AVID 2015

TUTORIALS & BINDERS & COLLEGE 

OH MY!!!!

TUTORIALS:

BINDERS

COLLEGE

AVID Agenda Oct. 7th-11th

AVID Agenda Oct. 7th-11th

Week at a Glance:
Monday- Binder Repair & TRF prep
Tuesday- Tutorial
Wednesday-
Thursday- Tutorial
Friday-  College Day

Items Overdue!!!

• Resume
• Email etiquette utilizing college mentor sites
• Study the following vocab terms for quiz Friday!!!
• Early Intervention
• Educational Testing Service (ETS) 
• Expected Family Contribution (EFC)
• Extracurricular Activities
• Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
• Financial Aid/Assistance
• Grade Point Average (GPA)
• Grants
• Honors Program
• Letter of Recommendation
• Major
• Master's Degree (MS/MA)
• Open Admissions
• PLAN
• Post-Secondary
• PSAT/NMSQT

Wednesday Oct. 9th, 2013

WRITING DAY- 

1.  Set up Cornell Notes

2.  Re-write writing prompt at the top

3.  Take out notes on the characteristics of leadership

4.  Select a Wooden quote on leadership 

5. Then incorporate a section of the following excerpt by Nelson Mandela to address a portion of the prompt:   "It was during those long and lonely years that my hunger for the freedom of my own people became a hunger for the freedom of all people, white and black. I knew as well as I knew anything that the oppressor must be liberated just as surely as the oppressed. A man who takes away another man's freedom is a prisoner of hatred, he is locked behind the bars of prejudice and narrow-mindedness. I am not truly free if I am taking away someone else's freedom, just as surely as I am not free when my freedom is taken from me. The oppressed and the oppressor alike are robbed of their humanity.

When I walked out of prison, that was my mission, to liberate the oppressed and the oppressor both. Some say that has now been achieved. But I know that that is not the case. The truth is that we are not yet free; we have merely achieved the freedom to be free, the right not to be oppressed. We have not taken the final step of our journey, but the first step on a longer and even more difficult road. For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others. The true test of our devotion to freedom is just beginning.
I have walked that long road to freedom. I have tried not to falter; I have made missteps along the way. But I have discovered the secret that after climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb. I have taken a moment here to rest, to steal a view of the glorious vista that surrounds me, to look back on the distance I have come. But I can rest only for a moment, for with freedom comes responsibilities, and I dare not linger, for my long walk is not yet ended."

AVID COLLEGE DAY

1.  Review vocab page 2
2.  Work on resume
3.  Email etiquette  https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/694/01/
4.  HOMEWORK- College Mentor Sites

AVID 11/12: Week of Sept. 24th-27th, 2013

AVID 11/12:  Week of Sept. 24th-27th, 2013

Week at a Glance:  
Monday-  NO SCHOOL- Institute Day
Tuesday-  Tutorial
Wednesday-  ASFI-  Focused Note Taking on Leadership
Thursday-  Tutorial
Friday-  COLLEGE DAY Vocab Page 2

Quote of the Week: "The essence of this research demonstrates the need for students to revisit information, in order to kick the information out of the short-term memory and store it in the much more reliable long-term memory.  This is the power of Cornell Notes, because it primarily focuses on how we process the information rather than simply a method of recording the information."  -Hermann Ebbinghaus

AVID 11/12: Week of Sept. 9-13, 2013

Week at a Glance:  
Monday-  Vocab Review, Binder Check, WRITING DAY 
Tuesday-  Tutorial
Wednesday-  WRITING DAY
Thursday-  Tutorial
Friday-  COLLEGE DAY (Vocab Quiz)

Quote of the Week: I turned down a scholarship to Yale. The problem with college is that there’s a tendency to mistake preparation for productivity. You can prepare all you want, but if you never roll the dice you’ll never be successful. Shia LaBeouf 

CHOOSING THE RIGHT COLLEGE!!

Monday, Sept. 9th 2013

College Vocab Focus:

• ACT
• AP TESTS
• Admission
• Admission Test
• Application
• Aptitude
• Associate's Degree
• Bachelor's Degree
• Certificate
• Class Rank
• Common Application
• Degree
• Diploma
• Doctorate Degree
• Early Action
• Early Decision

 BINDER CHECK!!! 

WRITING DAY!!!
The 4 Essential Skills:ASFI



Tuesday, Sept. 10th 2013                                                                 

TUTORIAL DAY!!!!Happy Anniversary Wife!!!

Wednesday Sept. 11th, 2013

Agenda:
1.  Vocab Review 
2.  ASFI
    3.  Article- Role Model
SENIORS- Begin looking for a non-fiction book regarding your favorite leader.

OPEN HOUSE

Thursday Sept. 12th, 2013

TUTORIALS!!!!!!!!

AVID 11/12- Week of Aug. 26th-30th, 2013

AVID 11/12

Mers

Week at a Glance:

Mon-  3 Story Intellect Practice; Tutorial Pre-work Inquiry

Tues-  Review Tutorial Process; Model Tutorial Walkthrough

Wed-  Cornell Note Expectations/Practice; College Word Wall

Thur-  Tutorial Jigsaw

Fri-  Life Goals Timed Writing; C-note quality check

Junior Year Checklist!!

• Keep meeting with your college/career counselor at least once a year
• Continue to take and plan challenging courses
• Keep your grades up
• Join an academic club
• Register for the ACT. You should be academically ready to take it by spring. If not, take it early in your senior year.
• Read our key information about the ACT test
• Talk with your parents and high school counselor about colleges that interest you
• Prepare a list of questions to ask on campus visits
• Continue to visit colleges and talk with college students
• List, compare, and visit colleges
• Start or update an academic resume
• Consider putting together a portfolio that highlights your special skills and talents
• Keep filling out the college comparison worksheet (PDF; 1 page, 64KB)
• Check into applying to colleges online
• Investigate scholarship opportunities
• Volunteer for activities and clubs related to career interests
• Get a part-time job, apprenticeship, or internship; or job shadow in a profession that interests you

Senior Year Checklist!!!

Senior year is finally here, and it's full of things to do to get ready for college. Use this senior year checklist to keep track of your progress and upcoming deadlines for testing, admissions and financial aid.

August

• Sign up for the ACT (if you didn't take it as a junior, or if you aren't satisfied with your score, or if you've learned a lot since you first took it.)
• Review ACT test results and retest if necessary

August – December

• Visit with your school counselor to make sure you are on track to graduate and fulfill college admission requirements
• Consider taking courses at a local university or community college
• Keep working hard all year; second semester grades can affect scholarship eligibility
• Ask for personal references from teachers, school counselors, or employers early in the year or at least two weeks before application deadlines. Follow your school's procedure for requesting recommendations.
• Visit with admissions counselors who come to your high school
• Attend a college fair
• Begin your college essay(s)
• Apply for admission at the colleges you've chosen
• Avoid common college application mistakes
• Find out if you qualify for scholarships at each college you have applied to
• Start the financial aid application process
• See your school counselor for help finding financial aid and scholarships

January – May

• If you need it, get help completing the FAFSA
• Ask your guidance office in January to send first semester transcripts to schools where you applied. In May, they will need to send final transcripts to the college you will attend.
• Visit colleges that have invited you to enroll
• Decide which college to attend, and notify the school of your decision
• Keep track of and observe deadlines for sending in all required fees and paperwork
• Notify schools you will not attend of your decision
• Continue to look for scholarship opportunities
• Keep track of important financial aid and scholarship deadlines
• Watch the mail for your Student Aid Report (SAR)—it should arrive four weeks after the FAFSA is filed
• Compare financial aid packages from different schools
• Sign and send in a promissory note if you are borrowing money
• Notify your college about any outside scholarships you received

AVID TUTORIAL PROCESS  Click here for a youtube video outlining the AVID tutorial process.