SAISD WICOR Wednesday
Sharing WICOR Ideas and Celebrating SAISD AVID
December 19, 2018
AVID Tutor Spring Recruitment Workshop
Spotlight: AVID Site Team CounselorSAISD AVID Master Schedule Guidelines
Spotlight: Philosophical Chairs
Video: Philosophical Chairs
Excel Scholars at Whittier
Jefferson High School Revalidated as an AVID National Demonstration Site
AVID Holiday Treats
Collaborative Structure Four Corners
SAVE THE DATE
AVID Summer Institute for San Antonio July 22nd-24th.
Site Team Role: AVID Counselors
- Ideally, is the same person for all AVID students during the course of their high school experience and has attended Summer Institute
- Works closely with AVID coordinator to develop a plan for articulation and recruitment
- Promotes AVID as an elective and counsels students and parents on overcoming obstacles and breaking stereotypes
- Refers students to program coordinator to initiate selection process
- Facilitates registration of AVID students into rigorous courses with appropriate teachers
- Confers with AVID parents and students to plan long-term college prep course of study, including information about the application process for college and financial aid procedures
- Communicates on a regular basis with coordinator/teachers/parents regarding progress of AVID students
- Establishes links with counselors at other sites and grade levels to develop articulated courses of study for students
- Participates in AVID activities, such as field trips, parent meetings, and site team meetings
AVID Professional Learning Module: Philosophical Chairs
In the Philosophical Chairs module, participants will engage in specific WICOR strategies to plan for integration of Philosophical Chairs into their lessons. They will focus on building central questions to which contradictory positions exist. Participants will address these positions through deep, academic discourse in a structured, formal process.
Whittier Excel Scholars
Anti-Bullying Posters
UTSA Field Trip
Think Tank about Scholar Groups
Holiday Treats from SAISD AVID
Office of Academics - Four Corners
SAISD AVID
Email: cmartinez10@saisd.net
Location: San Antonio, TX, USA
Phone: (210) 554-2555
Twitter: @SAISD_AVID