Summer Institute 2019 – Survey

This strand is designed for schoolwide content teachers to support academic language and literacy in elementary through higher education classroom settings. Participants will connect WICOR (Writing, Inquiry, Collaboration, Organization, and Reading) with intentional language development practices and routines to strengthen listening, speaking, reading, and writing literacy for all students. AVID Schoolwide team members will gain insight and align philosophies to help their students navigate rigorous content, achieve academically, and adequately prepare for career success. Prerequisite: None. Curriculum: AVID Academic Language and Literacy: A Schoolwide Approach

This strand is designed for university teaching staff interested in exploring the framework of WICOR (Writing, Inquiry, Collaboration, Organisation, and Reading) as a tool for student engagement. Participants will leave this strand with a variety of methodologies and strategies to engage a diverse population of learners. The focus is on intentionally delivering and developing high engagement strategies that improve student outcomes. Prerequisite: None. Curriculum: AVID for Higher Education: High Engagement Practices for Teaching and Learning

This strand is designed for English language arts teachers (grades 6–12) who are experienced in AVID concepts and methodologies. Participants will explore the writing process and writing-to-learn strategies, as well as engage in a variety of activities designed to help build their students’ oral language skills. Inquiry, Collaboration, Organization, and Reading are also included as tools for developing and scaffolding these skills, from foundational to advanced levels, via a rigorous curriculum, with an emphasis on college readiness. Prerequisite: English Language Arts: Exploring Texts with Strategic Reading strand is a recommended prerequisite, however, participants with a basic knowledge of AVID concepts and methodologies will be able to participate actively in this strand. Curriculum: The Write Path English Language Arts: Informing Ourselves and Others Through Writing and Speaking Teacher Guide

This strand is designed for AVID administrators, coordinators, teachers, and site team members who are ready to work with their sites to conduct a self-examination and address issues of inclusivity and accountability for all students through a growth mindset. The strand will provide a framework of effective methodologies that validates the culture of all students in the classroom. These research-based strategies will make relevant learning connections to increase subject-matter comprehension. As a result of attending this strand, participants will be able to create multi-dimensional lessons with rigorous differentiated instruction. Prerequisite: None. Curriculum: AVID Culturally Relevant Teaching: A Schoolwide Approach

The Digital Teaching and Learning strand brings educators together to experience and explore digital strategies and resources, using collaboration, communication, and choice to engage students in their learning and knowledge creation. Come ready to connect with colleagues in building a technology-rich classroom culture, infusing AVID methodologies both digitally and face-to-face. This strand is designed to support experienced AVID Elective and Secondary Schoolwide teachers in blending WICOR strategies with technology tools to prepare students with the skills that they need to be post-secondary and work-ready. Participants are supported during the process with effective technology teaching practices, resources, and guidance on how to use technology to facilitate student learning and engagement. Participants must bring a laptop power cord, and earbuds/headphones with them to the strand. Device software and web browser need to be up to date. Prerequisites: Participants should: have attended at least one Summer Institute strand or Path to Schoolwide training equivalent; Be familiar with WICOR instructional practices; Currently work with students who have daily in-class access to technology; Understand device classroom management and have experimented with lessons using technology with AVID instructional practices; Be able to navigate multiple browser windows/tabs and save and locate files on their device; Have access to a preferred cloud platform and be able to log in and create and share documents; Connect to a Wi-Fi network. Curriculum: Accessed online

This strand focuses on implementing research-based reading practices across all content areas and grade levels to promote a schoolwide approach to disciplinary literacy. Participants will learn how to approach reading as a content expert, empowering student inquiry through reading in their specific content area. Intentionally integrating academic thinking skills and the gradual release of responsibility model into the reading process ensures all students have the college and career readiness skills necessary for thriving in the 21st century. This strand is ideal for educators who want to increase the level of academic rigor and discourse in their classrooms through literacy and the implementation of technology to further student learning. Prerequisites: AVID Elective teachers: Successful completion of AVID Summer Institute Implementation strand (either High School or Middle School), Tutorology strand or equivalent training in 2012 Tutorology materials, and Advancing the AVID Elective: Middle School and High School strand; Subject-area teachers: No prerequisite. Curriculum: AVID Reading for Disciplinary Literacy: A Schoolwide Approach

This strand is designed for history/social science teachers (grades 6–12) who are interested in incorporating rigorous instructional strategies to prepare students for challenging honors and advanced courses. Participants will explore WICOR (Writing, Inquiry, Collaboration, Organization, and Reading) strategies as a means to bring the historical inquiry process into the history/social science classroom. Participants will experience and reflect upon elements of focused note-taking, primary and secondary source analysis techniques, document-based questions, essay-writing techniques, the critical reading process, and a variety of academic language discussion activities that promote higher-level thinking and deeper content acquisition. This strand supports the implementation of AVID Schoolwide. Prerequisite: None. Curriculum: The Write Path History/Social Science: Interactive Teaching and Learning Teacher Guide

This strand is designed for leaders (administrators and AVID site coordinators) ready to deepen the impact of their AVID implementation schoolwide. The participant experience is designed for both leaders who attended the leadership strand at last year’s Australia Summer Institute as well as first-time attendees. Experienced AVID principals will mentor new AVID principals to build the AVID Australia Professional Learning community. Prerequisite: You should have completed one of the following strands: Primary Implementation or Secondary Implementation

Mathematics 1 is designed for mathematics teachers who are new to AVID concepts and methodologies. The strand builds on strategies outlined in the provided curriculum book, which emphasizes the use of WICOR (Writing, Inquiry, Collaboration, Organization, and Reading) strategies as learning tools for mathematics classrooms. Participants will explore techniques for implementing WICOR strategies, including focused note-taking, vocabulary strategies, critical reading and writing in mathematics, and effective collaborative structures, specifically Philosophical Chairs discussions, and Collaborative Study Groups. Participants will also learn how to be active members of the AVID Schoolwide team at their home campus or site. Mathematics 1 is organized to reinforce the strengths of vertical team alignment and articulation. Prerequisite: None Curriculum: The Write Path I Mathematics Teacher Guide

This strand is designed for mathematics teachers who have taken the Mathematics 1 strand and are experienced with AVID strategies and methodologies. This strand will introduce additional WICOR strategies, as well as deepen participants’ understanding of AVID methodologies practiced in Mathematics 1. The strand focuses on ensuring all students gain access to rigorous instruction through dynamic, engaging activities. The strand presents the use of an interactive notebook as an organizational tool that allows for creative, independent, reflective thinking. Mathematics 2 is organized to reinforce and strengthen vertical team articulation. Prerequisite: Successful completion of Mathematics 1 strand. Curriculum: The Write Path II Mathematics Teacher Guide

This is a first-year strand for primary educators who will be implementing AVID strategies and methodologies in grades K-6 classrooms. Participants will practice and discuss strategies, lessons, and activities focused on WICOR and student success skills in order to facilitate students’ access to rigorous content across all content areas. In addition, training will include opportunities to provide differentiated instruction to students to help develop a culture of student success, academic achievement, and university and career awareness. Participants will also make connections with the AVID Primary Essentials of Instruction and Culture as they look at implementation both individually and as a site team. Prerequisite: None. Curriculum: AVID Elementary Foundations

The new Primary STEAM strand builds on the Primary Maths strand delivered at Summer Institute in 2018. It will look at how to integrate science and maths into the curriculum. It is designed for experienced AVID primary K-6 teachers. The strand will be held at Wyndham Tech School and will include hands-on activities with cutting-edge technology. Teachers should have at least one year of AVID implementation experience to scaffold to this next level of instructional rigour. This strand is partially funded by a prestigious Sidney Myer Fund large grant awarded to AVID Australia for 2018-2020. Prerequisite: Foundations (Primary) Implementation strand.

This strand is designed for science teachers who want to apply AVID concepts and methodologies to the science content area. Focusing on the strategies in AVID’s The Write Path I Science Teacher Guide, this strand emphasizes the use of WICOR (Writing, Inquiry, Collaboration, Organization, and Reading) strategies as support structures for learning in the science classroom. Participants will learn how to apply WICOR methodologies to strengthen the way students process science content. The strand incorporates strategies for implementing critical reading, learning-through-writing processes, focused note-taking, interactive notebooks, effective use of discussion, and experimental design in science courses. Science 1 is organized to reinforce the strengths of vertical team articulation. Prerequisite: None. Curriculum: The Write Path I Science Teacher Guide

This strand is designed for science teachers continuing their training in AVID methodologies. These teachers are experienced with WICOR strategies and are interested in achieving a better understanding of the rigor required to prepare students for challenging science courses and college. Participants will examine ways to engage students in interacting with and reflecting on content in order to develop and deepen knowledge. The strand incorporates additional WICOR strategies through intensive hands-on and minds-on activities that use the interactive notebook, focused note-taking, Socratic Seminar discussions, and the critical reading process to support rigorous instruction for all students. Prerequisite: Successful completion of Science 1 strand. Curriculum: The Write Path II Life and Physical Science Teacher Guide

This strand is for new AVID sites and is written for first-year AVID content teachers, Elective classroom teachers, and AVID site coordinators. This strand focuses on the academic and organisational skills needed to effectively advocate for AVID students and to build the AVID schoolwide focus across a school. Prerequisite: None. Curriculum: Focused Note-Taking CD; AVID Elective Essentials for High School and Focused Note-Taking CD; AVID Elective Essentials for Middle School and AVID Elective Essentials for High Schools.

This strand is designed as an introduction to AVID methodologies and WICOR (Writing, Inquiry, Collaboration, Organization, and Reading) strategies, including focused note-taking, organization, Philosophical Chairs, and Socratic Seminars. It is intended for teachers of subject-area elective courses (such as visual and performing arts, physical education, or world languages) and special education. Participants will gain an understanding of how college readiness can be supported in all subject areas. Prerequisite: None. Curriculum: The Student Success Path Teacher Guide

This strand is designed for experienced AVID Elective teachers, AVID coordinators, and designated Site Team members. Participants will learn to train, monitor, and coach tutors and students in implementing rigorous tutorials that increase student achievement. Please note that if you have already been trained in the 2012 Tutorology materials to meet certification requirements, AVID recommends you take a different strand. Prerequisite: Successful completion of AVID Summer Institute Implementation strand (either High School or Middle School) or a beginning strand appropriate for your Site Team role. Curriculum: AVID Tutorial Guide with AVID Tutor Workbook