AVID Overview
What does AVID Stand for?
Advancement Via Individual Determination
_________ are the academic and collaborative work we do in AVID, where students identify points of confusion in each academic core class and address them in small groups.
Tutorials
Why do we emphasize ORGANIZATION so much in AVID?
Organization is fundamental to becoming a successful student. If you are able to organize your time, assignments, and materials, you will learn better.
What does FNT stand for?
Focused Note Taking
We annotate every time we _________________.
Read
What does WICOR stand for?
Writing
Inquiry
Collaboration
Organization
Reading
Why are tutorials helpful?
You get points if you say anything like:
They help you develop communication & presentation skills.
They help you with problem-solving skills & higher level questions.
They help you improve your grades and understand what you are learning.
What are your options for organizing materials in AVID?
Binders, Folders, or Notebooks
What are FNT notes?
FNT notes are the annotations we complete on notes we take in academic classes including English, Math, Science and AVID.
Words we don't know
AVID is to prepare you for __________ and _________ readiness.
College and Career Readiness
A _________________ is a form that MUST be completed BEFORE tutorials.
Tutorial Request Form
What should you write in your planner? (Include at least 3 things.)
- Assignments for all classes
- Due dates
- test or quiz dates
- Intermediate due dates for projects or presentations
- Activities outside of class
- Meetings
- Checking things off as they are completed
What is an example of an FNT annotation?
Once you have taken the notes for a class, you can .....
When we annotate we ___________ author's claims.
Circle
Cornell Notes have these 4 elements: Essential Question, Left Side: Key words and _________, Right Side: ___________ and ______________.
Questions
Notes
Summary
What does TRF Stand for?
Tutorial Request Form
What is a digital organization?
Digital organization refers to being organized online with documents, classroom assignments, and resources. It includes the computer and Teams.
This ____ - _____ - ______rule states you need to revisit your learning periodically or you will forget it. We call this the Curve of Forgetting.
10 - 24 - 7
When we ________________ we connect our reading to our own experiences.
write in the margins
Why are 30 or 60 second speeches important?
They help you work on your speaking and leadership skills as you express yourself to your classmates for support.
What is the role of the non-presenter in tutorials?
To listen, take notes, and ask questions.
When do we check organization?
Focused Notes have 5 steps. This includes __________ notes, ____________ notes, connecting thinking, _______________ learning, ___________ learning.
You get credit if you list 3 of the 4 correctly:
taking notes
processing notes
summarizing learning
applying learning
The symbol you should use if you read an interesting point is _____________.