AVID: Pre work
How many points is the pre-work worth?
12 points
How many points is your reflection worth?
7 points
Describe what you do during your FIRST 30 second speech.
Presenter discusses initial question, Vocab, how far they got, and their point of confusion.
How many days do we have tutorials?
We have tutorials twice a week on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
How many months have 28 days?
ALL 12 months.
In the key Academic vocabulary box, what are you NOT allowed to use as one of your vocabulary terms?
symbols/signs
(for example: "=", "<", ">" , pie, "e" etc)
Which 2 our of the 5 parts of your reflection should you write two complete sentences for in order to get full credit?
For the 3rd and 4th part.
3) "I gained a new or greater understanding..."
4) "This learning is important because it connects.."
Describe what you do during your last 30 second speech.
Presenter revisits their POC and what they didn't understand at first. Then they explain the process in which they got the solution to the problem and tells us what they learned from the tutorial.
Fill in the blank:
During tutorials, we ask the presenter questions, NOT _____.
During tutorials, we ask the presenter questions, NOT give answers.
what can you hold without ever touching or using your hands?
Your breath
List the type of things we can put in the "Critical thinking" box.
- diagram/graph (with labels)
- work of what you think is the right way to get to your answer (Does NOT have to be the correct answer)
-initial thoughts or information that will should assist you during the tutorial. (aka "SHOW" box)
When do we start reflections and what happens if you start before your tutor says it is okay to start.
Reflections should start around the last 10-15 minutes of class.
if you start early, you will lose points.
This level of Costa's questioning consists of "compare and contrast", and "describe" questions.
level 2
What does AVID stand for?
Advancement Via Individual Determination.
What is at the end of a rainbow?
The letter W.
List the type of things we can put in the "general process and steps" box.
- steps coordinating with what you showed in the "Critical thinking" box.
- Do NOT write the process used to fill out the actual tutorial form. (For ex: "1. wrote problem")
- Be specific! ( For ex: "1. I multiplied 2 to the other side to isolate the variable."
Fill in the blank:
Tutors grade several reflections every week, we can tell when you are being ____. Do not write the same things over and over again, you will NOT get full credit if you do this. To avoid this, be very specific to what you learned during tutorials for that day.
Tutors grade several reflections every week, we can tell when you are being REPETITIVE. Do not write the same things over and over again, you will NOT get full credit if you do this. To avoid this, be very specific to what you learned during tutorials for that day.
This level of Costa's questioning consists of "define" or "list" questions.
level 1
How many points are your AVID TRF Forms worth?
TRF's are worth a total of 25 points.
Divide 30 by 1/2 and add 10. What is the answer?
Answer: 70
30 divided by 2 would have made 25 but 30 divided by 1/2 equals 60. Plus 10 equals 70.
List a few things your POC should consist of in order to get full credit.
-POC should be level 2 or 3. (NO Level 1 questions)
- Different from initial question.
- Specific to what you don't understand about your initial question, where did you get stuck?
-Do NOT ask for things like "what are the correct steps" or "Is my answer correct?"
If you did not present today, what should your reflection be based on?
Your reflection should be based on what YOU learned from the tutorials presented that day.
Do NOT ask what the presenter learned.
Note taking is part of your grade, however; besides taking notes, what else should you be doing in order to get full credit for the note-taking section?
You should be taking notes AND listening/be focused during the tutorial.
Copying down notes while having side conversations will NOT get you full credit.
What are two of the AVID Social Contract rules?
-Fair, No Put Downs, Best effort, Active Listening, Manners, Friendly , compromise, all get along, self-control
Using only addition, how do you add eight 8s and get the number 1,000?
Answer:
888+88+8+8+8= 1,000