SAISD WICOR Wednesday
Sharing WICOR Ideas and Celebrating SAISD AVID
January 9, 2019
AVID Spotlight: AVID Site Coordinator
SAISD AVID Student Application
Explaining the POC
Whittier AVID T-Shirt Design
Whittier Excel Scholars
AVID Spotlight: Costa's Levels of Thinking
Inquiry Activity: Think-Puzzle-Explore
AVID Video: Jane Without AVID
SAVE THE DATE
Early bird registration for MS/HS Implementation and AE Foundations for $520 by January 15th. Training will be at Burnet February 12th and 13th
AVID Summer Institute San Antonio July 22nd-24th
Site Team Role: AVID Site Coordinator
AVID Coordinator
- Is a strong student advocate who is committed to the philosophy of AVID, including the support for equity and access for all students to advanced classes
- Leads the building of an active, participatory AVID site team
- Provides the leadership for the development and maintenance of an active site team
- Acts as the liaison between the site team, principal, and district director
- Acts as the liaison with the principal, AVID counselor, and AVID teachers
- Oversees and is responsible for Certification and data collection, including engaging the members of the site team in the collection of evidence and providing data
- Collaborates with different sites and grade levels to articulate the curriculum and activities of AVID
- Advocates and provides professional learning regarding AVID methodologies for other staff members of the school and district
SAISD AVID Elective Student Application
Student recruitment for the AVID Elective is under way. If you have a student who is interested in the AVID elective for MS or HS please have them complete the application and return to their school counselor.
Explaining the POC for Tutorials
If you haven't joined the AVID Educators page on Facebook, check out the great advice below. This is a community of educators asking questions and sharing best practices. An AVID member asked how to better explain the Point of Confusion to students to improve TRFs. Check out the examples below:
AVID Shirt Design
Every year AVID students at Whittier Middle School design their shirt and vote on the best one. Check out one of the student submissions. "Swerve into the right lane - Whittier AVID"
Whittier Excel Scholars Critical Reading Strategies for Scholar Groups
AVID Professional Learning Module: Costa's Levels of Thinking
AVID Professional Learning Modules are 90 minute face-to-face trainings provided by the AVID District Coordinator. Please contact for more information.
Think-Puzzle-Explore
Help students access prior knowledge, stimulate curiosity, and lay the groundwork for independent inquiry. Utilize this three column graphic organizer. Click for more information.
https://youtu.be/pZ6W9RIL9jo
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