Wednesday, November 20

Tutorials and club meeting

Monday - Tuesday, November 18-19

1. Students should complete a TRF first. 
2. When their TRF is complete (they know what this is), then give them the Race Relations handout.
3. For the handout, they should answer all the questions on their own piece of paper.  They can write the reflection on the back. 
4. 2 questions for each level of inquiry on the topics from the handout.
5. If they finish, AVID time – Students should use the time to planner, binder, homework, note, to do list, etc.  This is not free time. 

Friday, November 8

11th- Finished Presentations, Binder check
9th/10th - Finished TRFs

Monday - Tuesday

Career cluster research                                                                     Name:

Go to http://www.careertech.org/career-clusters/glance/careerclusters.html

1.       Which career cluster are you researching first?

2.      Why?

Go to http://www.iseek.org/careers/clusters.html

3.       What did you learn on this page about your career cluster?

Explore the careers under this cluster (click on careers).

4.       How many careers were found?

5.      Which careers were the most interesting to you at first glance? (list at least 3)

6.      Of the careers you explored:

a.      Which had the highest wages and what were they?

b.      Which had the highest growth rate?  What was that rate?

c.       What did you notice about the education needed?

d.      What fields of study were recommended?

e.      What were some of the work tasks listed that interested you?

7.      Continue to explore careers within this cluster until you find a career you might want to pursue.  Change to another cluster if necessary.

8.      Once you have found a career that interests you, answer the following questions about that career:

a.      Wages?

b.      Growth Rate?

c.       Education needed?

d.      Fields of Study (major) recommended?

9.      Go to the university you would like to attend.  See if they offer the degree you need for that career.

10.  If not, find another university that does offer.  Find at least one university IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA that offers your chosen field of study.

11.  Which school are you going to use for the remainder of your research?

12.  Where is it located?

13.  Is it public or private?

14.  What are the school’s demographics?

15.  How much does this school charge for tuition only?

16.  Which college within your university offers your field of study?

17.  What are the admission requirements for getting into your university and/or college? 

a.      GPA:

b.      ACT/SAT:

c.       AA Degree?

d.      Prerequisite Courses?

e.      Other:

18.  List the individual courses you will have to take in order to graduate with this degree:

19.   In what year would you graduate with your final degree?

20.   On an attached paper, write a reflection about this assignment.  What have you learned?  What will you look for when you search for a career?  How has this changed your plans for the future?  You must write at least one page explaining the impact of this research.

Friday, November 1

Thursday I was out sick, but all AVID students should have completed their tutorials and turned in all TRF papers.

Friday:

11th:  Continued public speaking assignment, presenting a set of academic Cornell Notes to their classmates.
10th:  Acted out (charades style) their vocabulary words.  Test will be given next week.
9th:  Recreated the rubric for a life goals essay, which will be written in class. 

Monday - Friday, October 28 - November 1

9th grade: 

Monday - Tutorial Steps
Tuesday - Tutorials
Wednesday - Life Goals paper Rubric and sample
Thursday - Tutorials
Friday - Pep Rally

10th grade:

Monday - Tutorial Steps
Tuesday - Tutorials
Wednesday - Vocab Notes
Thursday - Tutorials
Friday - Acting out

11th grade:

Monday - Tutorial Steps
Tuesday - Tutorials
Wednesday - Public Speaking
Thursday - Tutorials
Friday - Public Speaking

Thursday, October 24

Tutorials

Thursday, October 17

Tutorials

Wednesday, October 16

PSAT administration - No makeup work

Tuesday, October 15

Tutorials in class.

10th graders:  You owe me another TRF on Thursday.

My favorite AVID students:

Working hard even during a free day:

Friday, October 11 and Monday October 14

9th Graders :

Friday

¢Finish GPA Goals

¢Show me a new set of Cornell Notes (created now) and the most recent ones you completed OUTSIDE OF CLASS for a binder grade. 

Monday:  

¢Learn when and how to say no

 

10th Graders:  Friday - Goodbye Le and Li!  Monday -  Vocab Cornell Notes

 

11th Graders:  Friday and Monday:  Finish ACT editing and peer writing

Wednesday, October 9 - Thursday, October 10

11th - FCAT Retakes party
10th/9th - Tutorials

Monday - Tuesday, October 7-8

AVID (1^st) 

1. ACT writing prompt.  30 minutes to respond 
2. AVID time – Students should use the time to planner, binder, homework, note, to do list, etc.  This is not free time. 

AVID (5^th)

1.  

žWrite four sentences using the word MUSE correctly.  It is a verb, so you can use:

¡MUSE, MUSING, MUSED, HAVE MUSED, HAVE BEEN MUSING

žIt is a verb, so you can’t use

¡MUSER (that’s a noun)

žYou will read one of the sentences aloud to the class.  The sentence you read must be true about you. 

žWhen you finish, planner, binder, notes, homework, TO DO LIST, Skyward, TRF

 

2.

ž  Continue working on the Vocab from yesterday.

ž  Write four sentences using each of the following words correctly:

¡  Meticulous – (adj) MUST DESCRIBE A PERSON

¡  Urbane – (adj)  MUST DESCRIBE A PERSON

¡  Sagacity – (n) IS A QUALITY THAT YOU HAVE

¡  Edify – (v) MUST BE USED AS AN ACTION

AVID time – Students should use the time to planner, binder, homework, note, to do list, etc.  This is not free time.  TRF IS DUE TOMORROW!

AVID (7^th period)

1.   Make a quadrant chart that includes:  Behavior, Social, Academic, and Pyschological.  For each quadrant, list 5 goals that you are working towards.  Then choose one major goal from each quadrant.  On a new paper, fill out a GPA chart for each of the goals you have chosen. 

G – What is your goal?

P-  What is your plan?

A – 6 actions that will get you there

Example:

G – I will have more parent contact this year.

P – I will contact parents through phone, email, and skyward. 

A – 1. Collect parent contact information  2. Remind101 texting  3.  Send messages through Skyward once a week  4.  Send postcards of Praise  5. Call parents at least once a week  6. Distribute website information through Skyward.

2.  Finish your goals from yesterday, then AVID time – Students should use the time to planner, binder, homework, note, to do list, etc.  This is not free time.  TRF IS DUE TOMORROW!

Friday, October 4

AVID 3:  Finished Cornell Notes from ACT book; Binder check
AVID 2:  Good luck, MA!  Binder check
AVID 1:  Guiding others  Binder check

*All classes received a photo release form to be returned ASAP*

Wednesday, October 2 - Thursday, October 3

Wednesday:  Philosophical Chairs - If you were absent or if you are unhappy with your grade, write a one page paper explaining one or both sides of the issue we discussed.  The question was:  Should teachers and students be allowed to pray openly in school?

Thursday:  We finished Tutorials from Tuesday. 

AVID 3/4:  Took Cornell Notes on pages 4-28 of the ACT prep book.
AVID 2 and AVID 1:  Cornell Note check and list of zeroes for every class.

*Skyward report due every Friday.  Field trip permission form due ASAP.  Sponsor and shirt money ASAP.*

Tuesday, October 1

All classes conducted tutorials.

Monday, September 23

TRFs due tomorrow!

AVID 1:  Public speaking, introduce your partner
AVID 3:  Glossary Gallery walk - Copy a classmate's notes on important terms to know
AVID 2:   

ž• Muse – (v) [myooz]: to become absorbed in thought; to turn something over in the mind (Sometimes she would sit and muse about the options for her future.)

ž• Meticulous – (adj) [muh-tik-yuh-luhs]: excessively careful; painstaking; scrupulous (The finicky millionaire was insistent that the housekeeper be meticulous in cleaning the bathrooms.)

ž• Urbane – (adj) [ur-beyn]: notably polite or polished in manner (Her urbane behavior made it obvious that this was not her first visit to a fine dining restaurant.)

ž• Sagacity – (n) [suh-gas-i-tee]: the quality of being keen in judgment (When selecting a college to attend, it is important to proceed with great sagacity.)

ž• Edify – (v) [ed-uh-fahy]: to instruct to improve, enlighten, or uplift (The motivational speaker related a personal experience in order to edify the audience.)

Thursday, September 19

Tutorials

Wednesday, September 18

AVID 1 - Levels of Inquiry - 4 questions for each of the levels of inquiry based on song lyrics
AVID 2 - GET IT TOGETHER
AVID 3 - Records and Checklists (Due Monday)

TRFs due tomorrow

Tuesday, September 17

AVID 1 - Mock Tutorials for AUTHENTICITY
AVID 2 - Mock Tutorials for Note taking
AVID 3 - GET IT TOGETHER!  Personal Information Sheet due Monday.

TRFs due Thursday

2013 AVID club with our Dream Wall

Friday, September 13

All classes worked on tutorials.

Thursday, September 12

AVID 1- Tutorials
AVID 2- TRFs
AVID 3- Tutorials

***Skywards due tomorrow***

September 11, 2013

All classes discussed the events of 9/11.  We also held our club meeting.  Don't forget to sign up for your sponsor. 

Tuesday, September 10

I checked your study buddy contract, your binder, and we discussed Tutorials.  AVID3 and AVID 1 received TRFs that are due on Thursday. 

Remind 101

To sign up for text reminders for class, send the message @advanceme to (352) 507-4344.

Monday, September 9

AVID 3 - We love AVID!  No makeup work
AVID 2- Intro to tutorials
AVID 1 - Intro to Tutorials

Thursday - Friday, September 5-6

Complete the following:

To Do Lists/Planners
Quality Notes for each class
2 questions for each level of inquiry based on lyrics
Root word handout
Study Buddy Contract

***No Skyward this week***

Tuesday, September 3

¢Finish portfolio and license plate

¢Dream wall

¢Resume

Friday, August 30

-Public Speaking practice
-Make your portfolio case

Due next Wednesday:  resume
Due next Friday:  Skyward report

Thursday, August 29

¢Skyward sheets (due every Friday)

¢Public Speaking

Wednesday, August 28

¢Binder check

¢Student resume (due next Wednesday)

Tuesday, August 27

We finished our Bingo game, then evaluated our latest sets of Cornell Notes.  Binder check tomorrow!

Monday, August 26

AVID time
Began our Bingo game
Be ready for a check on Cornell Notes and your Binder.

Friday, August 23

We worked on organizing our binders and discussed always being SLANTed in class.  Make sure you know (and practice) the SLANT!

Thursday, August 22

Today we talked about our requirements for taking Cornell Notes.  We perfected our techniques.  You will be required to take Cornell Notes in EVERY academic class EVERY day and you must complete EVERY step. 

Wednesday, August 21, 2013

How to Planner/Binder

1.All loose papers stored.

2.Check that all papers have the correct heading.

3.Flag or compile papers that need to be turned in or completed.

4.Check off tasks completed on your previous planner/agenda

5.Make a list of all items that must be finished in the next 24 hours.  Include small steps that might build up to a large assignment.

6.Prioritize the list. 

We also created our class expectations. 

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Monday - Tuesday, August 19-20

¢AVID overview

¢Week 1 requirements:

—Contract - Due Friday

—Binder - Due Monday

—Teacher greeting sign off sheet - Due Friday

¢Goals ABC - Due Wednesday

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AVID pays off!

Pyramid challenge