December 6

• Circle Talk
• Introductions

7

• Core Values and Class Norms
• Why AVID? Course Introduction

8

Mrs. Mason Out

• Documentary, Minding the Gap

9

Mrs. Mason Out

• Documentary, Minding the Gap

10

Mrs. Mason Out

• Team Building / Games!

13

• Circle Talk
• Organization Systems

14

• Let's Get Organized!
• The Mask We Wear

15

• The Mask We Wear

16

• The Mask We Wear
• Prepare for Guest Speaker

17

• Guest Speaker, Claire Simon, Graphic Designer/AVID Paraeducator
• Guest Speaker Reflection: Claire Simon

January 3

• Preparation: Obama's Address to America's Schoolchildren, a mini-lesson on Elements of Rhetoric

4

• Obama's Address, c'td
• Final Reflection: Obama's Address to America's Schoolchildren

5

• Obama's Address, c'td
• Final Reflection: Obama's Address to America's Schoolchildren, c'td

6

• Youth Leadership 101
• Passions to Action Worksheet
• Prepare for Guest Speaker, King Dawidalle

7

• Guest Speaker, King Dawidalle

10

• Circle Talk

11

• Passions to Action, c'td
• Youth Leaders WebQuest and Leadership Self-Evaluation

12

• Youth Leaders, c'td
• Weekly Grade Check-In

13

• Team Building Challenge + Reflection
• Prepare for Guest Speaker, Yaneth Garcia

14

• Guest Speaker, Yaneth Garcia

17

NO SCHOOL
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

18

• Circle Talk

19

• Focused Note Taking: Cornell Notes
• Cornell Notes Practice

20

• Cornell Notes Practice

21

• How we think, question, and learn; Habits of Mind

24

• Circle Talk

25

• Poster Presentations
• Costa's Levels of Thinking and Questioning

26

• Gear Up! Registration, College and Career Lesson

27

• Gear Up! Registration, College and Career Lesson

28

• Team Challenge
• Weekly Grade Check In

31

• Circle Talk

February 1

• Costa's Creatures (Paper Activity)

2

• Introduction to AVID Tutorials
• Tutorial Request Forms

3

• Tutorials
• Prepare for Guest Speaker, Michelle Lee

4

• Guest Speaker, Michelle Lee
• Guest Speaker Reflection: Michelle Lee

7

• Circle Talk

8

• Intro to Socratic Smackdown
• Preparation for Socratic Seminar

9

• Preparation for Socratic Seminar
• Tutorial Request Forms

10

• Tutorials

11

• Community Building / Team Challenges

14

• Circle Talk
• Preparation for Socratic Seminar

15

• Socratic Smackdown!
• Socratic Seminar Score tracking sheet + Reflection

16

• Debrief Socratic Seminar
• Finish Socratic Seminar Score tracking sheet + Reflection
• Time Management Activity and Reflection (Part 1)

17

• Time Management Activity and Reflection (Part 1)
• Time Management Strategies Poster

18

NO SCHOOL
Mid-Winter Break

21

NO SCHOOL
President's Day

22

NO SCHOOL
Mid-Winter Break

23

• Circle Talk
• Time Management Activity, Part 2: Time Log Preparation

24

• Finish Time Management Strategies Poster
• Prepare for Guest Speaker, Blain Hagos
• Day 1 of Time Log!

25

• Guest Speaker, Blain Hagos
• Guest Speaker Reflection: Bain Hagos
• Day 2 of Time Log!

28

• Circle Talk
• Day 5 of Time Log!

March 1

• College Research Project
  • Introduction to Project and Daily Project Audit
  • Part 1
• Day 6 of Time Log!

2

• College Research Project
  
  • Part 2
  • Begin Part 4
• Day 7 of Time Log!

3

• Modified Tutorials
  • Option to continue work on project
• Questions for Guest Speaker, Geomarc Panelo

4

• Guest Speaker, Geomarc Panelo
• Guest Speaker Reflection, Geomarc Panelo

7

• Circle Talk
• College Research Project
  • Part 3

8

• College Research Project
  • Part 4 - College Videos
  • Part 5 - Graphic Design 101 

9

• Gear Up! College and Career Lesson with Ms. Garcia and Mr. Baber

10

• Gear Up! College and Career Lesson with Ms. Garcia and Mr. Baber

11

• Guest Speaker, Mohamed Abdi
• Guest Speaker Reflection,  Mohamed Abdi

14

• Circle Talk
• College Research Project
  • Scoring Rubric

15

• College Research Project
  • Set up presentation matrix

SUBMIT PROJECT HERE

16 

• Symposium: College Research Project
  • Notes Form (link only)

TRIMESTER 2 DEADLINE FOR ALL MISSING or LATE WORK

17   FINALS, Periods 1 & 2

• College Research Project Presentations, c'td
• Project Reflection and Debrief
• Celebration/Games
• AVID 9A Course Survey

18 FINALS, Periods 3-5

• College Research Project Presentations, c'td
• Project Reflection and Debrief
• Celebration/Games
• AVID 9A Course Survey