AVID Facts
The parts of a TRF.
What are original question, vocabulary, what I already know, critical thinking, steps, point of confusion?
It's the day of the week that backpacks and planners are checked
What is Friday?
This part of the TRF that you put on the board to show what you need help with?
What is the point of confusion?
A debate protocol where students stand on different sides of the room and discuss their differing opinions.
What is Philosophical Chairs?
This is a system of note-taking where notes are taken and revisited over time.
What is Focused Note-Taking?
It's the year in which AVID was started, which is when The Empire Strikes Back came out, Ronald Reagan was elected president, and Mrs. Foster was one year old.
What is 1980?
A tutorial question uses this sentence frame.
What is "After I...how do I...?
What is silent ball?
The final phase in the focused note-taking process.
What is applying learning?
The three types of things you can organize.
What are your materials, thinking, and time?
It's when a presenter discusses the initial question, vocab, how far they got, and their point of confusion
What is the 60-second speech?
An activity where students bring questions to discuss about a text while they sit in a circle.
What is a socratic seminar?
It's the average number of years it takes to earn a bachelor's degree.
What is 4?
The percentage of AVID seniors at Southridge who graduated this year.
What is 100%?
The name of your tutor.
Varies by class...
The five things that WICOR stands for.
What are Writing, Inquiry, Collaboration, Organization, and Reading?