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Welcome to AVID Back-to-School Night! Freshman Year

Welcome to AVID Back-to-School Night! Discover the mission of AVID, the theme for 9th grade, AVID essentials, curriculum, grading, volunteer/community service, preparing for college, binder expectations, tutorials, and more.

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Welcome to AVID Back-to-School Night! Freshman Year

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  1. Welcome to AVID Back-to-School Night!Freshman Year

  2. The Mission of AVID The mission of AVID is to ensure that ALL students, and most especially the least served students who are in the middle: • will succeed in rigorous curriculum; • will complete a rigorous college preparatory path; • will enter mainstream activities of the school; • will increase their enrollment in four-year colleges; and • will become educated and responsible participants and leaders in a democratic society.

  3. What is the theme of 9th grade AVID? • We want all students to become GREAT: • Be Goal-oriented • Be Responsible • Be Erudite • HaveAwareness of Self • UseTeamwork

  4. What are the AVID Essentials in Grade 9? • Learn and refine AVID strategies for studying, planning, and organization. (Tutorial, Cornell Notes System, Binder Checks, IRCs) • Explore the many careers and colleges available to students. • Become familiar with the path to college

  5. A Sample Week in the AVID Elective AVID Curriculum includes: • Reading and Writing Curriculum • College and Career Preparation and Information • Collaborative, inquiry-based work (ex: Socratic Seminar)

  6. How is this class graded? • 25%: Binders • 25%: Assignments & IRC • 25%: Tutorials • 25%: Projects, Essays, Volunteer Work, Extracurriculars, & Portfolio

  7. Volunteer/Community Service • AVID students are required to participate in at least 15-hours of Community Service per semester. • Students must complete and return their “Volunteer Log” for credit. • Review Volunteer Criteria Carefully on the Volunteer Log (ex. working at for-profit organizations not volunteer)

  8. Extracurricular Activities • AVID students are required to participate in at least one club/sport/other extracurricular program per semester. • Students must complete and return their “Extracurricular Log” for credit.

  9. Preparing for College: College Entrance Tests Most 4-year colleges and universities require: • SAT-I or the ACT (American College Test) • Some colleges also require or recommend the SAT subject tests Students should take practice tests to become familiar with test formats: • All students take the PSAT through the school district. • This year, we will focus particularly strongly on test prep, with vocabulary and practice problems to help students prepare.

  10. Preparing for College: Grades and GPA • Sophomore year is the BIG year that GPA starts to count. • GPA is an average of the points earned for each class. Colleges look at academic GPA (focus on A-G courses). • A = 4 B = 3 C = 2 D = 1 F = 0 • Some Honors and all AP classes are weighted, which makes them worth an extra GPA point: • A= 5 B = 4 C = 2 D = 1 F = 0

  11. Interim Report Card (IRC) • IRC Must be completed with Parents/Significant Adult and signed. (Make sure you have access to Aeries/ABI!) • Students with a D or F in a class MUST get mandatory tutoring within two weeks of the IRC. • If students don’t get tutoring, they lose points in AVID.

  12. Binder Expectations • There is a strong organization system in place using the rings of the binders. • No loose papers!! • Assignment Calendar Complete: Every assignment / every period / every day. • 10 pages of Cornell Notes/week • Time management: Just 2 notes each day

  13. Cornell Notes • Cornell notes are a way to interact with notes that force students to look at their notes at least Three more times. • The purpose is to help students retain the knowledge they receive in class and to study more effectively.

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  16. Tutorials • Tutorials are like study groups: students ask each other questions in order to help each other understand concepts. • Tutorials are Inquiry focused – they involve the targeted use of questions to allow the student to figure out their problem for themselves.

  17. Tutorials • TRFs are Tutorial Request Forms • These are due at the beginning of each class on Tutorial days. • They are available online as well as provided in class a couple days before Tutorials (to allow students plenty of completion time). • Students must work their problem to their point of confusion (POC). • Students create a question based on POC.

  18. Portfolio • The portfolio is like a scrapbook of a student’s best work for the year. • This is created and worked on in the Elective class.

  19. And so much more… • College and Career Exploration • Advanced skills in reading and writing • Help with college application process • Support from peers and teachers

  20. Thank you for watching my Back-to-School Night Presentation! 9th Grade AVID Elective Teacher: Ms. Teryn Kravitz (510) 618-4600 x. 2356 Tkravitz@slusd.us

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