OHS AVID Monthly
September 16, 2021
AVID Overview
I will also include updates about college visits, Pride offerings, and other exciting opportunities our AVID students have available to them. Thank you for reading and I hope students and families are just as excited about the wonderful opportunities this year is going to offer! If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me at reganj@oasd.org.
Sincerely,
Jaime Regan
AVID District Director and Elective 11 and 12 Teacher
AVID Strategy of the Month
Phase 1: Take Notes - Select a note-taking format, set up the note page, record the Essential Question, and take notes based on an information source (lecture, book, website, article, video, etc.), selecting, paraphrasing, and arranging information in a way that meets your notetaking objective.
Phase 2: Processing Notes - Revise notes—by underlining, highlighting, circling, chunking, questioning, adding, deleting—to identify, select, sort, organize, and classify main ideas and details. Evaluate the relative importance of information and ideas in the notes.
Phase 3: Connected Thinking - Analyze the notes using inquiry to make connections and deepen content knowledge by asking questions and adding your own thinking to create greater understanding, identify gaps or points of confusion, and connect your new learning to what you already know.
Phase 4: Summarizing + Reflecting on Learning - Pull together the most important aspects of your notes and your thinking about them to craft a summary that captures the meaning and importance of the content and reflects on how the learning helps you meet the notetaking objective.
Phase 5: Apply Learning - Save and revisit your notes as a resource or learning tool to help you apply or demonstrate what you have learned.
College of the Month: UCLA
Location: Los Angeles, California
Founded: 1882
Annual Out-of-State Cost: $66K
Top 3 Degrees: Biology, Business Economics, + Political Science
Graduation Rate: 84%
Acceptance Rate: 12.3%
Notable Alumni: Jackie Robinson, James Franco, Gabrielle Union, Mila Kunis, James Dean, + MORE!
AVID 11 and 12 Families: Please see the form below to sign up your son/daughter for the October 5th ACT test at OHS. This is a great opportunity! I strongly recommend all students in AVID 11 and 12 take the October 5th test at OHS.
AVID Senior Spotlights
College Visit/Tour
Wednesday, Sep 22, 2021, 08:45 AM
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Leadership Development Course - Army National Guard Armory
AVID 9-12
Wednesday, Oct 6, 2021, 09:00 AM
W239N5678 Maple Ave, Sussex, WI 53089, USA
University of Wisconsin - Whitewater College Visit
Monday, Oct 18, 2021, 08:45 AM
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, West Main Street, Whitewater, WI, USA
September AVID Tutor Highlight
Name:
Mrs. Barb Simpson
University/College Attended:
Butler University, Indianapolis, IN
Waukesha County Technical College
Major:
Fine Arts/Dance - Bachelor of Arts
Marketing - Associates Degree, Business
Best thing about college:
Living with individuals from diverse backgrounds and sharing ideas
Must see movie:
Singing In the Rain
Must read book:
The Great Gatsby - my all time favorite, but also Lord of the Flies
Favorite Quote:
“Seek first to understand, then to be understood.”
Stephen Covey
Best advice for AVID students:
Strive to be a curious, lifelong learner!