[L. avidus ]: eager for knowledge

1. Advancement Via Individual Determination [L. avidus]: eager for knowledge

2. Presenters • Rob Gira • AVID Center • Executive Vice President • 25 Years – AVID exp. • Timothy Bugno • AVID Center • Project Manager Curriculum • 15 Years – AVID exp.

3. Our Mission AVID’s mission is to close the achievement gap by preparing all students for college readiness and success in a global society

4. Participants’ AVID Experience • I know almost nothing about AVID • I have had some professional learning exposure to AVID and AVID strategies • I have used AVID strategies with my students or with other staff members • Our site has implemented AVID I am active on the AVID team • Move over, I can do this presentation

5. Session Outcomes Participants will: Understand AVID’s support for low-income students and Title I schools Understand AVID’s current transformative efforts Explore key issues on the horizon for schools, districts, and organizations engaged in college readiness efforts

6. Commit to Student Success with AVID

7. What is AVID? A schoolwide college readiness system A structured approach to rigorous curriculum Direct support structure for first-generation college-goers Professional development for educators

8. The AVID College Readiness System • AVID Secondary • AVID Elementary • AVID for Higher Education

9. The AVID College Readiness System AVID Elementary Embedded strategies in multi-subject, non-elective classrooms AVID Secondary AVID Elective: year-long elective offered on secondary sites AVID Schoolwide:strategies across all departments AVID for Higher Education AVID for Higher Education works with institutions of higher education to support students with the goal of increasing academic success, persistence, and completion rates.

10. College Readiness: What Have We Done and Learned in 30+ Years? Systems matter The AVID secondary elective develops college ready students Fidelity to implementation matters WICOR works Ongoing professional learning is critical Leadership by principals and school teams creates success for poor students

11. AVID Influencers Mary Catherine Swanson – educator extraordinaire Dr. Uri Treisman – math innovator Dr. Carol Dweck – effort-based thinker Dr. Robert Marzano – instructional innovator Dr. David Conley – college and career readiness expert

12. Dr. David Conley A college and career ready student possesses the content knowledge, strategies, skills, and techniques necessary to be successful in a postsecondary setting. Not every student needs exactly the same knowledge and skills to be college and career ready.A student’s college and career interests help identify the precise knowledge and skills the student needs.

13. Conley’s Four Keys Model

14. AVID’s Support for Title I Schools • AVID Elective • The AVID Elective Profile • Intensive 6-12 support for College Readiness • AVID Schoolwide • Researched-based Best Practices • All students supported through systemic transformation

15. AVID Elementary 50-60% Title I Schools Nearly 700 sites 25 States Research Based

16. What is AVID Elementary ? • Foundational component of the AVID College Readiness System (ACRS) • Sequential, foundational, organizational resources intended for the elementary teacher that teaches all ability levels in grades K-8 • AVID Strategies and philosophy of educational opportunities for all is threaded throughout the entire school day and across entire grade levels • Implementation is a two-year process that begins with Summer Institute and is accompanied by in-district coaching cycles.

17. The targeted focus areas… • Provide equal access to all students • Develop organizational skills • Instill student success skills • Inspire belief in academic rigor and success • Smoother transition and increased articulation across the feeder pattern • Identify students for AVID elective

18. Components of AVID Elementary Student Success Skills How “to do” school or the hidden curriculum Organization Agenda/Planner, Organizational Tool, Note-taking strategies, time management, goal setting L-WICOR/WICOR Lessons Sequential, progressive lessons that incorporate Writing to Learn, Inquiry, Collaboration, Organization, Reading to Learn or Learning to WICOR (L-WICOR) Partnerships Classroom, grade level, site, district, families, community

19. What to look for in an AVID Elementary Classroom… Student EMPOWERMENT Organizational Tools utilized FREQUENTLY, CONSISTENTLY, PRODUCTIVELY All students using NOTE-TAKING STRATEGIES Teachers and students engaged in ALL LEVELS OF THINKING and QUESTIONING RIGOR appropriate for each student

20. AVID Secondary for Title I Schools 4,000 sites total (60% Title I) 70% students on free and reduced lunch 45 states

21. How AVID Secondary works Acceleratesunder-achieving students who have potential into more rigorous courses Teaches academic and social skills not targeted in other classes Provides intensive support with in-class tutors and a strong student/teacher relationship Creates a positive peer group for students Develops a sense of hopeand personal achievement gained through hard work and determination

22. Schoolwide AVID Elementary and Secondary • Instruction • Culture • AVID is schoolwide when a strong AVID system transforms the • Leadership • Systems of a school ensuring college readiness for ALLstudents.

23. Expected Impact from Schoolwide AVID Schoolwide AVID will… • Increasein completion of college entrance requirements • Increase in school’s offerings of rigorous courses • Increase in student enrollment in rigorous courses • Increase in student attendance • Increase in teaching/instructional efficacy • Decrease in negative disciplinary referrals • Transform the school culture from college-eligible to college-ready

24. AVID Aligns with the Common Core

25. AVID: Inquiry-based Instruction is Key

26. AVID, Rigor and the CCSS • “. . . AVID strategies and methodologies prepare students for rigorous curriculum by involving every student in the room, not just those who usually participate in class discussions.” • AP English Teacher Many of the reading and writing strategies promoted through AVID will receive greater emphasis through CCSS. Common Core is not a big transition to AVID trained teachers. Mike Warner – TeacherEast Bakersfield High School

27. CCSS (continued) The Common Core State Standards are at a higher cognitive challenge level than many previous state standards + Getting to those higher levels requires greater student engagement in and ownership of learning

28. AVID and the Uncommon Core

29. Uncommon Core (continued) Evidence is mounting that “metacognitive learning skills” are as important as content knowledge (see Jan. 28 Commentary in Education Week) + Recent study from Rice Univ. finds positive correlation between conscientiousness — usually characterized as disciplined and achievement-oriented — and college grade point average

30. Major Components of a Model of Student Ownership of Learning

31. Why is Ownership of Learning Important? “Powerful learning is personal and learners are empowered to shape learning outcomes.” From: Norton, Famularo, Bennet, and Washington, 2010

32. Issues on the Horizon for Poor Students The Gender Gap Mounting debt/need for financial literacy Workforce readiness vs. college readiness District coherence around college readiness

33. Questions??

34. Thank You! Rob Gira Executive Vice President, Quality, Communications & Research rgira@avid.org Timothy Bugno Project Manager, Curriculum tbugno@avid.org