2015 AVID National Conference
J o u r n ey t o AV I D
Schoolwide
Introductions
• Kim Hallenbeck
o Millville, NJ
o AVID District Director, School Counselor, Staff
Developer, Consultant
o Lakeside Middle School Counselor
• Beth Benfer
oMillville, NJ
oAVID Site Coordinator, Staff Developer
oLakeside Middle School Instructional Coach
Journey to AVID Schoolwide
• Share your level of AVID experience
• Share your role at your school/district
• Discuss one challenge you have experienced
with AVID Schoolwide
• Discuss one success you have experienced
with AVID Schoolwide
Agenda
• Examples of strategies and ideas for AVID
Schoolwide.
• Overcoming barriers to promote AVID.
• Examples of best practices for college
readiness and promotion of AVID strategies to
all students.
• Identify next steps to taking AVID Schoolwide.
Merging onto the Highway
• AVID Strategies presented to staff
o In-service Day(s)
o Professional Learning Communities
o AVID Summer Institute
o AVID National/Regional Path Trainings
Speed Limit – 5 Mph
Take it slow!
One strategy at a time
Work through one, then proceed to another
Process, living documents
Encountering speed bumps and
pot holes
• Staff/Administration Buy-in
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Speed Bump – Proceed with
Caution
• Barriers/Detours
• Recognize possible speed bumps
• Construction delays
Speed Bump – Proceed with
Caution
• Flat tire (some are fixable…)
• Dead battery (jump-start)
• Check Engine Light (pulse check)
• All are repairable!
Schoolwide Binders
• Supply list
• Binder Building Night
• Orientation Day(s)
• Supplies for students in need
Video
• Let’s talk about binders!!!
Binder Grading
• All academic areas
• Rotating schedule (flexible)
• Credibility
• Accountability
Hello staff:
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Binders will be graded schoolwide in academic areas on a schedule. You can
use any of the binder grading documents in the front of your AVID Strategies binder
from last year, or ask Sandy, Beth or Kim for a sample.
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The grade will be entered as a participation, preparation, or classwork grade,
depending on what your department decides is best.
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Within your assigned week, you may grade your student’s binders any day
that week, depending on your schedule. For example, if you are a LA teacher, you
will grade your student’s binders anytime between October 27 – October 31 and
enter the grade.
The following grading schedule is for the month of October/November:
Week 1: October 27 – October 31, Language Arts Department
Week 2: November 3 – November 5, Math Department
Week 3: November 10 – November 14, Science Department
Week 4: November 17 – November 21, SS/History/Geography Department
Binder Boot Camp
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Weekly on Fridays
AVID Strategies Class
Repair binders
Supplies
Learning Logs
Lockers
Binder Boot Camp
Quickwrite
• What detours do you anticipate happening at
your site with schoolwide binders?
• What does your site have access to which
would enhance schoolwide binders?
Pair/Share Pit-stop
• With an elbow partner, share your quick write
ideas.
Continuing on the Highway :
Cornell Notes
• Training Staff Larger Group
• Training Staff by Department
• AVID students infused into regular classroom
to support teachers
Continuing on the Highway :
Cornell Notes
• Focused Note Taking CD/System (Curve of
Forgetting)
• It is about the process, not the paper
• Resources of different kinds of CN paper
• SI support person to guide how to use with
curriculum
Quickwrite
• What detours do you anticipate happening at
your site with schoolwide Cornell Notes?
• What does your site have access to which
would enhance schoolwide Cornell Notes?
Pair/Share Pit stop
• With an elbow partner, share your quick write
ideas.
WICOR
WICOR
Writing
PROCESS
• Pre-write
• Draft
• Reader response
• Revise
• Edit
• Publish and reflect
WRITING TO LEARN
• Cornell notes
• Quick writes
• Learning logs
• Journals
WICOR
Inquiry
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Skilled questioning
Socratic Seminars
Quick writes
Discussions
Critical-thinking activities
Writing questions
Open-minded activities
WICOR
Collaboration
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Group projects
Response/edit/revision groups
Collaboration activities
Tutorials
Study groups
Jigsaw activities
Read-arounds
WICOR
Organization
TOOLS
• Binders
• Calendars, planners, agendas
• Graphic organizers
METHODS
• Focused note-taking system
• Tutorials, study groups
• Project planning, SMART goals
WICOR
Reading
• SQR5
o Survey, Question
Read, Record, Recite, Review, Reflect
• KWL
o What I Know; Want to Learn; Learned
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Reciprocal teaching
Think-alouds
Text structure
Critical reading strategies
Continuing on the Highway:
WICOR
• Created as a class of “catchall” students –
opportunity to have students utilize the AVID
Strategies
• Current events, Scholastic Magazines, etc.
• AVID Weekly
• Study groups
DETOUR…
•WICOR becomes
DETOUR…
•RICWO
Quickwrite
• What detours do you anticipate happening at
your site with schoolwide WICOR?
• What does your site have access to which
would enhance schoolwide WICOR?
Pair/Share Pit Stop
• Share your quick write ideas with a partner.
College and Career Exploration
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College-going culture
Career Day
College “verbiage”
College Day
AVID Strategies Class
Letters to colleges/universities
Quickwrite
• What detours do you anticipate happening at
your site with schoolwide College and Career
Exploration?
• What does your site have access to which
would enhance schoolwide College and
Career Exploration?
Pair/Share Pit Stop
• Share your quick write ideas with a partner.
AVID Weekly
Annual subscription
20 passwords/subscription
Lesson plans and activities
Department Chairs receive log-in info to
share with members
• AVID teachers
• Post monthly articles in staff rooms
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Building Capacity
• Summer Institute
o Department
o Grade level
o Administration (School and District)
Arrived at Destination
AVID’s mission is to close the achievement
gap by preparing all students for college
readiness and success in a global society.
AVID Schoolwide
College Day
Binders
College Pennants
Demonstration School Banner
Questions?
Comments?
Contact us!
Kim Hallenbeck
• kimberly.hallenbeck@millvillenj.gov
• kimhallenbeck925@gmail.com
Beth Benfer
• beth.benfer@millvillenj.gov
• beth.benfer@gmail.com
Thank you.