WICOR Wonders
This letter in WICOR stands for working together in groups.
What is Collaboration?
This is the specific name of the note-taking system used in AVID.
What are Cornell Notes?
This is the 3-letter acronym for the form you must complete before a tutorial.
What is a TRF (Tutorial Request Form)?
Most AVID students are required to carry this large 3-ring item to every class.
What is a Binder?
This 4-year degree is what you earn after graduating from a university.
What is a Bachelor’s Degree?
Using "Costa’s Levels" to ask deep questions falls under this WICOR category.
What is Inquiry?
This is the section at the very bottom of your notes where you answer the Essential Question.
What is the Summary?
This 3-word phrase (POC) describes the specific part of a problem you don’t understand.
What is the Point of Confusion?
These are used to separate different subjects inside your binder.
What are Dividers?
This is the "A" in AVID (it's the first word of the acronym).
What is Advancement?
This WICOR letter involves "marking the text" and summarizing what you’ve read.
What is Reading?
These are the questions or key terms you write on the left side of your notes.
What are Cues (or Questions)?
This is the name of the brief introduction a presenter gives to their group (e.g., "30-Second...").
What is a 60-Second Speech?
This tool helps you keep track of daily assignments and long-term due dates.
What is a Planner (or Agenda)?
This is the money you receive for college that you don't have to pay back.
What is a Scholarship (or Grant)?
Quickwrites and Learning Logs are examples of this WICOR component.
What is Writing?
According to the "curve of forgetting," you should review your notes within this many hours.
What is 24 hours?
During a tutorial, group members should ask these—not just give the answer.
What are Inquiry Questions?
This is when COach Davis checks to see if you have been writing down what is on the board daily.
What is an Objective Check?
These are the "advanced" classes (like AP) that AVID encourages 9th graders to take.
What is Advanced Placement, On Ramps or Dual Credit?
Keeping a neat binder and using a planner falls under this WICOR letter.
What is Organization?
This is the "EQ" found at the top of every page of Cornell Notes.
What is the Essential Question?
This person's role is to facilitate the group, not to be a teacher or "answer key."
What is a Tutor?
This "electronic" version of a binder is becoming more common in digital classrooms.
What is an eBinder?
This is the GPA "sweet spot" many colleges look for (usually 3.0 or higher).
What is Grade Point Average?