AVID Strategies at a GlanceHelping ALL Students Succeed

Questions / Comments / Concerns

• http://todaysmeet.com/WICOR Today’s meet is great tool to use during faculty meetings,

professional development Sessions, classroom lessons (for those shy students or overly expressive students)

• Polleverywhere.com Allows you to do live audience polls, students love to use

during class. Excellent way to get live feedback from staff during a faculty meeting.

Cornell Notes• Cornell Notes were developed in 1949 by Walter

Pauk, a law professor at Cornell. • Good C-Notes help students organize and process

information and use critical thinking skills.• By learning note-taking strategies, students gain

access to the “hidden curriculum” of education – learning note-taking skills is part of learning how to do school.

Topic/Objective: Name:Date:

Essential Question:

Questions/Subtitles/Headings:

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Topic/Objective: Elements of a short story

Name: Amanda HinesDate: April 5, 2012

Essential Question: What are the defining characteristics of a short story?

Questions/Subtitles/Headings:*What are the parts of a story plot?

*What are the 5 different types of conflicts?

*What are some types of characters?

Notes:-plot = events that take place in a story-parts of a plot are exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution-conflicts: person vs. person = between 2 people

person vs. nature = natural disastersperson vs. society = mainstream societyperson vs. self = within heart/soul/mindperson vs. supernatural = a supernatural entity

-dynamic character = personality changes throughout story-static character = personality does not change thru story no matter what happens

Summary: We are learning the major elements of a short story. The structure of a short story is made up of the different parts of a plot, beginning with the exposition and ending with the resolution. We have also reviewed the types of conflicts that are commonly used, as well as the difference between static and dynamic characters.

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Memorize These 10 Items

• Bubble gum• Eraser• Mockingbird• William Shakespeare• Neon green

43 Notebook paper Botany War of 1812 Great Uncle

Quickwrite

• What is something at which you used to be good but now you’re not as good?

• Why aren’t you as good now?

Write for three minutes on this topic.

Quiz

• You have 30 seconds to study

• Write down the 10 Items

WICOR Strategies

WritingInquiryCollaborationOrganizationReading

WICOR leads to Rigor…

Writing Strategies• Cornell Notes• The Writing Process, from Pre-Write to Final Draft• Learning logs/Reflection journals

– What did you do in class today/this week? What did you find interesting? What could you have done differently as a student?

• Focused Writing– Write nonstop for 5-10 minutes on a specific topic being

studied. The purpose is to explore new ideas, find out what you know and still need to learn about the topic.

• Quick Write– Write for 1-2 minutes about a topic.

WICOR

• Socratic Seminars– A dialogue, usually centered around a text, different

formats (inner/outer circle, wingman)

• Philosophical Chairs– A debate, usually centered around a yes/no “hot-button”

issue. Students choose their own side, or are assigned to an opinion and have to argue it, whether or not they agree.

– Format varies (stand on opposite sides of room for yes/no, stand around room in spectrum from “strongly agree” to “strongly disagree”)

• Critical Thinking Activities– Logic puzzles and riddles

WICORInquiry Strategies

Inquiry Strategies, cont.

• Using/Writing High Level Questions– Using Bloom’s Taxonomy or Costa’s Levels of Questions

• Costa’s Level 1: Knowledge/Recall– What is a gene? What is a chromosome?

• Costa’s Level 2: Processing– Compare and contrast genes and chromosomes.

• Costa’s Level 3: Synthesize/Hypothesize– Use what you know about genes and chromosomes to predict a trait in a

child.

• Gallery Walk– Set up topical quotations, pictures, questions, words, (almost

anything!) around room. Students circulate in groups and write their reflections either on posted chart paper or in their own notes.

WICOR

• Jigsaw Activities– Groups of students become “specialists”, bring

knowledge back to original groups to accomplish a task

• Think-Pair-Share– Reflect on a topic, find a partner, share thoughts

• Study Groups• Socratic Seminars• Philosophical Chairs

WICORCollaboration Strategies

Collaboration Strategies, cont.

• Tutorials– AVID Tutorials are structured to use the Socratic method and encourage active

learning in small groups. Students question each other to arrive at the answer instead of giving knowledge.

– Tutor is the “guide on the side”, not the “sage on the stage”.• Reciprocal Teaching

– A group of students read a text together piece by piece and, through discussion, help each other understand the content.

– Students use 5 key strategies: summarizing, predicting, clarifying, questioning, and visualizing.

– Appropriate for all content areas, texts, and allows for full student participation regardless of reading ability.

WICOR

• Student agendas/planners– Students write assignments for each class each

day. Students self-monitor completion of assignments.

• Student binders– Dividers for each subject, Cornell notepaper.– Pencil pouch with pencils, pens, highlighters.– No loose papers!

WICOROrganization Strategies

• SQ5R (Survey the text/Question the material/Read to answer questions, Record key ideas, Recite answers to questions, Review your notes, Reflect on the text)

• KWL (What I Know/Want to Learn/Learned)

• Marking the text– Number the paragraphs for common reference– Circle key terms– Underline the author’s claims– Highlight new vocabulary

• Write for Discovery as you Read– Post-It notes, Letter from/to a character, Letter to author, Reader’s

Response Log

• Reciprocal Teaching

WICORReading Strategies

Questions?

Tarrah ThompsonBedichek Middle School

AVID CoordinatorAustin Independent School District

Tarrah.thompson@austinisd.org512.841.1741 office