The Mission of AVIDThe Mission of AVID
will succeed in the most rigorous curriculum,will succeed in the most rigorous curriculum,will enter mainstream activities of the school,will enter mainstream activities of the school,will increase their enrollment in four-year will increase their enrollment in four-year
colleges, andcolleges, andwill become educated and responsible will become educated and responsible
participants and leaders in a democratic society.participants and leaders in a democratic society.
AVID is designed to increase schoolwide learning and performance. The mission of AVID is to ensure that all students, and most especially the least served students in the middle capable of completing a college preparatory path:
The purpose of the AVID program is to restructure the teaching methods of an entire school and to open access to the curricula that will ensure four-year college eligibility to almost all students.
The Purpose of AVIDThe Purpose of AVIDThe Purpose of AVIDThe Purpose of AVID
Average to High Test ScoresAverage to High Test Scores 2.0 - 3.5 GPA 2.0 - 3.5 GPA College Potential with SupportCollege Potential with Support Desire and DeterminationDesire and Determination
Students with Academic PotentialStudents with Academic Potential
Meets One or More of the Following CriteriaMeets One or More of the Following Criteria First to Attend CollegeFirst to Attend College Historically Underserved in 4-year CollegesHistorically Underserved in 4-year Colleges Low IncomeLow Income Special CircumstancesSpecial Circumstances
The AVID Student ProfileThe AVID Student Profile
WIC
WRITING Prewrite; Draft Respond; Revise Edit; Final Draft Class & Textbook
Cornell Note-taking Learning Logs &
Journals
INQUIRY Skilled Questioning Socratic Seminars Quickwrite/Discussion Critical Thinking
Activities Writing Questions Open-Minded Activities
COLLABORATION Group Projects Study Groups Jigsaw Activities Read-Arounds Response/Edit/Revision
Groups Collaborative Activities
R READING SQ3R (Survey,
Question,Read, Recite, Review)
KWL (what I Know; Want to Learn; Learned)
Reciprocal teaching “Think-alouds”
FridayFriday
Avid Avid CurriculumCurriculum
TutorialsTutorials
Binder EvaluationBinder Evaluation
Field TripsField TripsMedia CenterMedia CenterSpeakersSpeakers
MotivationalMotivational ActivitiesActivities
*(within block)*(within block)
TTuueessddaayyMondayMonday WWeeddnneessddaayy ThursdayThursday
*Combination*Combinationforfor
Block ScheduleBlock Schedule
A SAMPLE WEEK IN THEA SAMPLE WEEK IN THE AAVVIIDD ELECTIVEELECTIVE
Daily or BlockDaily or Block** ScheduleSchedule
AVID TutorialsAVID Tutorials•• Collaborative Study GroupsCollaborative Study Groups•• Writing GroupsWriting Groups•• Socratic SeminarsSocratic Seminars
AVID Curriculum includes:AVID Curriculum includes:•• Writing CurriculumWriting Curriculum•• College and CareersCollege and Careers•• Strategies for SuccessStrategies for Success
*Combination*Combinationforfor
Block ScheduleBlock Schedule
TutorialsTutorials Avid Avid CurriculumCurriculum
Places low-achieving students in Places low-achieving students in rigorous curriculum and gives rigorous curriculum and gives
them them the support to achieve the support to achieve thereintherein
Provides the explicit “hidden Provides the explicit “hidden curriculum” of schoolscurriculum” of schools
Constructing School Success: The Consequences
of Untracking Low Achieving Students, Mehan et al, 1996
Why AVID WorksWhy AVID Works
Provides a team of students for Provides a team of students for positive peer identificationpositive peer identification
Redefines teacher’s role as that Redefines teacher’s role as that of of student advocatestudent advocate
Constructing School Success:
The Consequences of Untracking
Low Achieving Students, Mehan et al, 1996
Why AVID WorksWhy AVID Works
Focuses on academic success of Focuses on academic success of low-achieving students as a low-achieving students as a school-school-wide issuewide issue, with significant portions , with significant portions of the school culture mobilized of the school culture mobilized toward their successtoward their success
Constructing School Success:
The Consequences of Untracking
Low Achieving Students, Mehan et al, 1996
Why AVID WorksWhy AVID Works
• 95%95% are enrolled in a college or university are enrolled in a college or university• 92%92% of seniors took either the SAT or ACT • 52%52% of AVID seniors took at least one AP or IB
exam • 87%87% of the seniors were accepted to four year
colleges • Within California, 18%18% were accepted to a UCUC
• 75%75% of the graduates are working either full or of the graduates are working either full or part-time to send themselves through part-time to send themselves through collegecollege
AVID College AVID College GraduatesGraduates
CREATE, Center for Research and Evaluation in Education, 2002, Palo Alto, CA
(AVID students in California schools)