2020 AVID Excel: Implementation

The AVID Excel Educator: Implementation digital badge represents the skills, behaviors, and mindsets learned in the AVID Excel: Implementation strand. The strand is a professional learning opportunity for AVID Excel teachers in established AVID Excel districts and newly implementing AVID Excel district teams. Participants in this strand will learn a structured way for teachers and schools to address the specific needs of long-term English learners (LTELs). Participants will change the trajectory of LTELs by accelerating language acquisition, developing academic literacy, and placing students on a path to high school AVID and college-preparatory coursework. This is the first in a series of three badges for the AVID Excel Educator strands. Upon completion of this strand, participants will be able to: 1. Implement instruction in English language development and academic language through reading, writing, oral language, academic vocabulary, and college readiness skills. 2. Incorporate research-based instructional practices for academic language acquisition in daily lesson design and delivery in order to prepare AVID Excel students for high school AVID and college-preparatory coursework.