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)

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