading