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!
5/31- Day 175: Presentations
6/1- Day 176: Letter of Advice for AVID Freshmen coming up to 10th grade
6/2- Day 177: Final Day for Presentations
6/3- Day 178: 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 %.
6/6- Day 179: AVID Awards, Hall of Fame Votes and Final Day of class discussion/ Evaluation
6/7- Day 180: Final day thingy
Week 38: Presentations!
5/23- Day 170: 5 minute Problem Solution Thesis Begin
5/24- Day 171: Poor Owen is sick so I am not here- thus we wont have presentations- Please complete the Problem Solution Brain Dump Assignment Due by 11:59
5/25- Day 172: More presentations
5/26- Day 173: Rudy At States (Study Hall Day)
5/27- Day 174: Hopefully the end of the Presentations
Week 37: Trying to do this Problem Solution 5 Minute Thesis with Testing...
5/16- Day 165: Use the little time you have to work on your Problem Solution 5 minute Thesis
5/17- Day 166: Use the little time you have to work on your Problem Solution 5 minute Thesis
5/18- Day 167: Final Day to work on your 5 Minute Thesis
5/19- Day 168: Watch Vox: Does my Neighborhood determine my success? & Vox: Is Meritocracy a Myth? & Vox: Why are we lonely?
5/20- Day 169: Watch Living on a Dollar a Day Documentary
Example- Single use Plastic Celeste H. (Shippensburg) Homelessness in Hagerstown- Maria (Hood College)
Screen Time for Children- Erin L (High Point) Depression- Tommy W
Police Brutality- Chib LGBTQ+ Violence and Discrimination- Gisselle
1. Xavier- Stereotyping 17. Nicole-Suicide rate for Men
2. David- Proper Discipline of Young Children 18. Kayla- Neglect in Nursing homes
3. Brooklynne- Too much screen time for children 19. Julia- Single use plastic consumption
4. Travis- Gang Violence 20. Briana- Vaping
5. Ashton- "Sexual Activity in School" 21. Brooke- Cyberbullying in Middle Schools
6. Joey- School Shootings 22. Kaylee H- Step Therapy (She doesn't like her number)
7. Zac- Lack of Police Officers and hours in Smithsburg 23. Blake- Corruption in the US Prison System
8. Kim- Potential Removal of Roe v. Wade 24. Olivia R- Child Abuse
9. Kassidy- Environmental Pollution in the US 25. Bryce- Climbing rate of depression in America
10. Ah Ryan- Racism in Smithsburg 26. Kaylee S- Teenage Pregnancy
11. Christian- Death Penalty in the US 27. Lila- Too much Screen time for Children under 10
12. Maddie- Cyberbullying 28. Olivia K- Unemployment
13. Hadley- Teenage Suicide 29. Brendan- Screen time for Children
14. Juliana- Substance Abuse in the America 30. Alex- Avoiding using Drugs for Teens
15. Amelia- Teenage Suicide in America 31. Leah- Impact of Body shaming on teenagers
16. Elizabeth- Body Shaming of Girls
Week 36: Problem and Solution 5 Minute Thesis Project
5/9- Day 160: Present projects and submit Sleep Bundle/ Work Day/ Check in with Rudy about grades
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 Wednesday, Thursday, Monday and Tuesday 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 Thursday May 19th
**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: Problem Solution 5 Minute Thesis Day 1
5/12- Day 163: Problem Solution 5 Minute Thesis Day 2
5/13- Day 164: Two hour Early Dismissal and powder puff so uh not really sure whats happening here?
Week 35: Value of Sleep project
5/2- Day 155: Exploring Sleep Gallery Walk
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.
Remind me to Show you some examples from last year
5/5- Day 158: Value of Sleep Mini Project Day 2
5/6- Day 159: Value of Sleep Mini Project Day 3
Week 34: Essays and Sleep
4/25- Day 150: Final Day of Regional College Essay
4/26- Day 151: Collaborative Study Groups
English-
Math- Kaylee S, Lila, Brooke, Nicole, Brooklynne, Julia, Elizabeth, Amelia, Liv K, Zac, Joey, Xavier, Hadley, Ashton, Christian, Alex, Ah Ryan, Travis
Science- Maddie, Kaylee H, Juliana W, Kassidy M, Leah H, Blake, Kayla, Olivia R, Brendan Bri
Social Studies- Bryce, David, Kim
(At least 10 sentences) Reflection due tomorrow- What prompted your need to study for this topic?
What misconception did you correct during this study session?
What questions/ points did your group members say/ show you to help you better understand the material?
4/27- Day 152: Sleep Intro Quiz/ Sleep Share Doc/ Get Sleep Log (Due Wednesday 5/4) Begin Reading and Taking notes on Honors Pysch Textbook- Sleep
4/28- Day 153: 30 minutes to continue notes/ 30 minutes watch and take notes on Matt Walker: Sleep is your Superpower
4/29- Day 154: Thank a Teacher day
Week 33: Regional College Essay GO Time
4/19- Day 146: Day 5 to Work on Regional College Essay
4/20- Day 147: Day 6 to Work on Regional College Essay
4/21- Day 148: Day 7 to Work on Regional College Essay (If you are not writing by not it would be time to panic)
4/22- Day 149: Day 8 to Work on Regional College Essay
Week 32: Almost There!
4/11- Day 143: Regional College Essay Day 2
4/12- Day 144: Regional College Essay Day 3- Should be close to finishing research
4/13- Day 145: Regional College Essay Day 4- Drafting- Rudy Absent due to Civil War Battlefield Field Trip
Week 31: Financial Aid and Regional College Research
4/4- Day 138: Financial Aid 101 GLOW PPT - Overview of Financial Aid Process / 7.25 Myths about FASFA
4/5- Day 139: GLOW- Scholarship Basics - Student response packet/ Reflection
4/6- Day 140: Complete First TRF in groups
Groups
1. Amelia, Brooke, Olivia K, Julia, Lila
2. Nicole, Brooklynne, Bryce, Kim, Zac
3. Briana, Xavier, Brendan, Travis, Christian
4. Hadley, Kayla, Maddie, Joey, Kaylee S, Elizabeth
5. Alex, Blake, Kassidy, Olivia R, Juliana
6. Kaylee H, Leah, Ashton, David, Ah Ryan
4/7- Day 141: Attempt Tutorials in Cafeteria using TRFs from Day 140
4/8- Day 142: begin prepping/ researching for Regional College Essay instructions (You will have 8 Days to work on this project)
Sample Essay- Sydney Moser 2017
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 University of Maryland
York College of PA Bridgewater College Howard University Wilson College
Coppin State University Bowie State University Morgan State University University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Week 30: Philosophical Chairs, and College Costs
3/28- Day 133: Take 3 Pages of Notes on End of MP 3
Does Social Media Ruin Friendships?-
1. "Are Social Networking Sites good for our Society?" -
2. How Facebook has changed our friendships
3. Your Guide to being a good friend in the Age of Social Media
4.Social Media and Friendships
5. What Do Happy Teens Do?
6. Social Media is Killing your Friendships
3/29- Day 134: Reading Day Continued
3/30- Day 135: Friendship and Social Media Philosophical Chairs
4 sets of Notes due- Adam Grant Givers and Takers, and then three from 3/28 and 3/29 Due
3/31- Day 136: Budgeting 102
4/1- Day 137: 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
Week 29: Friendships and Social Media- Rudy has Jury duty so I may or may not be here... So all of this is subject to change
3/21- Day 129: Catch up day for MP 3
3/22- Day 130: Collaborative Study Group attempt/ Preview TRF form
3/23- Day 131: 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
3/24- Day 132: 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 Philosophical Chairs on Friendship and Social Media
3/25- Professional day- no school for students
Week 28: Continue the Reality of College and collaborative Study groups
Homework Throughout the Week: Keep a list of topics/ questions from your classes that have been Difficult or Complex
3/14- Day 124: Finish Reading and notes and post your 2 questions on the 2022 College Reality Socratic Seminar Document
3/15- Day 125: Finish Notes and prep for Socratic Seminar
3/16- Day 126: 2022 College Reality Socratic Seminar
3/17- Day 127: Read Countdown to College: Benefits of Large Schools and Countdown to College: The Perks of Smaller Schools Summarize the Main differences between the schools on the chart in your College Reality Analysis Assignment
3/18- Day 128: Complete remaining part of College Reality Analysis project/ story telling about college experience
Week 27: Finish Atomic Habits, Certificates and The Reality of College
3/7- Day 119:Save the Last Word
1. one volunteer will share out their favorite quote from the chapter, and nothing else
2. the other members of the class will respond and guess as to why they choose that quote
3. Once the conversation slows, the person who shared will explain why they choose that and if anything else that was said changed their thought process on the content
3/8- Day 120: Atomic Habits Wrap up- turn in books- Complete Top ten Statements to Live by (Page 25)
Rudy's top 10 Statements to live by/ Flipgrid for Atomic Habits Takeaway Due Monday 3/14 PM
3/9- Day 121: Awards for Atomic Habits Book Study/ Begin College Reality Analysis
Complete Quickwrite and Discuss
3/10- Day 122: Complete Matching Activity on the Differences between High School and College with a Partner- Complete Flipgrid on the 4 differences Due Sunday by 11:59 PM
3/11- Day 123: Complete Problem Solving section/ discuss
Read and take focused notes on Getting in was the Easy Part and The 7 Things new college students don’t know that drive Professors Crazy
Week 26: Section 5 and 6: Make it Satisfying and Advanced Tactics
2/28- Day 114: Reading Day 1 Complete Section 5 Exercises (Page 19,20,23,24)
3/1- Day 115: Wheel of Names Essay for Section 4
Wheel of Names
3/2- Day 116: Reading Day 2
3/3- Day 117: Reading Day 3
3/4- Day 118: 2 hour early dismissal due to a trucker convoy? Is this real life...
Week 25: Section 4: Make it Easy
2/22- Day 110: Reading Day 1- Complete Section 4 Exercises (Page 14-18)
2/23- Day 111: Reading Day 2
2/24- Day 112: Reading Day 3
2/25- Day 113: 2 Hour delay- time to wrap up loose ends- everything moved back a day
Week 24: Section 3: Make it Attractive
2/14- Day 105: Reading Day 1- Complete Section 3 Exercises (Page 11-13)
2/15- Day 106: Reading Day 2
2/16- Day 107: Reading Day 3- Submit 3 Discussion based questions about the text on Google Classroom by 11:59 PM
2/17- Day 108: World Championship of the World "Make it Attractive" Showdown JENGA Edition
2/18- Day 109: Catch up day due to 2 hour early dismissal
Week 23: Section 2: Make it Obvious
2/7- Day 100: Reading Day 1- Complete Section 2 Exercises (Page 7-10)
2/8- Day 101: Reading Day 2
2/9- Day 102: Readying Day 3
2/10- Day 103: Team Debrief for 10 minutes/ Section 2 Philosophical Chairs
2/11- Day 104: Silent Academic Discussion- Directions- Each Team will have one singular marker- You will be writing worthwhile contributions to our silent academic discussion on the rows of desks. Once you have finished your thought you will then give your marker to another team member and continue the process till our discussion.
Desk Set 1: The Man who didn't Look Right
Desk Set 2: The Best Way to Start a new habit
Desk Set 3: Motivation is Overrated; Environment often Matters More
Desk Set 4: The Secret to Self Control
Week 22: Begin Atomic Habits Book Study
1/31- Day 95: Reading Day 1- Complete Section 1 Exercises (Page 1-6)
2/1- Day 96: Reading Day 2
2/2- Day 97: Reading Day 3
2/3- Day 98: First 30 minutes for Teams to Complete Socratic Seminar/ Top 5 List Discussion Document/ Last 20 minutes Student Led Lesson 5 minute lesson about Section 1- BE CREATIVE
2/4- Day 99: Socratic Seminar/ Top 5 List Discussion of Section 1
Week 21: Finish Interviews
1/24- No school Professional Day
1/25- Day 91: Interviews Day 4
1/26- Day 92: Final day of Interviews/ Interview Rudy/ Distribute Atomic Habits to Students/ Create Atomic Habits Teams
1/27- Day 93: Mrs T Lesson
1/28- Day 94: Watch "Why the Best Hire Might Not be the Perfect Resume"
Why the Best Hire Might Not be the Perfect Resume 4A's
Week 20: Mock College Interviews
1/17- MLK Day- no School
1/18- Day 87: Peer Edit Resume Project/ Prep for Mock College Interviews
1/19- Day 88: Interviews Day 1
1. Zac 9. Olivia K 17. Amelia 25. Nicole
2. Kim 10. Xavier 18. Kaylee S 26. Ah Ryan
3. Elizabeth 11. Christian 19. Bryce 27. Briana
4. Kaylee H 12. Blake 20. Olivia R** 28. Hadley
5. Joey 13. Chase 21. Lila 29. Travis
6. David 14. Brooke 22. Kayla 30. Julia N
7. Kassidy 15. Maddie** 23. Alex 31. Ashton
8. Brendan 16. Leah 24. Brooklynne 32. Juliana
1/20- Day 89: Interviews Day 2
1/21- Day 90: Interviews Day 3
Evidence of Using AVID Due by 11:59- Must be different from Last one and NOT be the calendar Google Classroom creates for you.
You must submit evidence that you are using what we have learned so far this year in AVID to help you academically or personally.
You'll be required to submit a different bit of evidence over the next several weeks (plan accordingly)
Some acceptable things include- quality, annotated focused notes
Using an Agenda
Using a time management system
Using an organizational system
Ways of managing stress
Prewriting techniques
Sketch noting
Practices from Peak Performance
If you have a question about what is, or is not acceptable ask me
If Its not clear exactly how your piece of Evidence is being utilized- Explain it.
Week 19: Resumes and Interview Prep
1/10- Day 82: Day 3 of AVID Student Strengths and Weaknesses Slides! BE SPECIFIC!
Evidence of Using AVID Due by 11:59
You must submit evidence that you are using what we have learned so far this year in AVID to help you academically or personally.
You'll be required to submit a different bit of evidence over the next several weeks (plan accordingly)
Some acceptable things include- quality, annotated focused notes
Using an Agenda
Using a time management system
Using an organizational system
Ways of managing stress
Prewriting techniques
Sketch noting
Practices from Peak Performance
If you have a question about what is, or is not acceptable ask me
If Its not clear exactly how your piece of Evidence is being utilized- Explain it.
1/11- Day 83: Read-What Employers want out of Employees
Second time through select one color highlighter for your current strengths (From previous assignment) Select another color for your current weaknesses
1/12- Day 84: Resume Project - Sample Resume, Resume Tips PPT , High School Activities Sheet Google Doc
1/13- Day 85: Day to work on Resume Project
1/14- Day 86: Day to work on Resume Project
Week 18: Welcome Back- Strengths and Weaknesses
1/3- Day 78: Welcome Back Chit chat/ Mrs T Characteristics of Good Student scenarios/ Brainstorm Top 10 Student Skills
1/4- Day 79: Finish Brainstorm of Top 10 Student Skills
1/5- Day 80: AVID Student Strengths and Weaknesses Slides Day 1 Tentatively Due Friday 1/7
1/6- Day 81: AVID Student Strengths and Weaknesses Slides Day 2- If you are working diligently and need more time I'll give you Thursday, if you're wasting time there will not be any additional time given. Your choice.
1/7- Day 82: Snow Day
Week 17: Almost there!
12/20- Day 74: Dealing with Stress Project Day 1 - Due Wednesday 12/22
12/21- Day 75: Dealing with Stress Project Day 2
Flipgrid Link for potential TED TALK - You may also make a video with editing if you prefer- several students did that last year and it turned out to be really cool.
12/22- Day 76: Organization Self Evaluation Due Thursday 12/23 @ 11:59 PM
12/23- Day 77: "Holiday Themed Day"
Week 16: Dealing with Stress
12/13- Day 69: Finishing Presentations
12/14- Day 70: 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. Due Tuesday 12/21
12/15- Day 71: How do you manage stress currently? / Stress and its impact on your health reading/ Time to catch up on Missing work for other courses
12/16- Day 72: Watch and Take notes on TED Talk on Stress and Dealing with Stress/ Time to Catch up on missing work for other courses
12/17- Day 73: Catching up on missing items from Sub Issues.
Week 15: Presentations!
12/6- Day 64: Final day to perfect Communication 101 project
12/7- Day 65: Presentations will be selected by random draw out of a hat- be sure to be ready TODAY- Day 1 of Presentations
12/8- Day 66: Day 2 of Presentations
12/9- Day 67: Day 3 of Presentations
12/10- Day 68: Day 4 of Presentations
Week 14: Communication 101
11/29- Day 59: Day 3 of Communication 101 Project
11/30- Day 60: Day 4 of Communication 101 Project
12/1- Day 61: Day 5 of Communication 101 Project- Submit Notes for Communication 101 Project
12/2- Day 62: Day 6 of Communication 101 Project
12/3- Day 63: Work Day for other Academic Classes
Topics
Briana & Kaylee H. - "Is it okay to refuse to serve same sex couples for religious reasons?"
Xavier & Chase - "Do machines represent a threat to human life?"
Nicole C. & Brooklynne - Given unlimited resources, what should science and medicine investigate?"
Amelia & Brooke - "Should school dress code exist?"
Juliana & Kassidy - "Can a boy wear a skirt to school?"
Madison P. & Elizabeth - "Does technology make us more alone?"
Kayla & Hadley - "Can money buy happiness?"
Olivia & Zachary - "Should parents let their children play football?"
Lila & Kaylee S. - "Is school lunch really that bad?"
David & Bryce - "Does suffering make you stronger and lead to success?"
Julia & Kimberly - "Should the drinking age be lowered?"
Travis & Ah Ryan - "Do fans put too much pressure on professional athletes?"
Alexis & Brendan - "Should video games be a sport?"
Joey & Ashton - "Should the morning-after pill be sold over the counter to people under 17?"
Olivia R. & Blake - "Do you think life exists somewhere besides Earth?"
Christian & Leah - "Will social media help or hurt your college career goals?"
Week 13: Almost made it to Thanksgiving!
11/22- Day 57: Day 2 of Communication 101 Project
11/23- Day 58: This or that 2021
Week 12: Finalize Essays, Starting Communication and Cereal
11/15- Day 52: Catch up day- Day to finalize essays or work on work from other classes Rough Draft Due by 11:59 PM
11/16- Day 53: Peer Editing College Entrance Essays
Directions
1. Read the Essay Through the first Time- Write an explanation at the end of how well the author addressed the prompt, made 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
11/17- Day 54: Day to Edit/ implement suggestions from Peer Editing on day 53- Final due by 11:59 PM
11/18- Day 55: Begin Communication 101 Project
11/19- Day 56: "Fun Friday" Best Cereal Bracket Challenge
Week 11: Keep Rolling on College Application Essays
11/8- Day 47: Outlining College Application Essay Day 1
11/9- Day 48: Drafting College Application Essay
11/10- Day 49: Drafting College Application Essay
11/11- Day 50: Final Day to work on Rough Drafts of College Application Essays
11/12- Day 51: WICOR Evaluation Due Monday 11/15 at 11:59 PM
Week 10: Time management/ College Application Essays
11/1- Day 43: Monday- 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 Due Monday by 11:59
11/2- Day 44: Catch up Day for the end of the marking period
11/3- Day 45: Start College Application Essay Project - WHOLE PROCESS- All day on Prewriting
11/4- Day 46: Prewriting College Application Essay Day 1
11/5- Professional Day No School for Students
Week 9: Peak Performance
10/25- Day 38: Focus and Concentration Thomas Frank- Cornell Notes - Instead of doing a Summary- create a list of 3 things you can do RIGHT NOW to improve your focus and concentration/ 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
10/26- Day 39: Develop Questions for Hood College Rep Visit/ Continue Sketch Noting Peak Performance
10/27- Day 40: Hood College Rep Visit During Class- Go Blazers. Really Smart People have their Masters Degrees from Hood.
10/28- Day 41: Continue Sketch Noting Peak Performance
Must have two Questions posted on Socratic Seminar Doc by 8:30 AM 10/29
10/29- Day 42: Socratic Seminar on Peak Performance- Stress Yourself and Minimalist to be a Maximalist
Week 8: College Tours and Pumpkin Art
10/18- Day 33: Day 2 for AVID Virtual College Tour
10/19- Day 34: Day 3 for AVID Virtual College Tour
10/20- Day 35: So there was like a leak or something?
10/21- Day 36: Introduce Time Log - Watch and Take notes on Inside the Mind of a Master Procrastinator
10/22- Day 37: Paint your pumpkins...
Week 7: Credit Overview
10/11- Day 30: Credit 101 Student Packet Credit Presentation
10/12- Day 31: Credit 201 Student Packet 201 Presentation
10/13- Day 32: Virtual College Tour using Campustours.com- AVID Virtual College Tour Analysis
Slides for QR Code Creation
QR Code Generator
Pumpkin Display sign up sheet- We will spend time working on this next week as well
10/14- No school for Students- Professional Day for Teachers
10/15- No School for Students or Staff- Association Day
Week 6: Pride, Kickball and World Championships
10/4- Day 25: Well we didn't do what we needed to do, so everything got delayed.
10/5- Day 26: WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP OR THE WORLD ORGANIZATION AND PLANNING SHOWDOWN -Questions will be altered Monday according to your list- Notes from last week due
10/6- Day 27: Mindset Monday (actually Tuesday, but its okay)- 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?- Submit on Flipgrid
10/7- Day 28: College 101 lecture
10/8- Day 29: Potential Kick Ball Showdown with the Freshmen AVID Class
Week 5: Planning and Organizing
9/27- Day 20: 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?
9/28- Day 21: 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
9/29- Day 22: 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.
9/30- Day 23: 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.
10/1- Day 24: Catch up Day from the past three days in class- You will submit Notes from Planning and Organization Crash Course, Notes from Readings on Monday and a total of 4 sets of notes from Wednesday and Thursday
Total of 7 notes- and Yes there should be evidence that you interacted with them after taking the notes.
Turned in on Monday 10/4
Week 4: The Importance of Note Taking
9/20- Day 15: Mindset Monday Watch this Speech then reflect on the Quote- "Tough Times Don't Last, Tough People do."- Due 9/24
Response Document/ Finish Check ins
9/21- 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
9/22- 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 (or any other color for that matter)
9/23- 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
9/24- Day 19: Discuss What works and what Doesn't. Create a "Top 5 Must Dos For your Note Taking"/ Catch up day for other Academic Classes/ Grade Notes- Template- Using the template you will self assess your notes- When it is turned in, then I will use the same form and take the AVERAGE of the two grades Mr Rudy's Sample
Week 3: Public Speaking Time!
9/13- Day 10: First Day of Speeches 1-7
9/14- Day 11: Second Day of Speeches 6,8-15
9/15- Day 12: Third Day of Speeches 16-23
9/16- Day 13: Fourth Day of Speeches 24-31
9/17- Day 14: If need be 5th day of speeches- if not Organization Self Assessment/ School Check ins starting with the end of the Alphabet
Week 2: Top 5 Moments that Made you, You
9/7- Day 6: Watch "I Can Do This"
Mindset Monday- "How you do anything, is how you do everything"
Prewriting- Brain Dump- Example 1- Example 2- Example 3
Real World Examples
Personal Examples
9/8- Day 7: Introduce Top 5 moments that Made you, You Speech
9/9- Day 8: Time to Work on Top 5 moments that Made you, you Speech (Must submit "script" on Google classroom)
9/10- Day 9: Final Day in class to work on Top 5 Moments that Made you, you Speech
We will Start Speeches on Monday
Google Doc for Speech order sign up
Week 1: Welcome "Back!"
8/30- Day 1: Welcome Back/ Expectations/ Syllabus / Get to Know you "Games"
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?
2 Truths and a Lie
What is one thing you are ridiculously good at? (No matter how Random)
Student Information Form 2021 Pandemic Edition! Due by Wednesday 9/1
8/31- Day 2: Distribute School Supplies/ Mindset Monday (But really Tuesday...) 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 2020(When school closed) What would you do differently?
300- 500 word Reflection due on Friday 9/4
9/1- Day 3: Debrief first 3 days of school/ Padlet Discussion- What do you want to get out of AVID This year? (respond below)
My view for AVID as sophomores
What Students Really need to hear
9/2- Day 4: Share Mr Rudy's Life Story Day 1
9/3- Day 5: Share Mr Rudy's Life Story Day 2
5/31- Day 175: Presentations
6/1- Day 176: Letter of Advice for AVID Freshmen coming up to 10th grade
6/2- Day 177: Final Day for Presentations
6/3- Day 178: 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 %.
6/6- Day 179: AVID Awards, Hall of Fame Votes and Final Day of class discussion/ Evaluation
6/7- Day 180: Final day thingy
Week 38: Presentations!
5/23- Day 170: 5 minute Problem Solution Thesis Begin
5/24- Day 171: Poor Owen is sick so I am not here- thus we wont have presentations- Please complete the Problem Solution Brain Dump Assignment Due by 11:59
5/25- Day 172: More presentations
5/26- Day 173: Rudy At States (Study Hall Day)
5/27- Day 174: Hopefully the end of the Presentations
Week 37: Trying to do this Problem Solution 5 Minute Thesis with Testing...
5/16- Day 165: Use the little time you have to work on your Problem Solution 5 minute Thesis
5/17- Day 166: Use the little time you have to work on your Problem Solution 5 minute Thesis
5/18- Day 167: Final Day to work on your 5 Minute Thesis
5/19- Day 168: Watch Vox: Does my Neighborhood determine my success? & Vox: Is Meritocracy a Myth? & Vox: Why are we lonely?
5/20- Day 169: Watch Living on a Dollar a Day Documentary
Example- Single use Plastic Celeste H. (Shippensburg) Homelessness in Hagerstown- Maria (Hood College)
Screen Time for Children- Erin L (High Point) Depression- Tommy W
Police Brutality- Chib LGBTQ+ Violence and Discrimination- Gisselle
1. Xavier- Stereotyping 17. Nicole-Suicide rate for Men
2. David- Proper Discipline of Young Children 18. Kayla- Neglect in Nursing homes
3. Brooklynne- Too much screen time for children 19. Julia- Single use plastic consumption
4. Travis- Gang Violence 20. Briana- Vaping
5. Ashton- "Sexual Activity in School" 21. Brooke- Cyberbullying in Middle Schools
6. Joey- School Shootings 22. Kaylee H- Step Therapy (She doesn't like her number)
7. Zac- Lack of Police Officers and hours in Smithsburg 23. Blake- Corruption in the US Prison System
8. Kim- Potential Removal of Roe v. Wade 24. Olivia R- Child Abuse
9. Kassidy- Environmental Pollution in the US 25. Bryce- Climbing rate of depression in America
10. Ah Ryan- Racism in Smithsburg 26. Kaylee S- Teenage Pregnancy
11. Christian- Death Penalty in the US 27. Lila- Too much Screen time for Children under 10
12. Maddie- Cyberbullying 28. Olivia K- Unemployment
13. Hadley- Teenage Suicide 29. Brendan- Screen time for Children
14. Juliana- Substance Abuse in the America 30. Alex- Avoiding using Drugs for Teens
15. Amelia- Teenage Suicide in America 31. Leah- Impact of Body shaming on teenagers
16. Elizabeth- Body Shaming of Girls
Week 36: Problem and Solution 5 Minute Thesis Project
5/9- Day 160: Present projects and submit Sleep Bundle/ Work Day/ Check in with Rudy about grades
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 Wednesday, Thursday, Monday and Tuesday 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 Thursday May 19th
**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: Problem Solution 5 Minute Thesis Day 1
5/12- Day 163: Problem Solution 5 Minute Thesis Day 2
5/13- Day 164: Two hour Early Dismissal and powder puff so uh not really sure whats happening here?
Week 35: Value of Sleep project
5/2- Day 155: Exploring Sleep Gallery Walk
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.
Remind me to Show you some examples from last year
5/5- Day 158: Value of Sleep Mini Project Day 2
5/6- Day 159: Value of Sleep Mini Project Day 3
Week 34: Essays and Sleep
4/25- Day 150: Final Day of Regional College Essay
4/26- Day 151: Collaborative Study Groups
English-
Math- Kaylee S, Lila, Brooke, Nicole, Brooklynne, Julia, Elizabeth, Amelia, Liv K, Zac, Joey, Xavier, Hadley, Ashton, Christian, Alex, Ah Ryan, Travis
Science- Maddie, Kaylee H, Juliana W, Kassidy M, Leah H, Blake, Kayla, Olivia R, Brendan Bri
Social Studies- Bryce, David, Kim
(At least 10 sentences) Reflection due tomorrow- What prompted your need to study for this topic?
What misconception did you correct during this study session?
What questions/ points did your group members say/ show you to help you better understand the material?
4/27- Day 152: Sleep Intro Quiz/ Sleep Share Doc/ Get Sleep Log (Due Wednesday 5/4) Begin Reading and Taking notes on Honors Pysch Textbook- Sleep
4/28- Day 153: 30 minutes to continue notes/ 30 minutes watch and take notes on Matt Walker: Sleep is your Superpower
4/29- Day 154: Thank a Teacher day
Week 33: Regional College Essay GO Time
4/19- Day 146: Day 5 to Work on Regional College Essay
4/20- Day 147: Day 6 to Work on Regional College Essay
4/21- Day 148: Day 7 to Work on Regional College Essay (If you are not writing by not it would be time to panic)
4/22- Day 149: Day 8 to Work on Regional College Essay
Week 32: Almost There!
4/11- Day 143: Regional College Essay Day 2
4/12- Day 144: Regional College Essay Day 3- Should be close to finishing research
4/13- Day 145: Regional College Essay Day 4- Drafting- Rudy Absent due to Civil War Battlefield Field Trip
Week 31: Financial Aid and Regional College Research
4/4- Day 138: Financial Aid 101 GLOW PPT - Overview of Financial Aid Process / 7.25 Myths about FASFA
4/5- Day 139: GLOW- Scholarship Basics - Student response packet/ Reflection
4/6- Day 140: Complete First TRF in groups
Groups
1. Amelia, Brooke, Olivia K, Julia, Lila
2. Nicole, Brooklynne, Bryce, Kim, Zac
3. Briana, Xavier, Brendan, Travis, Christian
4. Hadley, Kayla, Maddie, Joey, Kaylee S, Elizabeth
5. Alex, Blake, Kassidy, Olivia R, Juliana
6. Kaylee H, Leah, Ashton, David, Ah Ryan
4/7- Day 141: Attempt Tutorials in Cafeteria using TRFs from Day 140
4/8- Day 142: begin prepping/ researching for Regional College Essay instructions (You will have 8 Days to work on this project)
Sample Essay- Sydney Moser 2017
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 University of Maryland
York College of PA Bridgewater College Howard University Wilson College
Coppin State University Bowie State University Morgan State University University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Week 30: Philosophical Chairs, and College Costs
3/28- Day 133: Take 3 Pages of Notes on End of MP 3
Does Social Media Ruin Friendships?-
1. "Are Social Networking Sites good for our Society?" -
2. How Facebook has changed our friendships
3. Your Guide to being a good friend in the Age of Social Media
4.Social Media and Friendships
5. What Do Happy Teens Do?
6. Social Media is Killing your Friendships
3/29- Day 134: Reading Day Continued
3/30- Day 135: Friendship and Social Media Philosophical Chairs
4 sets of Notes due- Adam Grant Givers and Takers, and then three from 3/28 and 3/29 Due
3/31- Day 136: Budgeting 102
4/1- Day 137: 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
Week 29: Friendships and Social Media- Rudy has Jury duty so I may or may not be here... So all of this is subject to change
3/21- Day 129: Catch up day for MP 3
3/22- Day 130: Collaborative Study Group attempt/ Preview TRF form
3/23- Day 131: 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
3/24- Day 132: 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 Philosophical Chairs on Friendship and Social Media
3/25- Professional day- no school for students
Week 28: Continue the Reality of College and collaborative Study groups
Homework Throughout the Week: Keep a list of topics/ questions from your classes that have been Difficult or Complex
3/14- Day 124: Finish Reading and notes and post your 2 questions on the 2022 College Reality Socratic Seminar Document
3/15- Day 125: Finish Notes and prep for Socratic Seminar
3/16- Day 126: 2022 College Reality Socratic Seminar
3/17- Day 127: Read Countdown to College: Benefits of Large Schools and Countdown to College: The Perks of Smaller Schools Summarize the Main differences between the schools on the chart in your College Reality Analysis Assignment
3/18- Day 128: Complete remaining part of College Reality Analysis project/ story telling about college experience
Week 27: Finish Atomic Habits, Certificates and The Reality of College
3/7- Day 119:Save the Last Word
1. one volunteer will share out their favorite quote from the chapter, and nothing else
2. the other members of the class will respond and guess as to why they choose that quote
3. Once the conversation slows, the person who shared will explain why they choose that and if anything else that was said changed their thought process on the content
3/8- Day 120: Atomic Habits Wrap up- turn in books- Complete Top ten Statements to Live by (Page 25)
Rudy's top 10 Statements to live by/ Flipgrid for Atomic Habits Takeaway Due Monday 3/14 PM
3/9- Day 121: Awards for Atomic Habits Book Study/ Begin College Reality Analysis
Complete Quickwrite and Discuss
3/10- Day 122: Complete Matching Activity on the Differences between High School and College with a Partner- Complete Flipgrid on the 4 differences Due Sunday by 11:59 PM
3/11- Day 123: Complete Problem Solving section/ discuss
Read and take focused notes on Getting in was the Easy Part and The 7 Things new college students don’t know that drive Professors Crazy
Week 26: Section 5 and 6: Make it Satisfying and Advanced Tactics
2/28- Day 114: Reading Day 1 Complete Section 5 Exercises (Page 19,20,23,24)
3/1- Day 115: Wheel of Names Essay for Section 4
Wheel of Names
3/2- Day 116: Reading Day 2
3/3- Day 117: Reading Day 3
3/4- Day 118: 2 hour early dismissal due to a trucker convoy? Is this real life...
Week 25: Section 4: Make it Easy
2/22- Day 110: Reading Day 1- Complete Section 4 Exercises (Page 14-18)
2/23- Day 111: Reading Day 2
2/24- Day 112: Reading Day 3
2/25- Day 113: 2 Hour delay- time to wrap up loose ends- everything moved back a day
Week 24: Section 3: Make it Attractive
2/14- Day 105: Reading Day 1- Complete Section 3 Exercises (Page 11-13)
2/15- Day 106: Reading Day 2
2/16- Day 107: Reading Day 3- Submit 3 Discussion based questions about the text on Google Classroom by 11:59 PM
2/17- Day 108: World Championship of the World "Make it Attractive" Showdown JENGA Edition
2/18- Day 109: Catch up day due to 2 hour early dismissal
Week 23: Section 2: Make it Obvious
2/7- Day 100: Reading Day 1- Complete Section 2 Exercises (Page 7-10)
2/8- Day 101: Reading Day 2
2/9- Day 102: Readying Day 3
2/10- Day 103: Team Debrief for 10 minutes/ Section 2 Philosophical Chairs
2/11- Day 104: Silent Academic Discussion- Directions- Each Team will have one singular marker- You will be writing worthwhile contributions to our silent academic discussion on the rows of desks. Once you have finished your thought you will then give your marker to another team member and continue the process till our discussion.
Desk Set 1: The Man who didn't Look Right
Desk Set 2: The Best Way to Start a new habit
Desk Set 3: Motivation is Overrated; Environment often Matters More
Desk Set 4: The Secret to Self Control
Week 22: Begin Atomic Habits Book Study
1/31- Day 95: Reading Day 1- Complete Section 1 Exercises (Page 1-6)
2/1- Day 96: Reading Day 2
2/2- Day 97: Reading Day 3
2/3- Day 98: First 30 minutes for Teams to Complete Socratic Seminar/ Top 5 List Discussion Document/ Last 20 minutes Student Led Lesson 5 minute lesson about Section 1- BE CREATIVE
2/4- Day 99: Socratic Seminar/ Top 5 List Discussion of Section 1
Week 21: Finish Interviews
1/24- No school Professional Day
1/25- Day 91: Interviews Day 4
1/26- Day 92: Final day of Interviews/ Interview Rudy/ Distribute Atomic Habits to Students/ Create Atomic Habits Teams
1/27- Day 93: Mrs T Lesson
1/28- Day 94: Watch "Why the Best Hire Might Not be the Perfect Resume"
Why the Best Hire Might Not be the Perfect Resume 4A's
Week 20: Mock College Interviews
1/17- MLK Day- no School
1/18- Day 87: Peer Edit Resume Project/ Prep for Mock College Interviews
1/19- Day 88: Interviews Day 1
1. Zac 9. Olivia K 17. Amelia 25. Nicole
2. Kim 10. Xavier 18. Kaylee S 26. Ah Ryan
3. Elizabeth 11. Christian 19. Bryce 27. Briana
4. Kaylee H 12. Blake 20. Olivia R** 28. Hadley
5. Joey 13. Chase 21. Lila 29. Travis
6. David 14. Brooke 22. Kayla 30. Julia N
7. Kassidy 15. Maddie** 23. Alex 31. Ashton
8. Brendan 16. Leah 24. Brooklynne 32. Juliana
1/20- Day 89: Interviews Day 2
1/21- Day 90: Interviews Day 3
Evidence of Using AVID Due by 11:59- Must be different from Last one and NOT be the calendar Google Classroom creates for you.
You must submit evidence that you are using what we have learned so far this year in AVID to help you academically or personally.
You'll be required to submit a different bit of evidence over the next several weeks (plan accordingly)
Some acceptable things include- quality, annotated focused notes
Using an Agenda
Using a time management system
Using an organizational system
Ways of managing stress
Prewriting techniques
Sketch noting
Practices from Peak Performance
If you have a question about what is, or is not acceptable ask me
If Its not clear exactly how your piece of Evidence is being utilized- Explain it.
Week 19: Resumes and Interview Prep
1/10- Day 82: Day 3 of AVID Student Strengths and Weaknesses Slides! BE SPECIFIC!
Evidence of Using AVID Due by 11:59
You must submit evidence that you are using what we have learned so far this year in AVID to help you academically or personally.
You'll be required to submit a different bit of evidence over the next several weeks (plan accordingly)
Some acceptable things include- quality, annotated focused notes
Using an Agenda
Using a time management system
Using an organizational system
Ways of managing stress
Prewriting techniques
Sketch noting
Practices from Peak Performance
If you have a question about what is, or is not acceptable ask me
If Its not clear exactly how your piece of Evidence is being utilized- Explain it.
1/11- Day 83: Read-What Employers want out of Employees
Second time through select one color highlighter for your current strengths (From previous assignment) Select another color for your current weaknesses
1/12- Day 84: Resume Project - Sample Resume, Resume Tips PPT , High School Activities Sheet Google Doc
1/13- Day 85: Day to work on Resume Project
1/14- Day 86: Day to work on Resume Project
Week 18: Welcome Back- Strengths and Weaknesses
1/3- Day 78: Welcome Back Chit chat/ Mrs T Characteristics of Good Student scenarios/ Brainstorm Top 10 Student Skills
1/4- Day 79: Finish Brainstorm of Top 10 Student Skills
1/5- Day 80: AVID Student Strengths and Weaknesses Slides Day 1 Tentatively Due Friday 1/7
1/6- Day 81: AVID Student Strengths and Weaknesses Slides Day 2- If you are working diligently and need more time I'll give you Thursday, if you're wasting time there will not be any additional time given. Your choice.
1/7- Day 82: Snow Day
Week 17: Almost there!
12/20- Day 74: Dealing with Stress Project Day 1 - Due Wednesday 12/22
12/21- Day 75: Dealing with Stress Project Day 2
Flipgrid Link for potential TED TALK - You may also make a video with editing if you prefer- several students did that last year and it turned out to be really cool.
12/22- Day 76: Organization Self Evaluation Due Thursday 12/23 @ 11:59 PM
12/23- Day 77: "Holiday Themed Day"
Week 16: Dealing with Stress
12/13- Day 69: Finishing Presentations
12/14- Day 70: 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. Due Tuesday 12/21
12/15- Day 71: How do you manage stress currently? / Stress and its impact on your health reading/ Time to catch up on Missing work for other courses
12/16- Day 72: Watch and Take notes on TED Talk on Stress and Dealing with Stress/ Time to Catch up on missing work for other courses
12/17- Day 73: Catching up on missing items from Sub Issues.
Week 15: Presentations!
12/6- Day 64: Final day to perfect Communication 101 project
12/7- Day 65: Presentations will be selected by random draw out of a hat- be sure to be ready TODAY- Day 1 of Presentations
12/8- Day 66: Day 2 of Presentations
12/9- Day 67: Day 3 of Presentations
12/10- Day 68: Day 4 of Presentations
Week 14: Communication 101
11/29- Day 59: Day 3 of Communication 101 Project
11/30- Day 60: Day 4 of Communication 101 Project
12/1- Day 61: Day 5 of Communication 101 Project- Submit Notes for Communication 101 Project
12/2- Day 62: Day 6 of Communication 101 Project
12/3- Day 63: Work Day for other Academic Classes
Topics
Briana & Kaylee H. - "Is it okay to refuse to serve same sex couples for religious reasons?"
Xavier & Chase - "Do machines represent a threat to human life?"
Nicole C. & Brooklynne - Given unlimited resources, what should science and medicine investigate?"
Amelia & Brooke - "Should school dress code exist?"
Juliana & Kassidy - "Can a boy wear a skirt to school?"
Madison P. & Elizabeth - "Does technology make us more alone?"
Kayla & Hadley - "Can money buy happiness?"
Olivia & Zachary - "Should parents let their children play football?"
Lila & Kaylee S. - "Is school lunch really that bad?"
David & Bryce - "Does suffering make you stronger and lead to success?"
Julia & Kimberly - "Should the drinking age be lowered?"
Travis & Ah Ryan - "Do fans put too much pressure on professional athletes?"
Alexis & Brendan - "Should video games be a sport?"
Joey & Ashton - "Should the morning-after pill be sold over the counter to people under 17?"
Olivia R. & Blake - "Do you think life exists somewhere besides Earth?"
Christian & Leah - "Will social media help or hurt your college career goals?"
Week 13: Almost made it to Thanksgiving!
11/22- Day 57: Day 2 of Communication 101 Project
11/23- Day 58: This or that 2021
Week 12: Finalize Essays, Starting Communication and Cereal
11/15- Day 52: Catch up day- Day to finalize essays or work on work from other classes Rough Draft Due by 11:59 PM
11/16- Day 53: Peer Editing College Entrance Essays
Directions
1. Read the Essay Through the first Time- Write an explanation at the end of how well the author addressed the prompt, made 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
11/17- Day 54: Day to Edit/ implement suggestions from Peer Editing on day 53- Final due by 11:59 PM
11/18- Day 55: Begin Communication 101 Project
11/19- Day 56: "Fun Friday" Best Cereal Bracket Challenge
Week 11: Keep Rolling on College Application Essays
11/8- Day 47: Outlining College Application Essay Day 1
11/9- Day 48: Drafting College Application Essay
11/10- Day 49: Drafting College Application Essay
11/11- Day 50: Final Day to work on Rough Drafts of College Application Essays
11/12- Day 51: WICOR Evaluation Due Monday 11/15 at 11:59 PM
Week 10: Time management/ College Application Essays
11/1- Day 43: Monday- 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 Due Monday by 11:59
11/2- Day 44: Catch up Day for the end of the marking period
11/3- Day 45: Start College Application Essay Project - WHOLE PROCESS- All day on Prewriting
11/4- Day 46: Prewriting College Application Essay Day 1
11/5- Professional Day No School for Students
Week 9: Peak Performance
10/25- Day 38: Focus and Concentration Thomas Frank- Cornell Notes - Instead of doing a Summary- create a list of 3 things you can do RIGHT NOW to improve your focus and concentration/ 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
10/26- Day 39: Develop Questions for Hood College Rep Visit/ Continue Sketch Noting Peak Performance
10/27- Day 40: Hood College Rep Visit During Class- Go Blazers. Really Smart People have their Masters Degrees from Hood.
10/28- Day 41: Continue Sketch Noting Peak Performance
Must have two Questions posted on Socratic Seminar Doc by 8:30 AM 10/29
10/29- Day 42: Socratic Seminar on Peak Performance- Stress Yourself and Minimalist to be a Maximalist
Week 8: College Tours and Pumpkin Art
10/18- Day 33: Day 2 for AVID Virtual College Tour
10/19- Day 34: Day 3 for AVID Virtual College Tour
10/20- Day 35: So there was like a leak or something?
10/21- Day 36: Introduce Time Log - Watch and Take notes on Inside the Mind of a Master Procrastinator
10/22- Day 37: Paint your pumpkins...
Week 7: Credit Overview
10/11- Day 30: Credit 101 Student Packet Credit Presentation
10/12- Day 31: Credit 201 Student Packet 201 Presentation
10/13- Day 32: Virtual College Tour using Campustours.com- AVID Virtual College Tour Analysis
Slides for QR Code Creation
QR Code Generator
Pumpkin Display sign up sheet- We will spend time working on this next week as well
10/14- No school for Students- Professional Day for Teachers
10/15- No School for Students or Staff- Association Day
Week 6: Pride, Kickball and World Championships
10/4- Day 25: Well we didn't do what we needed to do, so everything got delayed.
10/5- Day 26: WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP OR THE WORLD ORGANIZATION AND PLANNING SHOWDOWN -Questions will be altered Monday according to your list- Notes from last week due
10/6- Day 27: Mindset Monday (actually Tuesday, but its okay)- 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?- Submit on Flipgrid
10/7- Day 28: College 101 lecture
10/8- Day 29: Potential Kick Ball Showdown with the Freshmen AVID Class
Week 5: Planning and Organizing
9/27- Day 20: 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?
9/28- Day 21: 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
9/29- Day 22: 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.
9/30- Day 23: 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.
10/1- Day 24: Catch up Day from the past three days in class- You will submit Notes from Planning and Organization Crash Course, Notes from Readings on Monday and a total of 4 sets of notes from Wednesday and Thursday
Total of 7 notes- and Yes there should be evidence that you interacted with them after taking the notes.
Turned in on Monday 10/4
Week 4: The Importance of Note Taking
9/20- Day 15: Mindset Monday Watch this Speech then reflect on the Quote- "Tough Times Don't Last, Tough People do."- Due 9/24
Response Document/ Finish Check ins
9/21- 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
9/22- 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 (or any other color for that matter)
9/23- 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
9/24- Day 19: Discuss What works and what Doesn't. Create a "Top 5 Must Dos For your Note Taking"/ Catch up day for other Academic Classes/ Grade Notes- Template- Using the template you will self assess your notes- When it is turned in, then I will use the same form and take the AVERAGE of the two grades Mr Rudy's Sample
Week 3: Public Speaking Time!
9/13- Day 10: First Day of Speeches 1-7
9/14- Day 11: Second Day of Speeches 6,8-15
9/15- Day 12: Third Day of Speeches 16-23
9/16- Day 13: Fourth Day of Speeches 24-31
9/17- Day 14: If need be 5th day of speeches- if not Organization Self Assessment/ School Check ins starting with the end of the Alphabet
Week 2: Top 5 Moments that Made you, You
9/7- Day 6: Watch "I Can Do This"
Mindset Monday- "How you do anything, is how you do everything"
Prewriting- Brain Dump- Example 1- Example 2- Example 3
Real World Examples
Personal Examples
9/8- Day 7: Introduce Top 5 moments that Made you, You Speech
9/9- Day 8: Time to Work on Top 5 moments that Made you, you Speech (Must submit "script" on Google classroom)
9/10- Day 9: Final Day in class to work on Top 5 Moments that Made you, you Speech
We will Start Speeches on Monday
Google Doc for Speech order sign up
Week 1: Welcome "Back!"
8/30- Day 1: Welcome Back/ Expectations/ Syllabus / Get to Know you "Games"
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?
2 Truths and a Lie
What is one thing you are ridiculously good at? (No matter how Random)
Student Information Form 2021 Pandemic Edition! Due by Wednesday 9/1
8/31- Day 2: Distribute School Supplies/ Mindset Monday (But really Tuesday...) 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 2020(When school closed) What would you do differently?
300- 500 word Reflection due on Friday 9/4
9/1- Day 3: Debrief first 3 days of school/ Padlet Discussion- What do you want to get out of AVID This year? (respond below)
My view for AVID as sophomores
What Students Really need to hear
9/2- Day 4: Share Mr Rudy's Life Story Day 1
9/3- Day 5: Share Mr Rudy's Life Story Day 2
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