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Our Mission
AVID’s mission is to close the
achievement gap by preparing all
students for college readiness and
success in a global society
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AVID
AVID is a nonprofit organization that provides educators
with proven, real-world strategies to accelerate the
performance of underrepresented students so that
these students and all students across the entire
campus succeed in college, career, and life.
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Key Components of AVID
• Professional staff development and
leadership training
• Proven educational strategies provided for
in-classroom use with traditionally
underrepresented students in four-year
colleges
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What is AVID?
• A schoolwide college readiness
system
• A structured approach to rigorous
curriculum
• Direct support structure for
first-generation college students
• Professional learning for educators
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What worries us?
• Of 100 US students born into poverty, only 8
will attain a college degree (NCES)
• US degree attainment lags behind other
developed countries
– Now 12th in developed nations
• We face a shortfall of 11 million skilled workers
in the next 10 years (Bill Gates, recent blog)
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AVID students adopt a scholar identity and
Develop as readers and writers
Develop deep content knowledge
Know content specific strategies
for reading, writing, thinking,
and speaking
Develop habits, skills, and
behaviors to use knowledge
and skills
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2014 AVID Elective Seniors
91% plan to enroll in a college or university
• 61% plan to enroll in a four-year university
• 30% plan to enroll in a two-year college
11 AVID. (2014). AVID senior data collection: Study of 36,448 AVID seniors [Electronic Database].
95% 94% 92% 93% 93%
49%
25% 22%
39% 36%
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10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Asian Black or African
American
Hispanic or Latino White (not Hispanic) Overall
AVID U.S. Overall U.S.
2014 AVID Seniors Completing Four-Year College
Entrance Requirements
There is no GAP with AVID
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87%
77%
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87% 86% 86%
50%
60%
70%
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90%
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AVID U.S. Black Hispanic White Low
Overall Ethnicity Socioeconomic
Status
Class of 2010 College Persistence into Year 2
by Student Group (Fall-to-Fall)
AVID Secondary
• AVID Elective: initial implementation
– Focused attention is given to targeted students
through an AVID Elective class.
• AVID Schoolwide
– AVID strategies are implemented in all
classrooms across the campus.
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AVID Elective: Student Profile
• First in family to attend college
• Average-to-high test scores
• Academic middle, with GPA of 2.0–3.0
• College potential, with support from AVID
strategies
• Individual desire and determination
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Key Components in the AVID Elective
• Tutorials
– Collaborative Study Groups
– Writing Groups
– Socratic Seminars
• Curriculum
– Middle Level Writing or High School Writing
– AVID College and Careers
– AVID Critical Thinking and Engagement
– Critical Reading
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AVID Is Schoolwide When…
…A strong AVID system transforms the
Instruction, Systems, Leadership, and
Culture of a school, ensuring college
readiness for all AVID Elective students and
improved academic performance for all
students based on increased opportunities.
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Transformational Change: AE Essentials in Action
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Instruction Essential 1
Leadership Essential 3
Systems Essential 4
Culture Essential 2
AVID Schoolwide Means College-Ready
• A college-ready student possesses:
– Academic skills
– Individual determination
– Social adaptability
– Empowerment to complete college-level work
prior to high school graduation
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What Is AVID Elementary?
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Foundational component of the AVID College
Readiness System (ACRS)
Sequential, foundational, organizational resources
intended for the elementary teacher that teaches
all ability levels in grades K–8
AVID strategies and philosophy of educational
opportunities for all is threaded throughout the
entire school day and across entire grade levels.
Implementation is a two-year process that begins
with Summer Institute.
Who Does AVID Elementary Impact?
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Societal Systems Educational Systems
Students
Families
Communities
Educators
Schools
Feeder Patterns
The Targeted Focus Areas…
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Provide equal access to all students
Develop organizational skills
Instill student success skills
Inspire belief in academic rigor
and success
Afford a smoother transition and increased
articulation across the feeder pattern
Components of AVID Elementary
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Student Success Skills How “to do” school or the hidden curriculum
Organization Agenda/planner, organizational tool,
note-taking strategies, time management,
goal setting
WICOR Lessons Sequential, progressive lessons that incorporate
Writing to Learn, Inquiry, Collaboration, Organization, Reading to Learn
Partnerships Classroom, grade level, site, district, families, community
Stages of AVID Elementary
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•Emergent Learners
Foundations 3-6
Core of AE
•Independent Learners
Bridges 6–8
•Independent Thinkers
The Foundations strand is a pre-requisite for the Bridges strand.
Foundations K-2
(formerly Beginnings)
What to Look for in an AVID Elementary Classroom
• Student EMPOWERMENT
• Organizational Tools utilized FREQUENTLY,
CONSISTENTLY, PRODUCTIVELY
• All students using NOTE-TAKING STRATEGIES
• Teachers and students engaged in ALL
LEVELS OF THINKING and QUESTIONING
• RIGOR appropriate for each student
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Carol Dweck’s Influence on AVID
• Noted Stanford researcher with clinical evidence on how we view destiny
• Fixed Mindset: Belief in natural or innate ability
• Growth Mindset: Belief in effort, hard work, persistence, joy of “the challenge”
• Important for parents, teachers, students, leaders
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Implications of Mindsets for AVID
• Teaching a growth mindset creates motivation and productivity
• Teachers set high expectations and tell all students they have the ability to succeed
• Students focus on improving and are persistent learners - they take charge of their success which creates a passion for learning
• Inquiry-based approach to learning facilitates the growth mindset by embracing challenges, obstacles, and criticisms as an opportunity to grow/learn
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Implications of Mindsets for AVID
• Growth mindset: Students don’t feel trapped by their circumstances
• Failure can be a great teacher - if approached as an opportunity and not as judgment
• Parents – teach children to appreciate challenges, embrace mistakes, and value effort
• Principals/leaders – model, support, and sustain a growth mindset culture
• Achievement Gap=Expectations Gap and Opportunity Gap
• Parents and teachers should praise effort, not intelligence
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Feeder Pattern Benefits
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Accountability to quality implementation
Articulation between grade levels and sites
Assessment to inform instruction
Calibration within subject/content areas
Consistent expectations for all students across
the entire feeder pattern
Raises student achievement
Ensures college access
and success
Closes opportunity and
expectation gaps
Improves instruction by offering
meaningful and lasting professional
learning
AVID delivers results
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