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 35: Presentations and. Sleep
4/29- Day 153: Presentations of Regional Colleges
4/30- Day 154: Day two of Presentations of Regional Colleges
5/1- Day 155: Sleep Intro Quiz/ Sleep Share Doc/ Get Sleep Log (Due Wednesday 5/8) Begin Reading and Taking notes on Honors Pysch Textbook- Sleep
5/2- Day 156: 30 minutes to continue notes/ 30 minutes watch and take notes on Matt Walker: Sleep is your Superpower
5/3- Day 157: Exploring Sleep Gallery Walk
Week 34: More Regional Colleges
4/22- Day 148: Day 5 of Regional College Essay
4/23- Day 149: Day 6 of Regional College Essay.
4/24- Day 150: Day 7 of Regional College Essay
4/25- Day 151: Day 8 of Regional College Essay
4/26- Day 152: Final Day for regional college essay/ Presentations- Presentations will start on Monday!
Week 33: Regional College Essays
4/15- Day 143: 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
4/16- Day 144: Day 1 of Regional College Essay
4/17- Day 145: Day 2 of Regional College Essay
4/18- Day 146: Day 3 of Regional College Essay
4/19- Day 147: Day 4 of Regional College Essay Should be close to finishing research
Week 32: Friendship and Social Media
4/8- Day 138: 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. 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
4/9- Day 139: Reading Day Continued
4/10- Day 140: Final day for Notes from 4/8
4/11- Day 141: Friendship and Social Media Philosophical Chairs
4 sets of Notes due- Adam Grant Givers and Takers, and then three from 4/8 and 4/9 Due
4/12- Day 142: Study Hall Period
Week 31: YES! MORE SCHOOL!
4/2- Day 134: Complete AVID II Priority Lists/ Day to Complete TRF
4/3- Day 135: Tutorials
4/4- Day 136: 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
4/5- Day 137: 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
Week 30: Almost Spring Break
3/25- Day 131: 2024 College Reality Socratic Seminar
3/26- Day 132: Complete remaining part of College Reality Analysis project/ story telling about college experience
3/27- Day 133: Catch up day for MP 3- FINAL DAY OF THE MARKING PERIOD!!!
Week 29: Continuing the reality of college
3/18- Day 126: Start 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
3/19- Day 127: Finish Reading and notes and post your 2 questions on the 2024 College Reality Socratic Seminar Document
3/20- Day 128: Finish Notes and prep for Socratic Seminar
3/21- Day 129: Needed a day to catch up from being Sick...
3/22- Day 130: 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
Week 28: Finishing up Atomic Habits and the Reality of College
3/11- Day 121: 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 Friday 3/15
3/12- Day 122: Time to Complete Flipgrids and Work on Top 10 Statements to Live by
3/13- Day 123: start Begin College Reality Analysis
Complete Quickwrite and Discuss
3/14- Day 124: Complete Matching Activity on the Differences between High School and College with a Partner- Complete Flipgrid on the 4 differences Due Monday by 11:59 PM
3/15- Day 125: Finish the Matching activity- Time to work on Flipgrid/ Problem Solving Section
Week 27: Section 5 and 6
3/4- Day 116: GLOW- Scholarship Basics - Student response packet/ Reflection
3/5- Day 117: Day to finish Financial Lit Work Entire packet due by the end of the period
3/6- Day 118: Reading Day 1 Complete Section 5 Exercises (Page 19,20,23,24)
3/7- Day 119: Reading Day 2
3/8- Day 120: Reading Day 3
Week 26: Financial Literacy
2/26- Day 111: Reading Day 3
2/27- Day 112: Budgeting 102
2/28- Day 113: Study Hall Day due to Teddy's surgery
2/29- Day 114: 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
3/1- Day 115: Financial Aid 101 GLOW PPT - Overview of Financial Aid Process / 7.25 Myths about FASFA
Week 25: Jenga and Section 4: Make it Easy
2/20- Day 108: Happy Indoor Track States Day! Go Leopards! Reading Day 1- Complete Section 4 Exercises (Page 14-18)
2/21- Water main break? Okay...
2/22- Day 109: World Championship of the World "Make it Attractive" Showdown JENGA Edition Section 3 Reading Exercises Due
2/23- Day 110: Reading Day 2
Week 24: Section 3: Make it Attractive
2/12- Day 104: Complete Section 2 Philosophical Chairs
2/13- Snow Day
2/14- Day 105: Reading Day 1- Complete Section 3 Exercises (Page 11-13) Due Tuesday 2/20
2/15- Day 106: Reading Day 2- Finish Scheduling
2/16- Day 107: Reading Day 3- Finish Scheduling-Submit 3 Discussion based questions about the text on Google Classroom by 11:59 PM
Week 23: Section 2: Make it Obvious
2/5- Day 99: Have Socratic Seminar/ Top 5 List Discussion of Section 1 Document Section 1 Work Due
2/6- Day 100: Reading Day 1- Complete Section 2 Exercises (Page 7-10) Section 2 Work Due Tuesday 2/13
2/7- Day 101: Reading Day 2
2/8- Day 102: Reading day 3
2/9- Day 103: Team Debrief for 10 minutes/ Section 2 Philosophical Chairs
Week 22: Section 1: The Fundamentals
1/29- Day 94: Reading Day 2
1/30- Day 95: Reading Day 3
1/31- Day 96: Time to Complete Socratic Seminar/ Top 5 List Discussion of Section 1 Document
2/1- Day 97: Complete your Teams Vision Board for Section 1
2/2- Day 98: Finish Vision Boards/ Study Hall
Week 21: Socratic Seminars and Atomic Habits
1/22- Day 89: Watch "Why the Best Hire Might Not be the Perfect Resume"
Why the Best Hire Might Not be the Perfect Resume 4A's
1/23- Day 90: Socratic Seminar
1/24- Day 91: Reflection on Socratic Seminar and Article 2 minute Flipgrid- Discuss your final thoughts on Lemov's article, its connections to your own school/ Pandemic experience and any take away thoughts.
1/25- Day 92: Distribute Atomic Habits to Students/ Form Teams to Book Study/ Begin Section 1 Exercises (Page 1-6)
1/26- Day 93: Reading Day 1
Week 20: Socratic Seminars and The best hire?
1/17- Snow Day
1/18- Day 88: Scheduling/ Finish Reading/ Marking the Text- Prepare for Socratic Seminar
Have 2 Questions posted by 8:30 AM on 1/23
1/19- Snow Day
Week 19: Last Week of MP 2
1/8- Day 83: Interview Day 2
Interview Order
1. Jonathan 6. Jackie 11. Brayden 16. Sam
2. Douglas 7. Isaiah 12. Hunter
3. Kaylee 8. Talia 13. Lana
4. Dom 9. Declan 14. Jalyn
5. Dee 10. Shelby 15. Addie
1/9- Day 84: More Interviews
1/10- Day 85: Final day of Interviews/ Interview Rudy/ Begin Marking the Text for Pandemic or Cell Phones? Pages 1-8
Once you have finished Reading note any questions, connections and ideas you have here
1/11- Day 86: Discussion Potential Solutions/ Start Reading pages 8-16 of Pandemic or Cell Phones?
Continue to Mark the Text and completing questions, connections and ideas organizer
1/12- Day 87: Study Hall due to Rudy being at a Meet
Week 18: Welcome Back!
1/2- Day 79: Day to work on Resume Project
1/3- Day 80: Peer Edit Resume Project/ Prep for Mock College Interviews
1/4- Day 81: Interview Day 1
1/5- Day 82: Study Hall
Week 17: Almost to Winter Break!
12/18- Day 75: Resume Project - Sample Resume, Resume Tips PPT , High School Activities Sheet Google
12/19- Day 76: Day to work on Resume Project Interviews will begin after the break
12/20- Day 77: "Fun Friday" Best Cereal Bracket Challenge
12/21- Day 78: Holiday thing?
Week 16: Strengths and Weaknesses and Resumes
12/11- Day 70: AVID Student Strengths and Weaknesses Slides Day 2-If you are working diligently and need more time I'll give it to you. if you're wasting time there will not be any additional time given. Your choice.
12/12- Day 71: Day 3 of AVID Student Strengths and Weaknesses Slides! BE SPECIFIC!
12/13- Day 72: Read-What Employers want out of Employees/ Discuss Job experience
Second time through select one color highlighter for your current strengths (From previous assignment) Select another color for your current weaknesses
12/14- Day 73: 60 Second Speech and Questioning Game
12/15- Day 74: PSAT Debrief/ Study Hall for Remainder of the period
Week 15: Student Strengths and Weaknesses
12/4- Day 65: Brainstorm Top 10 Student Skills
12/5- Day 66: Finish Brainstorm of Top 10 Student Skills/ Submit Evidence of using AVID
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
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.
12/6- Day 67: Shippensburg College Visit- Go Red Raiders
12/7- Day 68: Discuss Shippensburg Visit
12/8- Day 69: AVID Student Strengths and Weaknesses Slides Day 1 Tentatively Due Monday 12/11
Week 14: College Visits
11/27- Day 60: Begin Virtual College Tour using Campustours.com- AVID Virtual College Tour Analysis
11/28- Day 61: Day 2 of AVID Virtual College Tour Analysis
11/29- Day 62: Create TRF for the first 30 min of class/ Tutorials
11/30- Day 63: Tutorials
12/1- Day 64: Day 3 of AVID Virtual College Tour Analysis- Due 12/1 at 11:59 PM
Week 13: Gobble Gobble
11/20- Day 58: Day 2 of WICOR Evaluation/ Discussions Due Monday 11/20 at 11:59 PM
11/21- Day 59: Final day to work on College Entrance Essay and Finalize feedback College Entrance Essay Final due Tuesday 11/21
Week 12: Finalizing Essays
11/13- Day 53: Drafting College Application Essay
11/14- Day 54: Drafting College Application Essay
11/15- Day 55: Final Day in class to work on Rough Drafts of College Application Essays- We will Peer Edit them on Friday
11/16- Day 56: WICOR Evaluation Due Monday 11/20 at 11:59 PM
11/17- Day 57: AVID Laser Light Show Sign up
Peer Editing College Entrance Essays College Entrance Essay Final due Tuesday 11/21
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
Week 11: MP Reflection and College
11/6- Day 48: College 101 lecture
11/7- Day 49: What have you learned MP 1? / Day to Complete TRF in Class
11/8- Day 50: Marking Period 1 Report Card Reflection
11/9- Day 51: Tutorials
11/10- Day 52: Drafting College Application Essay
Week 10: College Application Essays and the End of MP 1
10/30- Day 44: Start College Application Essay Project - WHOLE PROCESS- All day on Prewriting
Time Management Bundle due
1. Notes from Inside the Mind of a Master Procrastinator (Monday 10/16)
2. List from Focus and Concentration Video from how you can improve your focus/ concentration (Wednesday 10/18)
3. Peak Performance notes + sketch noting- (Thursday-Wednesday 10/19-10/25)
10/31- Day 45: Prewriting College Application Essay Day 1
11/1- Day 46: Outlining/ Drafting College Application Essay
11/2- Day 47: Catch up Day of MP 1
Week 9: Peak Performance
10/23- Day 39: Outline Peak Performance
10/24- Day 40: Outline Peak Performance
10/25- Day 41: Outline Peak Performance
Must have two Questions posted on Socratic Seminar Doc by 8:30 AM 10/26
2023 Socratic Seminar on Peak Performance- Stress Yourself and Minimalist to be a Maximalist
10/26- Day 42: 2023 Socratic Seminar on Peak Performance- Stress Yourself and Minimalist to be a Maximalist
Notes for your Time management bundle will be turned in on Friday at the end of the period
10/27- Day 43: Catch up day/ Study Hall Day
Week 8: PSATs and Peak Performance
10/16- Day 35: Introduce Time Log - Watch and Take notes on Inside the Mind of a Master Procrastinator
Time log Due Next Monday 10/23
10/17- Day 36: PSAT Debrief
10/18- Day 37: 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/ Outline "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!
Optional viewing- The Art and Science of Lasting Peak Performance- Brad Stulberg
5 Key Takeaways from Peak Performance
10/19- Day 38: Outlining Peak Performance (You will have three more days next week to work on this reading/ Sketch Noting- The notes will be due on Monday 10/30)
10/20- Association Day- No School for Students
Week 7: What are you extremely Proud of?
10/9- Day 30: Mindset Monday - 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
Flipgrid Class link Due Wednesday 10/11
Processing Web due Wednesday at the beginning of class.
Be Sure you:
1. Filled the Web
2. highlighted your most important concepts
3. numbered the order you'll discuss each concept
10/10- Day 31: Complete TRF in Class- First 30 minutes- Last 15 minutes swap and Grade each others.
Post your Tutorial Question on Classroom
10/11- Day 32: First Attempt at Tutorials
Tutorial Groups
Group 1- Talia, Isaiah, Jackie, Shelby, Dom, Kaylee
Group 2- Brayden, Hunter, Lana, Dee, Douglas, Addie
Group 3-Trae, Declan, Sam, Jonathan, Jalyn
10/12- Day 33: Tutorials
10/13- Day 34: Study Hall Day/ Conferencing with Students
Week 6: Tutorials and World Championships
10/2- Day 25: Final Day to perfect your Notes from Planning and Organization Crash Course and a total of 4 sets of notes from Wednesday and Thursday
Total of 5 notes- and Yes there should be evidence that you interacted with them after taking the notes. Due Tomorrow
10/3- Day 26: WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP OR THE WORLD ORGANIZATION AND PLANNING SHOWDOWN -Questions will be altered Monday according to your list-
10/4- Day 27: Tutorial Introductions- The Whys of Tutorials
Costa's Level of Questioning- We want level 2 and 3's!
Tutorial Form
60 Second Speech
Tutorial Form Assisted
10/5- Day 28: Tutorial Practice continued- Make a TRF, Practice a 60 second speech
10/6- Day 29: Catch up Day due to the Pep Rally. Go Leopards and stuff
Evidence of Using AVID Due by 11:59 PM
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
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 5: Planning and organization
9/25- Day 20: Study Hall
9/26- Day 21: Quick write: On a Scale of 1 to 10 how well do you plan and organize your life? Justify your Answer (On Google Classroom)
Quiet time... my head was killing me.
9/27- Day 22: Take Notes on Planning and Organization Crash Course- How do our AVID Strategies Apply to his suggestions?
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 Notes on Videos Independently
Develop Four High Quality questions about how these topics can be applied to AVID and High School Success.
Post your questions on the Planning and Organization Share Doc Costa's Level of Questioning- We want level 2 and 3's!
9/28- 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.
9/29- Day 24: Catch up Day from the past three days in class- You will submit Notes from Planning and Organization Crash Course and a total of 4 sets of notes from Wednesday and Thursday
Total of 5 notes- and Yes there should be evidence that you interacted with them after taking the notes.
Turned in on Tuesday 10/3
Week 4: Importance of Note Taking
9/18- Day 15: Presentation Day 3/ How much are you using AVID? and Discussion of how to improve
9/19- Day 16: Mindset Monday Watch this Speech then reflect on the Quote- "Tough Times Don't Last, Tough People do."
Revisit Forgetting Curve / What do Top Students do Differently?- TED Talk -Notes/ SHS Focused Note Rubric / Revise by Highlighting and Marking up your notes
9/21- 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
9/22- Day 19: Note Comparison
In groups of 4 compare your notes for the week- be able to answer the following questions
1. What is something that someone in your group did better than you on their notes?
2. How were the other peoples notes different that yours?
3. What type of note interaction do you prefer?
4. How many sets of notes do you think you should have each week?
5. How can you use these techniques if you aren't taking notes from a lecture/ on a sheet of focused notes?
Discuss What works and what Doesn't. Create a "Top 5 Must Dos For your Note Taking"
Week 3: Presentations and AVID Scales
9/11- Day 10: Introduce Top 5 moments that Made you, You Speech/ Conference about the beginning of the school year
Agenda Check
9/12- Day 11: Time to Work on Top 5 moments that Made you, you Speech (Must submit "script" on Google classroom)
Sign up Sheet for Presentation Order
9/13- Day 12: Final Day to Work on Top 5 moments that made you, you Speech. (Must submit "script" on Google Classroom)
9/14- Day 13: Presentation Day 1
9/15- Day 14: Presentation Day 2
Week 2: Top 5 moments that Made you, you
9/4- Labor Day
9/5- Day 6: Get Organized for the first week of school/ Share Mr Rudy's Life Story Day 1
MUST HAVES
Continue Mr Rudy's Life Story
9/7- Day 8: Continue Mr Rudy's life story
9/8- Day 9: Finish Rudys life story/ 16 Personalities test/ Why is it helpful to understand your personality when working with other people? (Collaborating!)
Week 1: Welcome "Back!"
8/28- Day 1: Welcome Back/ Expectations/ Syllabus / Get to Know you "Games"
2 Truths and a Lie
High and Low of Being a Freshmen
Student Information Sheet and Syllabus Due by Wednesday 8/30
8/29- Day 2: Create Classroom Norms/ Teamwork Video
8/30- Day 3: Debrief first 3 days of school/ Mindset Monday (But really Wednesday...) What Really Matters to you?
Reflection: Based on our discussion and your listed and explanations, discuss how prioritizing what you focus your time, energy and attention on can make an impact on your life, both personally and academically. Using examples from your life is strongly encouraged. (300-500 words)
300- 500 word Reflection due on Thursday 9/7
My view for AVID as sophomores
What Students Really need to hear
8/31- Day 4: Time to Finish What Really Matters to you?
9/1- Day 5: Owen got stung by a bee 8 times so we had to rearrange plans
Use today to finish What Really Matters to you?
4/29- Day 153: Presentations of Regional Colleges
4/30- Day 154: Day two of Presentations of Regional Colleges
5/1- Day 155: Sleep Intro Quiz/ Sleep Share Doc/ Get Sleep Log (Due Wednesday 5/8) Begin Reading and Taking notes on Honors Pysch Textbook- Sleep
5/2- Day 156: 30 minutes to continue notes/ 30 minutes watch and take notes on Matt Walker: Sleep is your Superpower
5/3- Day 157: Exploring Sleep Gallery Walk
Week 34: More Regional Colleges
4/22- Day 148: Day 5 of Regional College Essay
4/23- Day 149: Day 6 of Regional College Essay.
4/24- Day 150: Day 7 of Regional College Essay
4/25- Day 151: Day 8 of Regional College Essay
4/26- Day 152: Final Day for regional college essay/ Presentations- Presentations will start on Monday!
Week 33: Regional College Essays
4/15- Day 143: 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
4/16- Day 144: Day 1 of Regional College Essay
4/17- Day 145: Day 2 of Regional College Essay
4/18- Day 146: Day 3 of Regional College Essay
4/19- Day 147: Day 4 of Regional College Essay Should be close to finishing research
Week 32: Friendship and Social Media
4/8- Day 138: 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. 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
4/9- Day 139: Reading Day Continued
4/10- Day 140: Final day for Notes from 4/8
4/11- Day 141: Friendship and Social Media Philosophical Chairs
4 sets of Notes due- Adam Grant Givers and Takers, and then three from 4/8 and 4/9 Due
4/12- Day 142: Study Hall Period
Week 31: YES! MORE SCHOOL!
4/2- Day 134: Complete AVID II Priority Lists/ Day to Complete TRF
4/3- Day 135: Tutorials
4/4- Day 136: 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
4/5- Day 137: 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
Week 30: Almost Spring Break
3/25- Day 131: 2024 College Reality Socratic Seminar
3/26- Day 132: Complete remaining part of College Reality Analysis project/ story telling about college experience
3/27- Day 133: Catch up day for MP 3- FINAL DAY OF THE MARKING PERIOD!!!
Week 29: Continuing the reality of college
3/18- Day 126: Start 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
3/19- Day 127: Finish Reading and notes and post your 2 questions on the 2024 College Reality Socratic Seminar Document
3/20- Day 128: Finish Notes and prep for Socratic Seminar
3/21- Day 129: Needed a day to catch up from being Sick...
3/22- Day 130: 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
Week 28: Finishing up Atomic Habits and the Reality of College
3/11- Day 121: 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 Friday 3/15
3/12- Day 122: Time to Complete Flipgrids and Work on Top 10 Statements to Live by
3/13- Day 123: start Begin College Reality Analysis
Complete Quickwrite and Discuss
3/14- Day 124: Complete Matching Activity on the Differences between High School and College with a Partner- Complete Flipgrid on the 4 differences Due Monday by 11:59 PM
3/15- Day 125: Finish the Matching activity- Time to work on Flipgrid/ Problem Solving Section
Week 27: Section 5 and 6
3/4- Day 116: GLOW- Scholarship Basics - Student response packet/ Reflection
3/5- Day 117: Day to finish Financial Lit Work Entire packet due by the end of the period
3/6- Day 118: Reading Day 1 Complete Section 5 Exercises (Page 19,20,23,24)
3/7- Day 119: Reading Day 2
3/8- Day 120: Reading Day 3
Week 26: Financial Literacy
2/26- Day 111: Reading Day 3
2/27- Day 112: Budgeting 102
2/28- Day 113: Study Hall Day due to Teddy's surgery
2/29- Day 114: 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
3/1- Day 115: Financial Aid 101 GLOW PPT - Overview of Financial Aid Process / 7.25 Myths about FASFA
Week 25: Jenga and Section 4: Make it Easy
2/20- Day 108: Happy Indoor Track States Day! Go Leopards! Reading Day 1- Complete Section 4 Exercises (Page 14-18)
2/21- Water main break? Okay...
2/22- Day 109: World Championship of the World "Make it Attractive" Showdown JENGA Edition Section 3 Reading Exercises Due
2/23- Day 110: Reading Day 2
Week 24: Section 3: Make it Attractive
2/12- Day 104: Complete Section 2 Philosophical Chairs
2/13- Snow Day
2/14- Day 105: Reading Day 1- Complete Section 3 Exercises (Page 11-13) Due Tuesday 2/20
2/15- Day 106: Reading Day 2- Finish Scheduling
2/16- Day 107: Reading Day 3- Finish Scheduling-Submit 3 Discussion based questions about the text on Google Classroom by 11:59 PM
Week 23: Section 2: Make it Obvious
2/5- Day 99: Have Socratic Seminar/ Top 5 List Discussion of Section 1 Document Section 1 Work Due
2/6- Day 100: Reading Day 1- Complete Section 2 Exercises (Page 7-10) Section 2 Work Due Tuesday 2/13
2/7- Day 101: Reading Day 2
2/8- Day 102: Reading day 3
2/9- Day 103: Team Debrief for 10 minutes/ Section 2 Philosophical Chairs
Week 22: Section 1: The Fundamentals
1/29- Day 94: Reading Day 2
1/30- Day 95: Reading Day 3
1/31- Day 96: Time to Complete Socratic Seminar/ Top 5 List Discussion of Section 1 Document
2/1- Day 97: Complete your Teams Vision Board for Section 1
2/2- Day 98: Finish Vision Boards/ Study Hall
Week 21: Socratic Seminars and Atomic Habits
1/22- Day 89: Watch "Why the Best Hire Might Not be the Perfect Resume"
Why the Best Hire Might Not be the Perfect Resume 4A's
1/23- Day 90: Socratic Seminar
1/24- Day 91: Reflection on Socratic Seminar and Article 2 minute Flipgrid- Discuss your final thoughts on Lemov's article, its connections to your own school/ Pandemic experience and any take away thoughts.
1/25- Day 92: Distribute Atomic Habits to Students/ Form Teams to Book Study/ Begin Section 1 Exercises (Page 1-6)
1/26- Day 93: Reading Day 1
Week 20: Socratic Seminars and The best hire?
1/17- Snow Day
1/18- Day 88: Scheduling/ Finish Reading/ Marking the Text- Prepare for Socratic Seminar
Have 2 Questions posted by 8:30 AM on 1/23
1/19- Snow Day
Week 19: Last Week of MP 2
1/8- Day 83: Interview Day 2
Interview Order
1. Jonathan 6. Jackie 11. Brayden 16. Sam
2. Douglas 7. Isaiah 12. Hunter
3. Kaylee 8. Talia 13. Lana
4. Dom 9. Declan 14. Jalyn
5. Dee 10. Shelby 15. Addie
1/9- Day 84: More Interviews
1/10- Day 85: Final day of Interviews/ Interview Rudy/ Begin Marking the Text for Pandemic or Cell Phones? Pages 1-8
Once you have finished Reading note any questions, connections and ideas you have here
1/11- Day 86: Discussion Potential Solutions/ Start Reading pages 8-16 of Pandemic or Cell Phones?
Continue to Mark the Text and completing questions, connections and ideas organizer
1/12- Day 87: Study Hall due to Rudy being at a Meet
Week 18: Welcome Back!
1/2- Day 79: Day to work on Resume Project
1/3- Day 80: Peer Edit Resume Project/ Prep for Mock College Interviews
1/4- Day 81: Interview Day 1
1/5- Day 82: Study Hall
Week 17: Almost to Winter Break!
12/18- Day 75: Resume Project - Sample Resume, Resume Tips PPT , High School Activities Sheet Google
12/19- Day 76: Day to work on Resume Project Interviews will begin after the break
12/20- Day 77: "Fun Friday" Best Cereal Bracket Challenge
12/21- Day 78: Holiday thing?
Week 16: Strengths and Weaknesses and Resumes
12/11- Day 70: AVID Student Strengths and Weaknesses Slides Day 2-If you are working diligently and need more time I'll give it to you. if you're wasting time there will not be any additional time given. Your choice.
12/12- Day 71: Day 3 of AVID Student Strengths and Weaknesses Slides! BE SPECIFIC!
12/13- Day 72: Read-What Employers want out of Employees/ Discuss Job experience
Second time through select one color highlighter for your current strengths (From previous assignment) Select another color for your current weaknesses
12/14- Day 73: 60 Second Speech and Questioning Game
12/15- Day 74: PSAT Debrief/ Study Hall for Remainder of the period
Week 15: Student Strengths and Weaknesses
12/4- Day 65: Brainstorm Top 10 Student Skills
12/5- Day 66: Finish Brainstorm of Top 10 Student Skills/ Submit Evidence of using AVID
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
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.
12/6- Day 67: Shippensburg College Visit- Go Red Raiders
12/7- Day 68: Discuss Shippensburg Visit
12/8- Day 69: AVID Student Strengths and Weaknesses Slides Day 1 Tentatively Due Monday 12/11
Week 14: College Visits
11/27- Day 60: Begin Virtual College Tour using Campustours.com- AVID Virtual College Tour Analysis
11/28- Day 61: Day 2 of AVID Virtual College Tour Analysis
11/29- Day 62: Create TRF for the first 30 min of class/ Tutorials
11/30- Day 63: Tutorials
12/1- Day 64: Day 3 of AVID Virtual College Tour Analysis- Due 12/1 at 11:59 PM
Week 13: Gobble Gobble
11/20- Day 58: Day 2 of WICOR Evaluation/ Discussions Due Monday 11/20 at 11:59 PM
11/21- Day 59: Final day to work on College Entrance Essay and Finalize feedback College Entrance Essay Final due Tuesday 11/21
Week 12: Finalizing Essays
11/13- Day 53: Drafting College Application Essay
11/14- Day 54: Drafting College Application Essay
11/15- Day 55: Final Day in class to work on Rough Drafts of College Application Essays- We will Peer Edit them on Friday
11/16- Day 56: WICOR Evaluation Due Monday 11/20 at 11:59 PM
11/17- Day 57: AVID Laser Light Show Sign up
Peer Editing College Entrance Essays College Entrance Essay Final due Tuesday 11/21
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
Week 11: MP Reflection and College
11/6- Day 48: College 101 lecture
11/7- Day 49: What have you learned MP 1? / Day to Complete TRF in Class
11/8- Day 50: Marking Period 1 Report Card Reflection
11/9- Day 51: Tutorials
11/10- Day 52: Drafting College Application Essay
Week 10: College Application Essays and the End of MP 1
10/30- Day 44: Start College Application Essay Project - WHOLE PROCESS- All day on Prewriting
Time Management Bundle due
1. Notes from Inside the Mind of a Master Procrastinator (Monday 10/16)
2. List from Focus and Concentration Video from how you can improve your focus/ concentration (Wednesday 10/18)
3. Peak Performance notes + sketch noting- (Thursday-Wednesday 10/19-10/25)
10/31- Day 45: Prewriting College Application Essay Day 1
11/1- Day 46: Outlining/ Drafting College Application Essay
11/2- Day 47: Catch up Day of MP 1
Week 9: Peak Performance
10/23- Day 39: Outline Peak Performance
10/24- Day 40: Outline Peak Performance
10/25- Day 41: Outline Peak Performance
Must have two Questions posted on Socratic Seminar Doc by 8:30 AM 10/26
2023 Socratic Seminar on Peak Performance- Stress Yourself and Minimalist to be a Maximalist
10/26- Day 42: 2023 Socratic Seminar on Peak Performance- Stress Yourself and Minimalist to be a Maximalist
Notes for your Time management bundle will be turned in on Friday at the end of the period
10/27- Day 43: Catch up day/ Study Hall Day
Week 8: PSATs and Peak Performance
10/16- Day 35: Introduce Time Log - Watch and Take notes on Inside the Mind of a Master Procrastinator
Time log Due Next Monday 10/23
10/17- Day 36: PSAT Debrief
10/18- Day 37: 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/ Outline "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!
Optional viewing- The Art and Science of Lasting Peak Performance- Brad Stulberg
5 Key Takeaways from Peak Performance
10/19- Day 38: Outlining Peak Performance (You will have three more days next week to work on this reading/ Sketch Noting- The notes will be due on Monday 10/30)
10/20- Association Day- No School for Students
Week 7: What are you extremely Proud of?
10/9- Day 30: Mindset Monday - 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
Flipgrid Class link Due Wednesday 10/11
Processing Web due Wednesday at the beginning of class.
Be Sure you:
1. Filled the Web
2. highlighted your most important concepts
3. numbered the order you'll discuss each concept
10/10- Day 31: Complete TRF in Class- First 30 minutes- Last 15 minutes swap and Grade each others.
Post your Tutorial Question on Classroom
10/11- Day 32: First Attempt at Tutorials
Tutorial Groups
Group 1- Talia, Isaiah, Jackie, Shelby, Dom, Kaylee
Group 2- Brayden, Hunter, Lana, Dee, Douglas, Addie
Group 3-Trae, Declan, Sam, Jonathan, Jalyn
10/12- Day 33: Tutorials
10/13- Day 34: Study Hall Day/ Conferencing with Students
Week 6: Tutorials and World Championships
10/2- Day 25: Final Day to perfect your Notes from Planning and Organization Crash Course and a total of 4 sets of notes from Wednesday and Thursday
Total of 5 notes- and Yes there should be evidence that you interacted with them after taking the notes. Due Tomorrow
10/3- Day 26: WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP OR THE WORLD ORGANIZATION AND PLANNING SHOWDOWN -Questions will be altered Monday according to your list-
10/4- Day 27: Tutorial Introductions- The Whys of Tutorials
Costa's Level of Questioning- We want level 2 and 3's!
Tutorial Form
60 Second Speech
Tutorial Form Assisted
10/5- Day 28: Tutorial Practice continued- Make a TRF, Practice a 60 second speech
10/6- Day 29: Catch up Day due to the Pep Rally. Go Leopards and stuff
Evidence of Using AVID Due by 11:59 PM
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
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 5: Planning and organization
9/25- Day 20: Study Hall
9/26- Day 21: Quick write: On a Scale of 1 to 10 how well do you plan and organize your life? Justify your Answer (On Google Classroom)
Quiet time... my head was killing me.
9/27- Day 22: Take Notes on Planning and Organization Crash Course- How do our AVID Strategies Apply to his suggestions?
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 Notes on Videos Independently
Develop Four High Quality questions about how these topics can be applied to AVID and High School Success.
Post your questions on the Planning and Organization Share Doc Costa's Level of Questioning- We want level 2 and 3's!
9/28- 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.
9/29- Day 24: Catch up Day from the past three days in class- You will submit Notes from Planning and Organization Crash Course and a total of 4 sets of notes from Wednesday and Thursday
Total of 5 notes- and Yes there should be evidence that you interacted with them after taking the notes.
Turned in on Tuesday 10/3
Week 4: Importance of Note Taking
9/18- Day 15: Presentation Day 3/ How much are you using AVID? and Discussion of how to improve
9/19- Day 16: Mindset Monday Watch this Speech then reflect on the Quote- "Tough Times Don't Last, Tough People do."
Revisit Forgetting Curve / What do Top Students do Differently?- TED Talk -Notes/ SHS Focused Note Rubric / Revise by Highlighting and Marking up your notes
- Vocabulary/key terms are circled and main ideas are highlighted or underlined
- Missing or paraphrased information is added (^) in a different color, unimportant information is crossed out
- Identify points of confusion (?) and information for test or tutorial
9/21- 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
9/22- Day 19: Note Comparison
In groups of 4 compare your notes for the week- be able to answer the following questions
1. What is something that someone in your group did better than you on their notes?
2. How were the other peoples notes different that yours?
3. What type of note interaction do you prefer?
4. How many sets of notes do you think you should have each week?
5. How can you use these techniques if you aren't taking notes from a lecture/ on a sheet of focused notes?
Discuss What works and what Doesn't. Create a "Top 5 Must Dos For your Note Taking"
Week 3: Presentations and AVID Scales
9/11- Day 10: Introduce Top 5 moments that Made you, You Speech/ Conference about the beginning of the school year
Agenda Check
9/12- Day 11: Time to Work on Top 5 moments that Made you, you Speech (Must submit "script" on Google classroom)
Sign up Sheet for Presentation Order
9/13- Day 12: Final Day to Work on Top 5 moments that made you, you Speech. (Must submit "script" on Google Classroom)
9/14- Day 13: Presentation Day 1
9/15- Day 14: Presentation Day 2
Week 2: Top 5 moments that Made you, you
9/4- Labor Day
9/5- Day 6: Get Organized for the first week of school/ Share Mr Rudy's Life Story Day 1
MUST HAVES
- Place to organize pens, pencils etc
- Agenda/ planner/ somewhere you keep track of what is due when
- Section for each academic class (English, Math, Social Studies, Science, AVID, Health, Foreign Language)
- Place for all AVID materials- TRFs, Focused notes
- Note section available for each academic class
Continue Mr Rudy's Life Story
9/7- Day 8: Continue Mr Rudy's life story
9/8- Day 9: Finish Rudys life story/ 16 Personalities test/ Why is it helpful to understand your personality when working with other people? (Collaborating!)
Week 1: Welcome "Back!"
8/28- Day 1: Welcome Back/ Expectations/ Syllabus / Get to Know you "Games"
2 Truths and a Lie
High and Low of Being a Freshmen
Student Information Sheet and Syllabus Due by Wednesday 8/30
8/29- Day 2: Create Classroom Norms/ Teamwork Video
8/30- Day 3: Debrief first 3 days of school/ Mindset Monday (But really Wednesday...) What Really Matters to you?
Reflection: Based on our discussion and your listed and explanations, discuss how prioritizing what you focus your time, energy and attention on can make an impact on your life, both personally and academically. Using examples from your life is strongly encouraged. (300-500 words)
300- 500 word Reflection due on Thursday 9/7
My view for AVID as sophomores
What Students Really need to hear
8/31- Day 4: Time to Finish What Really Matters to you?
9/1- Day 5: Owen got stung by a bee 8 times so we had to rearrange plans
Use today to finish What Really Matters to you?
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