AVID 10 - PRESCRIBED LEARNING OUTCOMES
1: Supporting Academic Success
Students will develop strategies to ensure academic success and to ensure that they will be prepared to enter academic post-secondary programs.
Curriculum Organizers and Learning Outcomes Organizing for Success
It is expected that students will:
- Maintain an organized AVID master binder divided by subjects.
- Develop consistent use of an assignment calendar for each academic subject that shows when work is due, when work is finished and turned in.
- Maintain and use a student agenda to record and manage academic and extra-curricular commitments.
Curriculum Organizers and Learning Outcomes Cornell Note-Taking
It is expected that students will:
- Develop consistent use of note-taking skills using the Cornell Note-Taking Method for all academic classes. These notes will be used as the basis for tutorials in AVID, review for tests, and support for assignments.
- Produce Cornell Notes for weekly binder checks.
Curriculum Organizers and Learning Outcomes Research Skills
It is expected that students will:
- Develop research skills for all academic classes.
- Evaluate internet sources for credibility.
- Use technology to research and present information.
- Develop viewing skills to successfully analyze and learn from instructional films and computer generated reports and lessons.
Curriculum Organizers and Learning Outcomes Test-Taking Skills
It is expected that students will:
- Develop and practice test-taking skills for academic class tests and for Provincial Examinations.
Curriculum Organizers and Learning Outcomes Communication Skills
It is expected that students will:
- Produce concise notes and orally report out summaries during small group discussions.
- Collaborate in small groups to prepare and deliver short presentations.
- Demonstrate their understanding of the essential elements of successful oral communication by producing evaluations of small group presentations
2: WICR
The AVID class teaches the WICR skills required for success in academic content area, using the Write Path strategies. Write Path is an integrated reading and writing program for AVID and non-AVID content areas in grades 9-12, complete with teacher resource guides, student guides and reproducible activities. Carefully structured lesson plans for teachers focus on successful approaches to reading and writing in the content areas of English, Social Studies, Science, Mathematics and Languages.
Curriculum Organizers and Learning Outcomes WICR - Writing to Learn
It is expected that students will:
- Develop the ability to write neat and complete notes, summaries and reflections in learning logs, group study logs, tutorial logs, and literature logs
- Develop an understanding of the importance of writing about was has happened in the class lectures and discussions, study groups and tutorials in order to reflect upon what has been learned.
- Use each step of the writing process in order to write successful narrative and expository essays. (Pre-write, Draft, Reader Response, Revise, Edit, Self-Evaluation)
- Complete written assignments in a report of an interview, biographical sketch and explanation of life goals.
Curriculum Organizers and Learning Outcomes WICR – Inquiry Skills
It is expected that students will:
- Develop their understanding of Costa’s 3 levels of Questioning.
- Demonstrate use of Costa’s 3 Levels of Questioning in their preparation for, and participation in AVID Tutorials.
- Demonstrate use of Costa’s 3 Levels of Questioning in their preparation for, and participation in Socratic Seminars and Philosophical Chairs.
- Participate in Socratic Seminars and demonstrate and understanding of the difference between dialogue and debate, the four elements of Socratic Seminars and the role and responsibilities of the participant.
- Develop critical thinking skills.
- Define and give examples of the basic terms of Logic: argument, premise, conclusion, truth, valid, invalid.
- Identify the differences between sound and unsound arguments.
- Develop inquiry skills to problem-solve and analyze issues in each academic subject area.
Curriculum Organizers and Learning Outcomes WICR - Collaborative Learning Skills
It is expected that students will:
- Develop collaborative group study skills. They will employ these skills in Tutorials and during small-group discussion and projects.
- Develop listening skills that support interactions with others in class discussion and group activities.
- Contribute to establishing a positive culture of collaboration in the AVID classroom.
- Participate in Socratic seminars.
Curriculum Organizers and Learning Outcomes WICR – Cross-Curricular Reading Skills
It is expected that students will:
- Develop and apply pre-reading strategies to a variety of fiction and non-fiction reading material.
- Develop and apply paraphrasing and summarizing strategies to reading material presented in their academic classes.
- Demonstrate and understanding of test-taking vocabulary and apply that knowledge to increase their success on examination.
- Identify and use knowledge of word origins to increase their vocabulary and word attack skills.
- Distinguish between denotative and connotative meaning of words.
- Compare and contrast the literary presentation of similarly themed material.
3: Develop a College-Going Culture
In AVID, students will become familiar with apprenticeship, college and university entrance requirements and programs at Canadian post-secondary institutions. They will identify potential career pathways and ensure that they will complete the necessary course pre-requisites in high school.
Curriculum Organizers and Learning Outcomes Personal and Academic Goals
It is expected that students will:
- Identify areas of strength, interest and individual talent.
- Plan for ongoing personal and academic development.
- Research and document information about post-secondary educational opportunities and entrance requirements and fees for post-secondary programs.
- Develop a graduation plan for course selection for grades 11 and 12 which will ensure that entry requirements for post-secondary opportunities are met.
- Refine personal and academic goals.
Curriculum Organizers and Learning Outcomes AVID Portfolio
It is expected that students will:
- Understand the AVID Portfolio requirements.
- Demonstrate their ability to collect evidence for their portfolio.
4: AVID Tutorials
In AVID Tutorials students employ Writing, Inquiry, Collaboration and Reading strategies to clarify subject matter in academic courses. Costa’s 3 Levels of Inquiry guide their preparation of questions. Students may work together in small groups that are organized by academic subjects to further their understanding of the subject material.
Tutors who have been trained in AVID principles:
- Facilitate each tutorial group to maintain focus on the academic discussion.
- Guide the students through questioning to discover the best solution to each problem.
Curriculum Organizers and Learning Outcomes Tutorials
It is expected that students will:
- Prepare questions for their tutorial based on Costa’s 3 Levels of Inquiry.
- Summarize and reflect on their learning at the end of each tutorial.
- Demonstrate their ability to define a problem, develop an hypothesis, test the hypothesis and critically evaluate the result.
- Work collaboratively and respectfully with their peers and the AVID Tutors.
- Participate actively in the learning process by speaking, listening and interacting with the other tutorial participants.
- Use vocabulary appropriate to the subject area.