WICOR Wizards
This "W" in WICOR helps students process their thinking and learning.
What is Writing?
Students bring these to tutorials instead of completed homework problems.
What are Points of Confusion (POCs)?
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What are questions they have from other content classes?
The "A" in AVID stands for this.
What is Advancement?
This note-taking strategy encourages students to capture, process, and reflect on learning.
What is Focused Note-Taking?
AVID was founded in this state in 1980.
What is California?
This "C" in WICOR encourages students to learn with and from one another.
What is Collaboration?
In this year, CGMS became an AVID National Demonstration School.
What is 2024?
AVID's mission is to close this gap.
What is the opportunity gap?
A short writing activity used to activate thinking before learning.
What is a Quick Write?
The original purpose of AVID was to support students who were capable of college but needed additional this.
What is support?
This "I" in WICOR is the foundation of AVID tutorials.
What is Inquiry?
The number of AVID Showcases hosted by CGMS.
What is 3?
AVID's ultimate goal is to prepare students for success in these three areas.
What are college, career, and life?
This discussion structure allows students to explore ideas through questioning and dialogue.
What is a Socratic Seminar?
AVID serves students from elementary school through this grade level.
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What is 12th grade?
This "R" in WICOR helps students access complex texts across all content areas.
What is Reading?
The number of AVID students at CGMS during the 2025-2026 school year.
What is 162?
This skill helps students communicate their needs, ask for support, and seek opportunities in school, college, and careers.
What is self-advocacy?
This AVID reading strategy encourages students to interact directly with a text.
What is annotating?
True or False: AVID is only for students enrolled in the AVID elective.
What is False?
This "O" in WICOR includes planners, binders, calendars, and systems for success.
What is Organization?
The name of the former CGMS student who won a $40,000 scholarship to the college of his choice.
Who is Peter Tran
Research shows that students are more likely to pursue postsecondary opportunities when they can clearly see themselves in this future role.
What is a college student or professional? (Accept: future self, college-going identity, career identity.)
Research consistently shows students learn more when they spend more time doing this.
What is talking?
Name all five components of WICOR.
What are Writing, Inquiry, Collaboration, Organization, and Reading?