Acronyms
It's what AVID stands for.
Advancement
Via
Individual
Determination
The day out of the week when AVID students have their binders checked.
Friday
The phase in which students write a summary and a reflection over their notes.
Phase 4
In this Tutorial step, students find a challenging question from another course.
Step 1
There are this many levels of thoughts or questions according to Arthur Costa.
Three
It's what TRF stands for.
Tutorial
Request
Form
The two days out of the week that AVID students engage in Tutorials.
Tuesday and Thursday
The phase in which students apply their notes to their intended purpose.
Phase 5
If you don't have a TRF ready for a tutorial day, this is how many days you have to finish and turn it in.
Zero
Costa's Levels of Thinking are a tool for understanding which element of WICOR?
Inquiry
Point
Of
Confusion
This binder document is meant to help you organize your time, by tracking what you have done and will do in classes.
Planners
The phase in which students process their notes to better understand the topic.
Phase 2
In this Tutorial Step, student presenters give a 60-second speech to explain their TRF to the group.
This level of thinking is concerned with factual questions. Answers can be found explicitly.
Level 1
It's what WICOR stands for.
Writing
Inquiry
Collaboration
Organization
Reading
The minimum GPA to be considered "college-ready".
3.0
The phase in which students connect their thinking (prior knowledge) to their notes.
Phase 3
In this Tutorial step, students reset and repeat steps with a new presenter.
Step 8
This level of thinking is concerned with reflective questions. Answers are open-ended and depend on prior knowledge.
Level 3
It's what GROW stands for.
Get ready to learn
Review what you know
Open your mind
Wonder and ask
At least one page of these are expected per class each week.
Focused Notes
Phase 1
This Tutorial step is defined by academic conversations as tutorial members ask good questions of the presenter.
This level of thinking is concerned with how facts are interpreted. You will have to make inferences to find an answer.
Level 2