AVID

  • AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) is a kindergarten through postsecondary college readiness system designed to increase the number of students who enroll and succeed in higher education and in their lives beyond high school. AVID's mission is to close the opportunity gap by preparing all students for college readiness and success in a global society.

    Writing

    Writing is:

    • A learning tool
    • A personal and public communication tool
    • A record of thinking

    Students who write:

    • Consider audience and purpose
    • Engage in various writing processes to address specific situations
    • Support their thinking
    • Demonstrate understanding


    The AVID Curriculum supports writing through the use of:

    • Cornell note-taking
    • Learning logs
    • Quick writing and reflections
    • Process writing
    • Peer Evaluation
    • Authentic writing

    Inquiry

    Inquiry is:

    • Uncovering one’s understanding
    • Asking critical questions
    • Engaging in thinking, learning, and discussion


    Students who inquire:

    • Analyze and synthesize materials or ideas
    • Clarify their own thinking
    • Probe other’s thinking
    • Work through ambiguity

    The AVID curriculum supports inquiry through the use of:

    • Skilled questioning techniques
    • Costa’s Levels of Thinking
    • Socratic Seminars
    • Tutorials
    • Investigations
    • Questions that guide research

    Collaboration

    Collaboration is:

    • Teamwork with shared responsibility
    • Sharing of ideas, information, and options
    • Formal and informal discussions

    Students who collaborate:

    • Work together toward a common goal
    • Develop positive interdependence
    • Work in focused study groups
    • Support the learning of others through inquiry


    The AVID curriculum supports collaboration through the use of:

    • Socratic Seminars
    • Tutorials
    • Philosophical Chairs
    • Group activities and projects
    • Peer editing groups
    • Service learning projects

    Organization

    Organization is:

    • Managing materials and practicing methodical study habits
    • Planning and prioritizing school, work, and social tasks
    • Engaging in mental preparation and goal-setting
    • Strategically and intentionally taking responsibility for one’s own learning

    Students who organize:

    • Develop and use processes, procedures, and tools to study effectively
    • Manage their time through prioritizing and goal-setting
    • Are prepared for courses, participate during instruction, and interact with instructors
    • Self-direct, self-evaluate, self-monitor, and self-advocate

    The AVID curriculum supports organization through the use of:

    • Binders and organizational tools
    • Calendars, planners, and agendas
    • Graphic organizers
    • A focused note-taking system
    • Tutorials and study groups
    • Project planning and SMART goals

    Reading

    Reading is:

    • Strategically gaining meaning, understanding, and knowledge from print and other media
    • Purpose-driven
    • Interactive

    Students who read:

    • Understand text structures
    • Apply prior knowledge and make connections to other texts, self, and the world
    • Make predictions and ask questions
    • Create visual images as they read

    The AVID curriculum supports reading through the use of:

    • Deep reading strategies
    • Note-taking
    • Graphic Organizers
    • Vocabulary building
    • Summarizing
    • Reciprocal Reading