AVID Elective: Implementing

The AVID Elective: Implementing the Foundations of Instruction Community of Practice is designed to engage middle and high school educators serving as new AVID Elective teachers and AVID Site Coordinators. This Community of Practice will learn the foundational elements of implementation of the AVID Elective: AVID Elective Standards, the Coaching and Certification Instrument, and the AVID College and Career Readiness Framework. Participants will learn how to use AVID Elective resources, such as the Weeks at a Glance curriculum and AVID tutorial unit plans, to teach college and career readiness skills through embedded Writing, Inquiry, Collaboration, Organization, and Reading (WICOR®) strategies. All strategies, digital activities, and digital tools introduced in this Community of Practice can be leveraged in face-to-face or virtual learning environments. Following this 14-hour professional learning experience, participants will be able to: - Understand the alignment between the AVID College and Career Readiness Framework and the AVID Elective. - Understand the purpose, content, and structure of the AVID Elective. - Locate and use resources available to teach the AVID Elective standards, using WICOR strategies to support rigorous academic preparedness. - Understand the intent of using the Coaching and Certification Instrument (CCI) and AVID Secondary Implementation Resource (ASIR) to influence AVID implementation with fidelity. - Locate and use resources available to promote opportunity knowledge and student agency. - Make connections to learning and plan for implementing the AVID Elective. - Know and understand how relationships impact the success of AVID—between AVID students and families, AVID teachers, content teachers, school leaders, and community members.