Weeks & Resources
AVID II Syllabus Costa's Level of Questioning Link to Google Classroom for AVID II Student Blogs
Collaborative Study Group Expectations Collaborative Study Group Prework Form Focused Note Feedback Form
College Green Light Scatter plot for Acceptance Rate AVID II Success Pyramid Competition Scoreboard
AVID Distance Learning Reflective Journal
Week 39: ALMOST THERE!!!
6/1- Day 176: Letter of Advice for AVID Freshmen coming up to 10th grade
6/2- Day 177: Letter of Persuasion for Grade Improvement
Option 1) How has AVID Helped you this year?
Option 2) Convince me why you deserve to have your grade raised 3 to 4 %.
6/3- Day 178: AVID Awards, Hall of Fame Votes and Final Day of class discussion/ Evaluation
6/4- Day 179: Movie Time
6/7- Day 180: Last Day thingy?
Week 38: "Most Likely to Succeed" and I will Contracts
5/24- Day 171: Finish "Most Likely to Succeed"
Have 2 Questions Posted by 12:30 on 5/25
5/25- Day 172: Socratic Seminar on "Most Likely to Succeed" and Education as a whole
5/26- Day 173: Living on a Dollar a Day Documentary
5/27- Day 174: Best Cereal Bracket Challenge
5/28- Day 175: Your Choice- Catch up day due to Water Damage at Rudy's house... GREAT!
Food Inc.
Vox: Does my Neighborhood determine my success?
Vox: Is Meritocracy a Myth?
Vox: Why are we lonely?
Vox: Why do Memes Matter?
Vox: How Does the Internet Work?
Week 37: Presentations and Socratic Seminars
5/17- Day 166: Problem Solution 5 Minute Thesis Project Presentation Day 1
5/18- Day 167: Problem Solution 5 Minute Thesis Project Presentation Day 2
5/19- Day 168: Problem Solution 5 Minute Thesis Project Presentation Day 3
5/20- Day 169: AP Gov't Test
5/21- Day 170: Start "Most Likely to Succeed"
Socratic Seminar on Education and "Most Likely to Succeed" on Tuesday
Week 36: Problem Solution Thesis Project
5/10- Day 161: Begin Problem Solution 5 Minute Thesis Project Research
1. Brainstorm Problems in Our School, Community, and World
2. Brainstorm Solutions
Problem Solution Speech Cards/ Prework
Helpful Website for prompts/ Ideas 18 Interesting Problem Solution Essay Topics Top 50 Problem Solution Essays You'll Love
You will have Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday to Create Your Slide and work on your presentation of your 5 minute thesis for your problem solution project.
***You will have NO LONGER than 5 Minutes*** Presentations will begin on Monday 5/17
**Your presentations will be graded based on How well you present the problem as well as how thoughtful your proposed solutions are*
Please review last years topics/ the topics provided above and send me your chosen topic ASAP- no one can have the same topic
5/11- Day 162: Day 1 of Problem Solution 5 Minute Thesis Project
5/12- Day 163: Day 2 of Problem Solution 5 Minute Thesis Project
5/13- Day 164: Day 3 of Problem Solution 5 Minute Thesis Project
5/14- Day 165: Day 4 of Problem Solution 5 Minute Thesis Project
Topics
Chib- Police Brutality Dayana- Youth Gangs
Maddison B - Too much Screen time for Children Ireland- teenage pregnancy
Rayyan- Gisselle- LGBTQ+ Discrimination/ Violence
Jessica- unemployment/ job opportunities Yoana
Jasmine - Homelessness in Hagerstown Joyeh- Toxic Masculinity
Ian - proper discipline of young children Madi T- Cigarette Addiction
Abby- Immigration Tommy- Depression
Breeze- Physically abusive relationships Andrew- A lot more work, A lot less learning (distance learning)
Week 35: Value of Sleep project
5/3- Day 156: Watch Inside the Teenage Brain- How is the Teenage Brain DIFFERENT? / Explanation of Russian Sleep Experiment from WWII
5/4- Day 157: Value of Sleep Mini Project- You and your partner will have today, tomorrow and Thursday to create a something that shows the value of proper sleep habits and why they matter. You MUST incorporate the information we have discussed so far this unit.
Some Ideas may include- creating a song, skit, video, campaign, story or anything else you get approved by myself. Good Luck and have fun. On Thursday you must also submit a justification of how you used 3 hours to create your project.
5/5- Day 158: Value of Sleep Mini Project Day 2
5/6- Day 159: Value of Sleep Mini Project Day 3
5/7- Day 160: Present projects and submit Sleep Bundle/ Work Day/ Check in with Rudy about grades
Week 34: Sleep Mini Unit
4/26- Day 151: Begin Regional College Speeches
1. Chib 5. Madi T 9. Breeze 13. Rayyan
2. Ian 6. Andrew 10. Maddison B 14. Dayana
3. Jasmine 7. Jessica 11. Abby 15. Yoana
4. Tommy 8. Gisselle 12. Joyeh 16. Ireland
4/27- Day 152: Day 2 of Regional College Speeches
4/28- Day 153: Sleep Intro Quiz/ Sleep Share Doc/ Get Sleep Log (Due Wednesday 5/5) Begin Reading and Taking notes on Honors Pysch Textbook- Sleep
4/29- Day 154: 30 minutes to continue notes/ 30 minutes watch and take notes on Matt Walker: Sleep is your Superpower
4/30- Day 155: Exploring Sleep Gallery Walk
Week 33: Regional College Research
4/19- Day 146: Day 5 to work on Regional College Research
4/20- Day 147: Day 6 to work on Regional College Research
4/21- Day 148: Day 7 to work on Regional College Research
4/22- Day 149: Day 8 to work on Regional College Research
4/23- Day 150: Study Hall Day with Dr. Yockel, In Dr. Yockel's room
Week 32: Presentations and Regional College Speeches
4/12- Day 141: Presentations of "Lord of the Flies AVID II Style"
4/13- Day 142: begin prepping/ researching for Regional College Essay instructions (You will not actually be writing the essay this year, instead you will be giving a speech on the requirements of the project) (You will have 8 Days to work on this project)
You MUST SELECT a Realistic Regional School and you CANNOT have researched it in AVID I or Middle School.
** I know many of you will whine and say you do not want to go there. Many of these schools are fantastic schools and are both affordable and offer great programs. YOU MUST FIND A WAY TO MAKE ONE OF THESE FIT FOR YOU FOR THIS ESSAY**
Suggestions
Shepherd University Shippensburg University Frostburg State University Mount St. Marys University
Towson University Goucher College Hood College St. Marys College of Maryland
Salisbury University UMBC McDaniel College Penn State Mont Alto
Stevenson University Shenandoah University Washington College Chesapeake College
York College of PA Bridgewater College Howard University Wilson College
Coppin State University Bowie State University Morgan State University University of Maryland Eastern Shore
4/14- Day 143: Day 2 to work on Regional College Research
4/15- Day 144: Day 3 to work on Regional College Research
4/16- Day 145: Day 4 to work on Regional College Research
Week 31: Welcome Back
4/6- Day 137: Continue "Lord of the Flies- AVID II Style"
4/7- Day 138: Blog #13 Due/ Continue "Lord of the Flies- AVID II Style" - Plot outline and Rough Draft of Narrative Due at 11:59PM
4/8- Day 139: Continue "Lord of the Flies- AVID II Style"
4/9- Day 140: Final Day to work on "Lord of the Flies- AVID II Style" - Google Slides portion due on Sunday at 11:59 PM
Week 30: Spring Break-Ish?
3/29- Day 134: Continue "Lord of the Flies- AVID II Style"
3/30- Day 135: Continue "Lord of the Flies- AVID II Style" Brainstorming due at 11:59PM
3/31- Day 136: Rudy Absent- Continue "Lord of the Flies- AVID II Style"
Week 29: Stress and Lord of the Flies-AVID II Style
3/22- Day 129: Day 3 of Dealing with Stress Project
3/23- Day 130: Finish Stress Rant Google Doc from day 124- In a new Color give your partner more advice on how to handle the stresses that they have. Once your partner is finished add at the BOTTOM of the document a reflection about your current stress level and how you plan to manage the "Upside" of that stress
3/24- Day 131: Organization Self Evaluation
3/25- Day 132: Start "Lord of the Flies- AVID II Style"- Rubric for Lord of the Flies- AVID II Style
3/26- Day 133: Continue "Lord of the Flies- AVID II Style"
Week 28: Stress Management
Blog #13: Revisit your Top Ten Statements to live by from Blog #12. Explain HOW you actually live by those statements. Provide specific examples to back up your claims. Due 4/7
3/15- Day 124: Stress introduction/Google Doc Stress "Rant"
1. You will have 30 minutes to type about whatever you are stressed about. IT should be a Rant. It should be a way to get the majority of those things off your chest. Please Type in Separate paragraphs based on the topic that you are stressed on.
2. Pick a partner that you are comfortable sharing with. Share the Doc With them.
3. On your PARTNERS Google Doc (The one they shared with you) Type in a different color your suggestions for dealing with that stress. Be as helpful as possible- this is designed to measure what you know about coping with stress now.
4. Share out the suggestions your partners gave you.
3/16- Day 125: How do you manage stress currently? / Time to catch up on Missing work for other courses
3/17- Day 126: Watch and Take notes on TED Talk on Stress and Dealing with Stress/ Time to Catch up on missing work for other courses
3/18- Day 127: Dealing with Stress Project day 1
3/19- Day 128: Dealing with Stress Project day 2
Week 27: Habits and Recordings
3/8- Day 119: Finish Day 118 Reading
3/9- Day 120: Discuss Blog 11/ Wrap up Reading for Atomic Habits
Post 2 Questions on Socratic Seminar Document by 8:30 AM on 3/10
3/10- Day 121: Habit Socratic Seminar
3/11- Day 122: Finish Habits Mini Unit Guide
3/12- Day 123: 1. Register for the AVID Virtual College fair on April 14th
2. Record a response for 3 of the following 6 videos- These will be used to recruit 8th Graders to please take it SERIOUSLY.
Why did you join AVID?
How has AVID helped support you?
Top Three Things you learned in AVID
How has AVID helped prepare you for College?
Complete the Sentence, AVID is...
What colleges have you been accepted to? Have you received any scholarships? (Not for Sophomores...)
Week 26: Finishing GLOW and Habits
Blog #12: Write Your Top 10 Statements to live by. Rank them from Most important to least important. Due 3/14
Rudy's top 10 Statements to live by
3/1- Day 114: GLOW- Scholarship Basics - Student response packet/ Reflection
3/2- Day 115: Collaborative Study Day
Math Collaborative Study Doc
English Collaborative Study Doc
Science Collaborative Study Doc
Social Studies Collaborative Study Doc
Other Collaborative Study Doc
3/3- Day 116: Collaborative Study Day
3/4- Day 117: Motivational Speech on Habits /Discussion of Good and Bad Habits/ Introduce Habits- 1% Better Everyday
3/5- Day 118: Start Habits Reading - DO NOT Read Pages 69-79, 152, 205, 229-233 and 251-253/ Homework- Begin Tracking your identified best and worst habits- As you Read keep a running list of all the Tips James Clear gives on Habit formation/ building better habits. Habits Mini Unit Guide
Week 25: Socratic Seminars and GLOW
2/22- Day 109: Introduction Statement on- Does Social Media Ruin Friendships? / Final Day to Prep for Socratic Seminar
Have 2 Questions Posted on the Socratic Seminar Document by 8:30 AM
2/23- Day 110: Socratic Seminar- Does Social Media Ruin Friendships?
Submit Social Media and Friendship Bundle- Adam Grant Ted Talk Notes, 3 Pages of Notes from Day 108 and Introduction statement
2/24- Day 111: Budgeting 102
2/25- Day 112: 1. Intro: How Much does College Cost?
-WHY THAT'S TOTALLY OKAY!
2.Review College Costs for Local Schools
3.Examine the Pros and Cons of each School on Google Slides
4.Research your Top Two schools for cost using CNN's How Much will that College Really Cost? and College Boards find Your Future Page
2/26- Day 113: Financial Aid 101 GLOW PPT - Overview of Financial Aid Process / 7.25 Myths about FASFA
Week 24: Friendships and Social Media
Blog #11: What matters to you? Due 2/28
2/16- Day 105: Finish 2020 Top 10 Job Skills collaborative Assignment
2/17- Day 106: Intro to Friendship with Stop Hanging out with Turkeys and Start Soaring with Eagles PPT/ Quickwrite: 5 minutes: Write about a Time when you friends influenced you in a positive or negative way/ Analysis of Friends/ Friendship Brainstorm Slides
2/18- Day 107: Reading "Chapter 16- Stop Hanging out with Turkeys and Start Soaring with the Eagles" & Adam Grant TED Talk: Are you a giver or a Taker? /Begin prep for Socratic Seminar on Friendship and Social Media
2/19- Day 108: Take 3 Pages of Notes on
Does Social Media Ruin Friendships?-
1. "Are Social Networking Sites good for our Society?" -
2. How Facebook has changed our friendships
3. AntiSocial Networking -
4.Reflection on True Friendship
5. What Do Happy Teens Do?
Week 23: GPA Analysis with Mr Yockel
2/8- Day 100: Day 3 of 2020 Top 10 Job Skills Collaborative assignment
2/9- Day 101: Present and discuss job skills
2/10- Day 102: Finish presentations/ life check in
2/11- Day 103: Day 1 of Future GPA Possibilities
2/12- Day 104: Day 2 of Future GPA Possibilities
Week 22: Job Skills
Blog Post #10- Select 2 of the skills from the Top 10 Job Skills list that we have been working with this week and discuss when you were/ utilized those skills. Be sure to consider how you could do this more in the future, what stood out to you about those specific situations and how you think it impacted you. Due 2/14
2/1- Day 95: Day to finish Review of your Researched College
2/2- Day 96: 2020 Top 10 Job Skills Collaborative assignment
2/3- Day 97: 2020 Top 10 Job Skills Collaborative assignment day 2
2/4- Day 98: Collaborative Study Day
Math Collaborative Study Doc
English Collaborative Study Doc
Science Collaborative Study Doc
Social Studies Collaborative Study Doc
Other Collaborative Study Doc
2/5- Day 99: Collaborative Study Day 2
Week 21: Scavenger Hunts and Virtual College Visits/ 4 year Plans
1/26- Day 91: AVID II Zoom Scavenger Hunt
1/27- Day 92: AVID Virtual College Tour Analysis II- You MUST PICK A PUBLIC SCHOOL THIS TIME
1/28- Day 93: Day 2 of AVID Virtual College Tour Analysis II Public School Version
1/29- Day 94: Share out Review of your Researched College
Week 20: Presentations
Blog Post #9- Instead of making a new years resolution, decide on one word that will be the theme for your year. Explain in specific detail why you choose that word and how it will apply to your year. Due 1/31
1/18- MLK DAY NO SCHOOL
1/19- Day 87: Day 2 of Presentations
1/20- Day 88: Day 3 of Presentations
1/21- Day 89: Day 4 of Presentations
1/22- Day 90: Finish Presentations/ Free Friday
Week 19: Communication 101 Projects
1/11- Day 82: Day 4 of Communication 101 Project
1/12- Day 83: Day 5 of Communication 101 Project-Submit Notes for Communication 101 Project
1/13- Day 84: Day 6 of Communication 101 Project
1/14- Day 85: Final Day of Communication 101 Project
1/15- Day 86: Start Presentations
Presentation Order
1. Ian and Yoana 5. Rayyan and Joyeh
2. Ireland and Jasmine 6. Dayana and Breeze
3. Abby and Jessica 7. Madi and Maddison
4. Andrew and Tommy 8. Chib and Gisselle
Week 18: Welcome Back, Y'all
Blog Post #8- Reflect on blog posts, 2, 3, 5 and 6. Are you living up to your Words? You must quote Yourself in your post. Due 1/17
1/4- Day 77: Continuation of Interview dialogue or start AVID II Communication 101 Project
1/5- Day 78: Day 1 of AVID II Communication 101 Project
1/6- Day 79: Day 2 of AVID II Communication 101 Project
1/7- Day 80: Day to process 1/6
1/8- Day 81: Day 3 of AVID II Communication 101 Project
Topics and Groups
Madison and Maddison- When should we be able to buy tobacco, drink alcohol, vote, fight in a war and drive?
Jasmine and Ireland- Is it harder being a girl?
Dayana and Breeze- When does discipline become child abuse?
Andrew and Tommy- Should Students be able to grade their teachers?
Chib and Gisselle- Should video games be considered a work of art?
Yoana and Ian- Is it possible for online learning to be effective as face to face?
Rayyan and Joyeh- Does it matter where you go to college?
Abby and Jessica - Are Adults Hurting Young Children by Pushing them to Achieve?
Week 17: We made it!
12/21- Day 75: Day to Interview Mr Rudy and Mr Yockel- Start 2020 AVID II Interview Feedback
12/22- Day 76: Finish 2020 AVID II Interview Feedback/ How to Draw the Grinch
Week 16: Interviews
Blog 7: Current Event- pick anything that is currently happening in the world/ recently happened and react to it. Be sure to be reflective and explain why you believe it is important/ worth examining. Due 1/3
12/14- Day 70: Interviews Day 1
1. Chib 6. Ireland 11. Madi 16. Gisselle
2. Ian 7. Jessica 12. Joyeh
3. Dayana 8. Jasmine 13. Andrew
4. Yoana 9. Maddison 14. Abby
5. Tommy 10. Rayyan 15. Breeze
12/15- Day 71: Interviews Day 2
12/16- Day 72: Interviews Day 3
12/17- Day 73: Extra day if needed for interviews
12/18- Day 74: Watch "Why the Best Hire Might Not be the Perfect Resume" and Response to prompt on Google Classroom- When was the last time you experienced Failure? How did you respond to it? Would you define yourself as resilient? Why does being resilient matter to being successful? How Does this TED talk Apply to your Story/ Resume?
Week 15: Resumes and Being a "Scrapper"
12/7- Day 65: Day to Work on Resume Project
12/8- Day 66: Class Cancelled due to School Wide Motivational Speaker
12/9- Day 67: Math Collaborative Study Doc
English Collaborative Study Doc
Science Collaborative Study Doc
Social Studies Collaborative Study Doc
Other Collaborative Study Doc
12/10- Day 68: Collaborative Study Day- Reflection Due by 11:59- One page reflection using the format- What? So What? Now What?
Google Form Link
12/11- Day 69: Peer Edit Resume Project/ Prep for Mock College Interviews
Interviews Start MONDAY!
Week 14: Resumes
Blog Post #6: Reflect on "The difference between successful people and failures is the amount of time they spend outside of their comfort zone." Watch "How Your Comfort Zone can Ruin You" /Comfort zone Picture / "Where the Magic Happens" / The 2% Mindset / Due 12/13
11/30- Day 60: Motivational Video/ Time Log Reflection
12/1- Day 61: Vent Day- Please Complete the Following Share Doc- These are Stressful times, lets embrace it
12/2- Day 62: Class discussion of Blog 5
12/3- Day 63: Resume Project - Sample Resume, Resume Tips PPT , High School Activities Sheet Google Doc
For your Interview- If you do not use your Camera, you will Earn a failing grade. In a normal interview would a job, college or anyone pick someone who didn't use their camera?
12/4- Day 64: Day to Work on Resume Project
Week 13: Wrapping up Time Management/ Thanksgiving
11/23- Day 58: Your choice- Pick on Video Below and write a reflection on Thomas Franks main points
How to Build Self Discipline Thomas Frank
How to ACTUALLY stop wasting Time on the Internet Thomas Frank
5 ways to Build Focus and Concentration Thomas Frank
“I Don’t Feel like It…” Is a mindset for Amateurs Thomas Frank
Submit Time Management Bundle Google Slides by 11:59
11/24- Day 59: Random Search Activity!!
This or That
11/25-Please take a needed break from work- You have been working hard in this class and in school throughout a Global Pandemic. I am not assigning any formalized work over this time.
11/26- Thanksgiving- get a good run in
11/27- Don't Spend too much Money
Week 12: Time Management
Blog #5- Reflect on the Quote "Success is not owned, It is leased and rent is due Everyday"- JJ Watt Due 11/29
11/16- Day 53: Introduce Time Log - Watch and Take notes on Inside the Mind of a Master Procrastinator
11/17- Day 54: Focus and Concentration Thomas Frank- Cornell Notes / Sketch Note sub Topics of "Peak Performance" By Steve Magness chapter 3 "Stress Yourself" and Chapter 7 "Minimalist to be a Maximalist" For Educational Purposes only- Please don't Sue me!
-Each Paragraph should have a sentence/ bullet point summary for it
-Each Section (Example "Perfect Practice") should have a graphic for it
Optional viewing- The Art and Science of Lasting Peak Performance- Brad Stulberg
5 Key Takeaways from Peak Performance
11/18- Day 55: Continue Sketch Noting Peak Performance
11/19- Day 56: Continue Sketch Noting Peak Performance
Must have two Questions posted on Socratic Seminar Doc by 8:30 AM 11/20
11/20- Day 57: Socratic Seminar on Peak Performance- Stress Yourself and Minimalist to be a Maximalist
Week 11: Report Card Reflections and Getting our AVID on
11/9- Day 48: MP 1 Report Card Reflection
1. What were your best grades? Why did you excel in those classes? What is different about those compared to the classes you struggle with?
2. What was your worst class? What contributed to this grade? How do you plan to fix that this marking period?
3. What do your teacher comments say about you? How did you react to the highlighted comments? How will you fix them?
11/10- Day 49: Final Draft of College Entrance Essay Due at 11:59 PM
11/11- Day 50: Math Collaborative Study Doc
English Collaborative Study Doc
Science Collaborative Study Doc
Social Studies Collaborative Study Doc
Other Collaborative Study Doc
11/12- Day 51: Collaborative Study Day- Reflection Due by 11:59- One page reflection using the format- What? So What? Now What?
Google Form Link
11/13- Day 52: On Your Own- Rudy Absent- WICOR Evaluation
Week 10: End of MP 1- Finishing College Entrance Essays
11/2- Day 44: Rough Draft of Your College Entrance Essay
11/3- Election Day- I believe this day should be a national holiday so I am not assigning any work. However this would be a great time to get ahead in the writing process
11/4- Day 45: Finish your Rough Draft of Your College Entrance Essay- Due by 11:59- have all components of the College Application Essay Project Complete
11/5- Day 46: Peer Editing College Entrance Essays- Please DO NOT type names as this is meant to be anonymous. I would HIGHLY recommend copying the essay you are assigned to another google doc, then when you are done recopying the marked up version back to the original doc as this will probably get VERY confusing.
Directions
1. Read the Essay Through the first Time- Write an explanation at the end of how well the author addressed the prompt, may an argument and met the requirements of the assignment. Was it less than 1,000 words? Type in RED
2. Second time reading through the Essay- Check for grammar and spelling mistakes- give feedback in BLUE
3. Third time reading through- give feedback on the organization of the essay- does the structure help the author prove their point or could it be reorganized? Write in ORANGE
4. Final Time- Highlight in Yellow the three best points of the essay
11/6- Day 47: Finish Peer Editing/ Write the reflection of the people that Peer edited your papers
Week 9: College Entrance Essays and Ending MP 1
10/26- Day 39: Prewriting College Entrance Essays
10/27- Day 40: Outlining College Entrance Essays
10/28- Day 41: Collaborative Study Days- Consider your current work in your other classes- Identify specific subjects and concepts that are giving you problems. Fill out the collaborative doc for that subject. Once you have completed that part of the process examine the other questions that your classmates have posted. Work together to help each other solve your points of confusion- Your name should pop up Atleast four times- 1 time for a question and 3 for suggestions
Math Collaborative Study Doc
English Collaborative Study Doc
Science Collaborative Study Doc
Social Studies Collaborative Study Doc
Other Collaborative Study Doc
10/29- Day 42: Day 2 of Collaborative Study Day
10/30- Day 43: Drafting College Entrance Essays
Week 8: Finish GLOW and Collaborative Study Days
10/19- Day 34: Credit 301 - Credit Card research
10/20- Day 35: Collaborative Study Days- Consider your current work in your other classes- Identify specific subjects and concepts that are giving you problems. Fill out the collaborative doc for that subject. Once you have completed that part of the process examine the other questions that your classmates have posted. Work together to help each other solve your points of confusion- Your name should pop up Atleast four times- 1 time for a question and 3 for suggestions
Math Collaborative Study Doc
English Collaborative Study Doc
Science Collaborative Study Doc
Social Studies Collaborative Study Doc
Other Classes Collaborative Study Doc
10/21- Day 36: Day 2 of Collaborative Study Days
10/22- Day 37: Vent Day- Please Complete the Following Share Doc- These are Stressful times, lets embrace it.
10/23- Day 38: Start College Application Essay Project - WHOLE PROCESS- All day on Prewriting
Week 7: Virtual College Visits and Credit
Blog #4: What is the last thing that you did that you are EXTREMELY PROUD OF? What went into that accomplishment? What can you takeaway from that accomplishment and apply to the rest of your life? Due 10/25
10/12- Day 30: Virtual College Tour using Campustours.com- AVID Virtual College Tour Analysis
10/13- Day 31: Study Day/ Day 2 of Virtual College Tours
10/14- Day 32: Credit 101 Student Packet Credit Presentation BE SURE TO ANNOTATE WITH KAMI!
10/15- Day 33: Credit 201 Student Packet 201 Presentation
10/16- Association Day- No School!
Week 6: Finishing Planning and Organization
10/5- Day 25: 1 Do you know HOW to Study? 2 How well do you Actually Study? Discussion
Studying for Exams Crash Course
The Most Powerful Way to Remember what you Study- Thomas Frank
8 Habits of Highly Successful Students
Watch and Take Cornell Notes on Videos Independently
Develop Three High Quality questions about how these topics can be applied to AVID and High School Success.
10/6- Day 26: Tie up Loose ends of Study Skills Unit/ Exploration based on Needs
Test Anxiety Thomas Frank
10 Ways to Avoid Making Stupid Mistakes on Exams Thomas Frank
How to Take Notes Faster Thomas Frank
How to Study Effectively with Flashcards Thomas Frank
Sketch Noting + Cornell Notes
Based off Latest Tips develop your own top ten habits of how you can improve your studying.
10/7- Day 27: Catch up Day from the past three days in class- You will submit Notes from Planning and Organization Crash Course, Notes from Readings on Friday, and a total of 4 sets of notes from Monday and Tuesday
Total of 7 notes- and Yes there should be evidence that you interacted with them after taking the notes.
10/8- Day 28: World Championship of the World Planning and Organization Show Down!!
10/9- Day 29: College 101 lecture / Discussion on Blog #3
Week 5: Fixing SHHS and Planning and Organizing
Blog Post #3- Reflect on the Guru Story - Due 10/11
9/28- Day 20: What are the problems with South High?- Jamboard/ How can we Fix them? (Break out Rooms)
9/29- Day 21: 60 second speech presenting your ideas to the class- QUESTION THEM! Connect to Tutorial
9/30- Day 22: Present solutions from Break out rooms- QUESTION EACH OTHER
10/1- Day 23: Quick write: On a Scale of 1 to 10 how well do you plan and organize your life? Justify your Answer
Take Cornell Notes on Planning and Organization Crash Course- How do our AVID Strategies Apply to his suggestions?
10/2- Day 24: 6 Habits of Successful Students Reading
How to get more Work Done in Less time Reading- Take Notes on the Readings
Develop Three High Quality Questions about How these habits/ Tips can be applied to AVID and High School Success
Post your questions on the Planning and Organization Share Doc
Week 4: Finishing Speeches and Taking Notes With a Purpose
9/21- Day 15: Finish Speeches
9/22- Day 16: Revisit Forgetting Curve / What do Top Students do Differently?- TED Talk -Notes/ Importance of Note Taking - THE CORNELL WAY / Revise by Highlighting and Marking up your notes
9/23- Day 17: Create 1 month and 3 month Goals/ Quit Social Media- TED Talk/ Revise by Reflecting on the topic and Using Blue and Red Pens
9/24- Day 18: TED Talk: Why our Screens Make us less happy Notes/ Revise by Sketch Noting the Main Ideas (see video below for Sketch Noting Technique
9/25- Day 19: Share Photos of Notes In this Google Slides on the slide with your name- Discuss What works and what Doesn't. Create a "Top 5 Must Dos For your Note Taking"
Week 3: Speeches and Check-ins
Blog Post #2: Watch this Speech then reflect on the Quote- "Tough Times Don't Last, Tough People do."- Due 9/27
9/14- Day 10: Top 5 Moments that Made you, you speeches 1-4
9/15- Day 11: Top 5 Moments that Made you, you speeches 5-8
9/16- Day 12: Answer on this Document- What are some of your Victories with Distance Learning so far this year? What are some of your challenges? How can we work to improve those struggles? What classes do you need more support in? What topics are challenging you?
9/17- Day 13: Top 5 moments that Made you, you speeches 9-12
9/18- Day 14: Top 5 moments that Made you, you speeches 13-16
Week 2: Top 5 moments that Made you, You
9/7- Labor Day- No School
9/8- Day 6: Finish Mr Rudy's life story/ Introduce Top 5 moments that Made you, You Speech
9/9- Day 7: Discussion of Blog/ time to Work on Top 5 moment that Made you, you Speech (Must submit "script" on Google classroom)
9/10- Day 8: Work day- Time to Work on Top 5 moments, Blog, or any other academic concerns
9/11- Day 9: Blog #1 Due & AVID Distance Learning Reflective Journal Due by 11:59/ Begin Top 5 Moments Speeches
Google Doc Sign up Order
Week 1: Welcome "Back!"
Blog 1: How did the Corona Pandemic Challenge you? What did you struggle with? How did you grow as a person? If you could go back to March 13th (When school closed) What would you do differently? Due Friday 9/11
8/31- Day 1: Welcome Back/ Expectations/ Syllabus / Get to Know you "Games"/ Advice from Last Years AVID Class
Get to know you "Games"- What is one thing that you love that other people hate? What thing that you HATE that other people love?
HW- FIRST GRADE- Student Information Form- Pandemic Edition! Due by Wednesday 9/2
9/1- Day 2: Padlet Discussion- What do you want to get out of AVID This year? (respond below)
My view for AVID this year...
9/2- Day 3: Debrief first 3 days of school/ What Students Really need to hear
HW- How Will you overcome challenges in the classes that you are worried about? Create a DETAILED plan of what you will do when you start to struggle.
9/3- Day 4: Preview and discuss AVID Distance Learning Reflective Journal / Share Mr Rudy's Life Story Day 1
9/4- Day 5: Share Mr Rudy's Life Story Day 2
6/1- Day 176: Letter of Advice for AVID Freshmen coming up to 10th grade
6/2- Day 177: Letter of Persuasion for Grade Improvement
Option 1) How has AVID Helped you this year?
Option 2) Convince me why you deserve to have your grade raised 3 to 4 %.
6/3- Day 178: AVID Awards, Hall of Fame Votes and Final Day of class discussion/ Evaluation
6/4- Day 179: Movie Time
6/7- Day 180: Last Day thingy?
Week 38: "Most Likely to Succeed" and I will Contracts
5/24- Day 171: Finish "Most Likely to Succeed"
Have 2 Questions Posted by 12:30 on 5/25
5/25- Day 172: Socratic Seminar on "Most Likely to Succeed" and Education as a whole
5/26- Day 173: Living on a Dollar a Day Documentary
5/27- Day 174: Best Cereal Bracket Challenge
5/28- Day 175: Your Choice- Catch up day due to Water Damage at Rudy's house... GREAT!
Food Inc.
Vox: Does my Neighborhood determine my success?
Vox: Is Meritocracy a Myth?
Vox: Why are we lonely?
Vox: Why do Memes Matter?
Vox: How Does the Internet Work?
Week 37: Presentations and Socratic Seminars
5/17- Day 166: Problem Solution 5 Minute Thesis Project Presentation Day 1
5/18- Day 167: Problem Solution 5 Minute Thesis Project Presentation Day 2
5/19- Day 168: Problem Solution 5 Minute Thesis Project Presentation Day 3
5/20- Day 169: AP Gov't Test
5/21- Day 170: Start "Most Likely to Succeed"
Socratic Seminar on Education and "Most Likely to Succeed" on Tuesday
Week 36: Problem Solution Thesis Project
5/10- Day 161: Begin Problem Solution 5 Minute Thesis Project Research
1. Brainstorm Problems in Our School, Community, and World
2. Brainstorm Solutions
Problem Solution Speech Cards/ Prework
Helpful Website for prompts/ Ideas 18 Interesting Problem Solution Essay Topics Top 50 Problem Solution Essays You'll Love
You will have Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday to Create Your Slide and work on your presentation of your 5 minute thesis for your problem solution project.
***You will have NO LONGER than 5 Minutes*** Presentations will begin on Monday 5/17
**Your presentations will be graded based on How well you present the problem as well as how thoughtful your proposed solutions are*
Please review last years topics/ the topics provided above and send me your chosen topic ASAP- no one can have the same topic
5/11- Day 162: Day 1 of Problem Solution 5 Minute Thesis Project
5/12- Day 163: Day 2 of Problem Solution 5 Minute Thesis Project
5/13- Day 164: Day 3 of Problem Solution 5 Minute Thesis Project
5/14- Day 165: Day 4 of Problem Solution 5 Minute Thesis Project
Topics
Chib- Police Brutality Dayana- Youth Gangs
Maddison B - Too much Screen time for Children Ireland- teenage pregnancy
Rayyan- Gisselle- LGBTQ+ Discrimination/ Violence
Jessica- unemployment/ job opportunities Yoana
Jasmine - Homelessness in Hagerstown Joyeh- Toxic Masculinity
Ian - proper discipline of young children Madi T- Cigarette Addiction
Abby- Immigration Tommy- Depression
Breeze- Physically abusive relationships Andrew- A lot more work, A lot less learning (distance learning)
Week 35: Value of Sleep project
5/3- Day 156: Watch Inside the Teenage Brain- How is the Teenage Brain DIFFERENT? / Explanation of Russian Sleep Experiment from WWII
5/4- Day 157: Value of Sleep Mini Project- You and your partner will have today, tomorrow and Thursday to create a something that shows the value of proper sleep habits and why they matter. You MUST incorporate the information we have discussed so far this unit.
Some Ideas may include- creating a song, skit, video, campaign, story or anything else you get approved by myself. Good Luck and have fun. On Thursday you must also submit a justification of how you used 3 hours to create your project.
5/5- Day 158: Value of Sleep Mini Project Day 2
5/6- Day 159: Value of Sleep Mini Project Day 3
5/7- Day 160: Present projects and submit Sleep Bundle/ Work Day/ Check in with Rudy about grades
Week 34: Sleep Mini Unit
4/26- Day 151: Begin Regional College Speeches
1. Chib 5. Madi T 9. Breeze 13. Rayyan
2. Ian 6. Andrew 10. Maddison B 14. Dayana
3. Jasmine 7. Jessica 11. Abby 15. Yoana
4. Tommy 8. Gisselle 12. Joyeh 16. Ireland
4/27- Day 152: Day 2 of Regional College Speeches
4/28- Day 153: Sleep Intro Quiz/ Sleep Share Doc/ Get Sleep Log (Due Wednesday 5/5) Begin Reading and Taking notes on Honors Pysch Textbook- Sleep
4/29- Day 154: 30 minutes to continue notes/ 30 minutes watch and take notes on Matt Walker: Sleep is your Superpower
4/30- Day 155: Exploring Sleep Gallery Walk
Week 33: Regional College Research
4/19- Day 146: Day 5 to work on Regional College Research
4/20- Day 147: Day 6 to work on Regional College Research
4/21- Day 148: Day 7 to work on Regional College Research
4/22- Day 149: Day 8 to work on Regional College Research
4/23- Day 150: Study Hall Day with Dr. Yockel, In Dr. Yockel's room
Week 32: Presentations and Regional College Speeches
4/12- Day 141: Presentations of "Lord of the Flies AVID II Style"
4/13- Day 142: begin prepping/ researching for Regional College Essay instructions (You will not actually be writing the essay this year, instead you will be giving a speech on the requirements of the project) (You will have 8 Days to work on this project)
You MUST SELECT a Realistic Regional School and you CANNOT have researched it in AVID I or Middle School.
** I know many of you will whine and say you do not want to go there. Many of these schools are fantastic schools and are both affordable and offer great programs. YOU MUST FIND A WAY TO MAKE ONE OF THESE FIT FOR YOU FOR THIS ESSAY**
Suggestions
Shepherd University Shippensburg University Frostburg State University Mount St. Marys University
Towson University Goucher College Hood College St. Marys College of Maryland
Salisbury University UMBC McDaniel College Penn State Mont Alto
Stevenson University Shenandoah University Washington College Chesapeake College
York College of PA Bridgewater College Howard University Wilson College
Coppin State University Bowie State University Morgan State University University of Maryland Eastern Shore
4/14- Day 143: Day 2 to work on Regional College Research
4/15- Day 144: Day 3 to work on Regional College Research
4/16- Day 145: Day 4 to work on Regional College Research
Week 31: Welcome Back
4/6- Day 137: Continue "Lord of the Flies- AVID II Style"
4/7- Day 138: Blog #13 Due/ Continue "Lord of the Flies- AVID II Style" - Plot outline and Rough Draft of Narrative Due at 11:59PM
4/8- Day 139: Continue "Lord of the Flies- AVID II Style"
4/9- Day 140: Final Day to work on "Lord of the Flies- AVID II Style" - Google Slides portion due on Sunday at 11:59 PM
Week 30: Spring Break-Ish?
3/29- Day 134: Continue "Lord of the Flies- AVID II Style"
3/30- Day 135: Continue "Lord of the Flies- AVID II Style" Brainstorming due at 11:59PM
3/31- Day 136: Rudy Absent- Continue "Lord of the Flies- AVID II Style"
Week 29: Stress and Lord of the Flies-AVID II Style
3/22- Day 129: Day 3 of Dealing with Stress Project
3/23- Day 130: Finish Stress Rant Google Doc from day 124- In a new Color give your partner more advice on how to handle the stresses that they have. Once your partner is finished add at the BOTTOM of the document a reflection about your current stress level and how you plan to manage the "Upside" of that stress
3/24- Day 131: Organization Self Evaluation
3/25- Day 132: Start "Lord of the Flies- AVID II Style"- Rubric for Lord of the Flies- AVID II Style
3/26- Day 133: Continue "Lord of the Flies- AVID II Style"
Week 28: Stress Management
Blog #13: Revisit your Top Ten Statements to live by from Blog #12. Explain HOW you actually live by those statements. Provide specific examples to back up your claims. Due 4/7
3/15- Day 124: Stress introduction/Google Doc Stress "Rant"
1. You will have 30 minutes to type about whatever you are stressed about. IT should be a Rant. It should be a way to get the majority of those things off your chest. Please Type in Separate paragraphs based on the topic that you are stressed on.
2. Pick a partner that you are comfortable sharing with. Share the Doc With them.
3. On your PARTNERS Google Doc (The one they shared with you) Type in a different color your suggestions for dealing with that stress. Be as helpful as possible- this is designed to measure what you know about coping with stress now.
4. Share out the suggestions your partners gave you.
3/16- Day 125: How do you manage stress currently? / Time to catch up on Missing work for other courses
3/17- Day 126: Watch and Take notes on TED Talk on Stress and Dealing with Stress/ Time to Catch up on missing work for other courses
3/18- Day 127: Dealing with Stress Project day 1
3/19- Day 128: Dealing with Stress Project day 2
Week 27: Habits and Recordings
3/8- Day 119: Finish Day 118 Reading
3/9- Day 120: Discuss Blog 11/ Wrap up Reading for Atomic Habits
Post 2 Questions on Socratic Seminar Document by 8:30 AM on 3/10
3/10- Day 121: Habit Socratic Seminar
3/11- Day 122: Finish Habits Mini Unit Guide
3/12- Day 123: 1. Register for the AVID Virtual College fair on April 14th
2. Record a response for 3 of the following 6 videos- These will be used to recruit 8th Graders to please take it SERIOUSLY.
Why did you join AVID?
How has AVID helped support you?
Top Three Things you learned in AVID
How has AVID helped prepare you for College?
Complete the Sentence, AVID is...
What colleges have you been accepted to? Have you received any scholarships? (Not for Sophomores...)
Week 26: Finishing GLOW and Habits
Blog #12: Write Your Top 10 Statements to live by. Rank them from Most important to least important. Due 3/14
Rudy's top 10 Statements to live by
3/1- Day 114: GLOW- Scholarship Basics - Student response packet/ Reflection
3/2- Day 115: Collaborative Study Day
Math Collaborative Study Doc
English Collaborative Study Doc
Science Collaborative Study Doc
Social Studies Collaborative Study Doc
Other Collaborative Study Doc
3/3- Day 116: Collaborative Study Day
3/4- Day 117: Motivational Speech on Habits /Discussion of Good and Bad Habits/ Introduce Habits- 1% Better Everyday
3/5- Day 118: Start Habits Reading - DO NOT Read Pages 69-79, 152, 205, 229-233 and 251-253/ Homework- Begin Tracking your identified best and worst habits- As you Read keep a running list of all the Tips James Clear gives on Habit formation/ building better habits. Habits Mini Unit Guide
Week 25: Socratic Seminars and GLOW
2/22- Day 109: Introduction Statement on- Does Social Media Ruin Friendships? / Final Day to Prep for Socratic Seminar
Have 2 Questions Posted on the Socratic Seminar Document by 8:30 AM
2/23- Day 110: Socratic Seminar- Does Social Media Ruin Friendships?
Submit Social Media and Friendship Bundle- Adam Grant Ted Talk Notes, 3 Pages of Notes from Day 108 and Introduction statement
2/24- Day 111: Budgeting 102
2/25- Day 112: 1. Intro: How Much does College Cost?
-WHY THAT'S TOTALLY OKAY!
2.Review College Costs for Local Schools
3.Examine the Pros and Cons of each School on Google Slides
4.Research your Top Two schools for cost using CNN's How Much will that College Really Cost? and College Boards find Your Future Page
2/26- Day 113: Financial Aid 101 GLOW PPT - Overview of Financial Aid Process / 7.25 Myths about FASFA
Week 24: Friendships and Social Media
Blog #11: What matters to you? Due 2/28
2/16- Day 105: Finish 2020 Top 10 Job Skills collaborative Assignment
2/17- Day 106: Intro to Friendship with Stop Hanging out with Turkeys and Start Soaring with Eagles PPT/ Quickwrite: 5 minutes: Write about a Time when you friends influenced you in a positive or negative way/ Analysis of Friends/ Friendship Brainstorm Slides
2/18- Day 107: Reading "Chapter 16- Stop Hanging out with Turkeys and Start Soaring with the Eagles" & Adam Grant TED Talk: Are you a giver or a Taker? /Begin prep for Socratic Seminar on Friendship and Social Media
2/19- Day 108: Take 3 Pages of Notes on
Does Social Media Ruin Friendships?-
1. "Are Social Networking Sites good for our Society?" -
2. How Facebook has changed our friendships
3. AntiSocial Networking -
4.Reflection on True Friendship
5. What Do Happy Teens Do?
Week 23: GPA Analysis with Mr Yockel
2/8- Day 100: Day 3 of 2020 Top 10 Job Skills Collaborative assignment
2/9- Day 101: Present and discuss job skills
2/10- Day 102: Finish presentations/ life check in
2/11- Day 103: Day 1 of Future GPA Possibilities
2/12- Day 104: Day 2 of Future GPA Possibilities
Week 22: Job Skills
Blog Post #10- Select 2 of the skills from the Top 10 Job Skills list that we have been working with this week and discuss when you were/ utilized those skills. Be sure to consider how you could do this more in the future, what stood out to you about those specific situations and how you think it impacted you. Due 2/14
2/1- Day 95: Day to finish Review of your Researched College
2/2- Day 96: 2020 Top 10 Job Skills Collaborative assignment
2/3- Day 97: 2020 Top 10 Job Skills Collaborative assignment day 2
2/4- Day 98: Collaborative Study Day
Math Collaborative Study Doc
English Collaborative Study Doc
Science Collaborative Study Doc
Social Studies Collaborative Study Doc
Other Collaborative Study Doc
2/5- Day 99: Collaborative Study Day 2
Week 21: Scavenger Hunts and Virtual College Visits/ 4 year Plans
1/26- Day 91: AVID II Zoom Scavenger Hunt
1/27- Day 92: AVID Virtual College Tour Analysis II- You MUST PICK A PUBLIC SCHOOL THIS TIME
1/28- Day 93: Day 2 of AVID Virtual College Tour Analysis II Public School Version
1/29- Day 94: Share out Review of your Researched College
Week 20: Presentations
Blog Post #9- Instead of making a new years resolution, decide on one word that will be the theme for your year. Explain in specific detail why you choose that word and how it will apply to your year. Due 1/31
1/18- MLK DAY NO SCHOOL
1/19- Day 87: Day 2 of Presentations
1/20- Day 88: Day 3 of Presentations
1/21- Day 89: Day 4 of Presentations
1/22- Day 90: Finish Presentations/ Free Friday
Week 19: Communication 101 Projects
1/11- Day 82: Day 4 of Communication 101 Project
1/12- Day 83: Day 5 of Communication 101 Project-Submit Notes for Communication 101 Project
1/13- Day 84: Day 6 of Communication 101 Project
1/14- Day 85: Final Day of Communication 101 Project
1/15- Day 86: Start Presentations
Presentation Order
1. Ian and Yoana 5. Rayyan and Joyeh
2. Ireland and Jasmine 6. Dayana and Breeze
3. Abby and Jessica 7. Madi and Maddison
4. Andrew and Tommy 8. Chib and Gisselle
Week 18: Welcome Back, Y'all
Blog Post #8- Reflect on blog posts, 2, 3, 5 and 6. Are you living up to your Words? You must quote Yourself in your post. Due 1/17
1/4- Day 77: Continuation of Interview dialogue or start AVID II Communication 101 Project
1/5- Day 78: Day 1 of AVID II Communication 101 Project
1/6- Day 79: Day 2 of AVID II Communication 101 Project
1/7- Day 80: Day to process 1/6
1/8- Day 81: Day 3 of AVID II Communication 101 Project
Topics and Groups
Madison and Maddison- When should we be able to buy tobacco, drink alcohol, vote, fight in a war and drive?
Jasmine and Ireland- Is it harder being a girl?
Dayana and Breeze- When does discipline become child abuse?
Andrew and Tommy- Should Students be able to grade their teachers?
Chib and Gisselle- Should video games be considered a work of art?
Yoana and Ian- Is it possible for online learning to be effective as face to face?
Rayyan and Joyeh- Does it matter where you go to college?
Abby and Jessica - Are Adults Hurting Young Children by Pushing them to Achieve?
Week 17: We made it!
12/21- Day 75: Day to Interview Mr Rudy and Mr Yockel- Start 2020 AVID II Interview Feedback
12/22- Day 76: Finish 2020 AVID II Interview Feedback/ How to Draw the Grinch
Week 16: Interviews
Blog 7: Current Event- pick anything that is currently happening in the world/ recently happened and react to it. Be sure to be reflective and explain why you believe it is important/ worth examining. Due 1/3
12/14- Day 70: Interviews Day 1
1. Chib 6. Ireland 11. Madi 16. Gisselle
2. Ian 7. Jessica 12. Joyeh
3. Dayana 8. Jasmine 13. Andrew
4. Yoana 9. Maddison 14. Abby
5. Tommy 10. Rayyan 15. Breeze
12/15- Day 71: Interviews Day 2
12/16- Day 72: Interviews Day 3
12/17- Day 73: Extra day if needed for interviews
12/18- Day 74: Watch "Why the Best Hire Might Not be the Perfect Resume" and Response to prompt on Google Classroom- When was the last time you experienced Failure? How did you respond to it? Would you define yourself as resilient? Why does being resilient matter to being successful? How Does this TED talk Apply to your Story/ Resume?
Week 15: Resumes and Being a "Scrapper"
12/7- Day 65: Day to Work on Resume Project
12/8- Day 66: Class Cancelled due to School Wide Motivational Speaker
12/9- Day 67: Math Collaborative Study Doc
English Collaborative Study Doc
Science Collaborative Study Doc
Social Studies Collaborative Study Doc
Other Collaborative Study Doc
12/10- Day 68: Collaborative Study Day- Reflection Due by 11:59- One page reflection using the format- What? So What? Now What?
Google Form Link
12/11- Day 69: Peer Edit Resume Project/ Prep for Mock College Interviews
Interviews Start MONDAY!
Week 14: Resumes
Blog Post #6: Reflect on "The difference between successful people and failures is the amount of time they spend outside of their comfort zone." Watch "How Your Comfort Zone can Ruin You" /Comfort zone Picture / "Where the Magic Happens" / The 2% Mindset / Due 12/13
11/30- Day 60: Motivational Video/ Time Log Reflection
12/1- Day 61: Vent Day- Please Complete the Following Share Doc- These are Stressful times, lets embrace it
12/2- Day 62: Class discussion of Blog 5
12/3- Day 63: Resume Project - Sample Resume, Resume Tips PPT , High School Activities Sheet Google Doc
For your Interview- If you do not use your Camera, you will Earn a failing grade. In a normal interview would a job, college or anyone pick someone who didn't use their camera?
12/4- Day 64: Day to Work on Resume Project
Week 13: Wrapping up Time Management/ Thanksgiving
11/23- Day 58: Your choice- Pick on Video Below and write a reflection on Thomas Franks main points
How to Build Self Discipline Thomas Frank
How to ACTUALLY stop wasting Time on the Internet Thomas Frank
5 ways to Build Focus and Concentration Thomas Frank
“I Don’t Feel like It…” Is a mindset for Amateurs Thomas Frank
Submit Time Management Bundle Google Slides by 11:59
11/24- Day 59: Random Search Activity!!
This or That
11/25-Please take a needed break from work- You have been working hard in this class and in school throughout a Global Pandemic. I am not assigning any formalized work over this time.
11/26- Thanksgiving- get a good run in
11/27- Don't Spend too much Money
Week 12: Time Management
Blog #5- Reflect on the Quote "Success is not owned, It is leased and rent is due Everyday"- JJ Watt Due 11/29
11/16- Day 53: Introduce Time Log - Watch and Take notes on Inside the Mind of a Master Procrastinator
11/17- Day 54: Focus and Concentration Thomas Frank- Cornell Notes / Sketch Note sub Topics of "Peak Performance" By Steve Magness chapter 3 "Stress Yourself" and Chapter 7 "Minimalist to be a Maximalist" For Educational Purposes only- Please don't Sue me!
-Each Paragraph should have a sentence/ bullet point summary for it
-Each Section (Example "Perfect Practice") should have a graphic for it
Optional viewing- The Art and Science of Lasting Peak Performance- Brad Stulberg
5 Key Takeaways from Peak Performance
11/18- Day 55: Continue Sketch Noting Peak Performance
11/19- Day 56: Continue Sketch Noting Peak Performance
Must have two Questions posted on Socratic Seminar Doc by 8:30 AM 11/20
11/20- Day 57: Socratic Seminar on Peak Performance- Stress Yourself and Minimalist to be a Maximalist
Week 11: Report Card Reflections and Getting our AVID on
11/9- Day 48: MP 1 Report Card Reflection
1. What were your best grades? Why did you excel in those classes? What is different about those compared to the classes you struggle with?
2. What was your worst class? What contributed to this grade? How do you plan to fix that this marking period?
3. What do your teacher comments say about you? How did you react to the highlighted comments? How will you fix them?
11/10- Day 49: Final Draft of College Entrance Essay Due at 11:59 PM
11/11- Day 50: Math Collaborative Study Doc
English Collaborative Study Doc
Science Collaborative Study Doc
Social Studies Collaborative Study Doc
Other Collaborative Study Doc
11/12- Day 51: Collaborative Study Day- Reflection Due by 11:59- One page reflection using the format- What? So What? Now What?
Google Form Link
11/13- Day 52: On Your Own- Rudy Absent- WICOR Evaluation
Week 10: End of MP 1- Finishing College Entrance Essays
11/2- Day 44: Rough Draft of Your College Entrance Essay
11/3- Election Day- I believe this day should be a national holiday so I am not assigning any work. However this would be a great time to get ahead in the writing process
11/4- Day 45: Finish your Rough Draft of Your College Entrance Essay- Due by 11:59- have all components of the College Application Essay Project Complete
11/5- Day 46: Peer Editing College Entrance Essays- Please DO NOT type names as this is meant to be anonymous. I would HIGHLY recommend copying the essay you are assigned to another google doc, then when you are done recopying the marked up version back to the original doc as this will probably get VERY confusing.
Directions
1. Read the Essay Through the first Time- Write an explanation at the end of how well the author addressed the prompt, may an argument and met the requirements of the assignment. Was it less than 1,000 words? Type in RED
2. Second time reading through the Essay- Check for grammar and spelling mistakes- give feedback in BLUE
3. Third time reading through- give feedback on the organization of the essay- does the structure help the author prove their point or could it be reorganized? Write in ORANGE
4. Final Time- Highlight in Yellow the three best points of the essay
11/6- Day 47: Finish Peer Editing/ Write the reflection of the people that Peer edited your papers
Week 9: College Entrance Essays and Ending MP 1
10/26- Day 39: Prewriting College Entrance Essays
10/27- Day 40: Outlining College Entrance Essays
10/28- Day 41: Collaborative Study Days- Consider your current work in your other classes- Identify specific subjects and concepts that are giving you problems. Fill out the collaborative doc for that subject. Once you have completed that part of the process examine the other questions that your classmates have posted. Work together to help each other solve your points of confusion- Your name should pop up Atleast four times- 1 time for a question and 3 for suggestions
Math Collaborative Study Doc
English Collaborative Study Doc
Science Collaborative Study Doc
Social Studies Collaborative Study Doc
Other Collaborative Study Doc
10/29- Day 42: Day 2 of Collaborative Study Day
10/30- Day 43: Drafting College Entrance Essays
Week 8: Finish GLOW and Collaborative Study Days
10/19- Day 34: Credit 301 - Credit Card research
10/20- Day 35: Collaborative Study Days- Consider your current work in your other classes- Identify specific subjects and concepts that are giving you problems. Fill out the collaborative doc for that subject. Once you have completed that part of the process examine the other questions that your classmates have posted. Work together to help each other solve your points of confusion- Your name should pop up Atleast four times- 1 time for a question and 3 for suggestions
Math Collaborative Study Doc
English Collaborative Study Doc
Science Collaborative Study Doc
Social Studies Collaborative Study Doc
Other Classes Collaborative Study Doc
10/21- Day 36: Day 2 of Collaborative Study Days
10/22- Day 37: Vent Day- Please Complete the Following Share Doc- These are Stressful times, lets embrace it.
10/23- Day 38: Start College Application Essay Project - WHOLE PROCESS- All day on Prewriting
Week 7: Virtual College Visits and Credit
Blog #4: What is the last thing that you did that you are EXTREMELY PROUD OF? What went into that accomplishment? What can you takeaway from that accomplishment and apply to the rest of your life? Due 10/25
10/12- Day 30: Virtual College Tour using Campustours.com- AVID Virtual College Tour Analysis
10/13- Day 31: Study Day/ Day 2 of Virtual College Tours
10/14- Day 32: Credit 101 Student Packet Credit Presentation BE SURE TO ANNOTATE WITH KAMI!
10/15- Day 33: Credit 201 Student Packet 201 Presentation
10/16- Association Day- No School!
Week 6: Finishing Planning and Organization
10/5- Day 25: 1 Do you know HOW to Study? 2 How well do you Actually Study? Discussion
Studying for Exams Crash Course
The Most Powerful Way to Remember what you Study- Thomas Frank
8 Habits of Highly Successful Students
Watch and Take Cornell Notes on Videos Independently
Develop Three High Quality questions about how these topics can be applied to AVID and High School Success.
10/6- Day 26: Tie up Loose ends of Study Skills Unit/ Exploration based on Needs
Test Anxiety Thomas Frank
10 Ways to Avoid Making Stupid Mistakes on Exams Thomas Frank
How to Take Notes Faster Thomas Frank
How to Study Effectively with Flashcards Thomas Frank
Sketch Noting + Cornell Notes
Based off Latest Tips develop your own top ten habits of how you can improve your studying.
10/7- Day 27: Catch up Day from the past three days in class- You will submit Notes from Planning and Organization Crash Course, Notes from Readings on Friday, and a total of 4 sets of notes from Monday and Tuesday
Total of 7 notes- and Yes there should be evidence that you interacted with them after taking the notes.
10/8- Day 28: World Championship of the World Planning and Organization Show Down!!
10/9- Day 29: College 101 lecture / Discussion on Blog #3
Week 5: Fixing SHHS and Planning and Organizing
Blog Post #3- Reflect on the Guru Story - Due 10/11
9/28- Day 20: What are the problems with South High?- Jamboard/ How can we Fix them? (Break out Rooms)
9/29- Day 21: 60 second speech presenting your ideas to the class- QUESTION THEM! Connect to Tutorial
9/30- Day 22: Present solutions from Break out rooms- QUESTION EACH OTHER
10/1- Day 23: Quick write: On a Scale of 1 to 10 how well do you plan and organize your life? Justify your Answer
Take Cornell Notes on Planning and Organization Crash Course- How do our AVID Strategies Apply to his suggestions?
10/2- Day 24: 6 Habits of Successful Students Reading
How to get more Work Done in Less time Reading- Take Notes on the Readings
Develop Three High Quality Questions about How these habits/ Tips can be applied to AVID and High School Success
Post your questions on the Planning and Organization Share Doc
Week 4: Finishing Speeches and Taking Notes With a Purpose
9/21- Day 15: Finish Speeches
9/22- Day 16: Revisit Forgetting Curve / What do Top Students do Differently?- TED Talk -Notes/ Importance of Note Taking - THE CORNELL WAY / Revise by Highlighting and Marking up your notes
9/23- Day 17: Create 1 month and 3 month Goals/ Quit Social Media- TED Talk/ Revise by Reflecting on the topic and Using Blue and Red Pens
9/24- Day 18: TED Talk: Why our Screens Make us less happy Notes/ Revise by Sketch Noting the Main Ideas (see video below for Sketch Noting Technique
9/25- Day 19: Share Photos of Notes In this Google Slides on the slide with your name- Discuss What works and what Doesn't. Create a "Top 5 Must Dos For your Note Taking"
Week 3: Speeches and Check-ins
Blog Post #2: Watch this Speech then reflect on the Quote- "Tough Times Don't Last, Tough People do."- Due 9/27
9/14- Day 10: Top 5 Moments that Made you, you speeches 1-4
9/15- Day 11: Top 5 Moments that Made you, you speeches 5-8
9/16- Day 12: Answer on this Document- What are some of your Victories with Distance Learning so far this year? What are some of your challenges? How can we work to improve those struggles? What classes do you need more support in? What topics are challenging you?
9/17- Day 13: Top 5 moments that Made you, you speeches 9-12
9/18- Day 14: Top 5 moments that Made you, you speeches 13-16
Week 2: Top 5 moments that Made you, You
9/7- Labor Day- No School
9/8- Day 6: Finish Mr Rudy's life story/ Introduce Top 5 moments that Made you, You Speech
9/9- Day 7: Discussion of Blog/ time to Work on Top 5 moment that Made you, you Speech (Must submit "script" on Google classroom)
9/10- Day 8: Work day- Time to Work on Top 5 moments, Blog, or any other academic concerns
9/11- Day 9: Blog #1 Due & AVID Distance Learning Reflective Journal Due by 11:59/ Begin Top 5 Moments Speeches
Google Doc Sign up Order
Week 1: Welcome "Back!"
Blog 1: How did the Corona Pandemic Challenge you? What did you struggle with? How did you grow as a person? If you could go back to March 13th (When school closed) What would you do differently? Due Friday 9/11
8/31- Day 1: Welcome Back/ Expectations/ Syllabus / Get to Know you "Games"/ Advice from Last Years AVID Class
Get to know you "Games"- What is one thing that you love that other people hate? What thing that you HATE that other people love?
HW- FIRST GRADE- Student Information Form- Pandemic Edition! Due by Wednesday 9/2
9/1- Day 2: Padlet Discussion- What do you want to get out of AVID This year? (respond below)
My view for AVID this year...
9/2- Day 3: Debrief first 3 days of school/ What Students Really need to hear
HW- How Will you overcome challenges in the classes that you are worried about? Create a DETAILED plan of what you will do when you start to struggle.
9/3- Day 4: Preview and discuss AVID Distance Learning Reflective Journal / Share Mr Rudy's Life Story Day 1
9/4- Day 5: Share Mr Rudy's Life Story Day 2
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