Teacher Tools

Tools specifically designed to assist AVID teachers and their students.  Try utilizing these tools with your class.

WICR 
Costa's Levels of Questions (PDF)
How to Succeed in AVID (PowerPoint) 
Interactive Notebook - English class example
RAFT (Role Audience Format Topic) Books (PDF)  Slant (PDF)
Slant for Students (PDF)

Cornell Notes

Blank Cornell Notepapers 
Cornell Notes Template (Word)
Standard (Word)
Left Blank/Right Graph (Word) 
Left Lined/Right Blank (Word)
Left Lined/Right Graph (Word) 

Handouts/PowerPoints
Cornell Notes 2003-04 (PowerPoint) 
Cornell Notetaking (PowerPoint) 
Cornell Notes Rubric (PDF) 
Cornell Notes in Science (Word)
Format for Cornell Notes (Word)
STAR Notetaking Strategy (Word) 
Why Take Notes? (Word)

Preparing for College
College Board Web Site
CSU How to get to College Poster
High School in the Information Age (PowerPoint)

Enrichment
AVID Club (PDF)
AVID Fridays (PDF) 
Collaborative Strategies (PDF)
Icebreaker and Team Building Activities (PDF)
Team Building Activities (PDF)
Study Guides and Strategies
Math Help

Socratic Seminar Guidelines and Materials  
Debriefing Socratic Seminar (PDF)
Developing Questions for Socratic Seminar (PDF)
Planning a Socratic Seminar (PDF)
Philosophical Chairs Presentation (PDF)
Rules for Socratic Seminar (PDF) 
Thinking and Conversing (PDF) 
Touchstones website

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