Strand Summary/Reflection

Learned strategies for best practices of teaching.

Table of Contents
Date on the right
Objective
EQ
Starter: Captures attention of student to start learning
Get students up and moving 
Cut and Paste pictures into the notebook
All Avid Strategies were incorporated, focused notetaking, etc.

This training taught me methods for marking the text, previewing the text, extending beyond the text, and modifying Socratic Seminars. I also learned about 30-second expert and Cornell Notes.   I have utilized my training in teaching my students to mark the text, preview the text, extend beyond the text, write Cornell notes, and close read. I have utilized 30-Second Expert multiple times.

Implementation: I learned about...
-Cornell Notes
- TRF
   --- How to use tutors
   --- What the process looks like
   --- How to ask questions and not tell students the answer
- Activities and Games to strengthen class bonds

Tutorology: I learned...
- How to deepen the process of tutorials
- Different ways to use my tutors

Advancing: I learned...
- What my focus will be during my students Junior year
- Ways to look for scholarships

The most useful takeaway was the realization that writing and speaking activities don't necessarily need to be assessment of learning, but activities to learn. I have already used a number of focus lessons from this training in my 9th and 10th grade classes.

We learned how to incorporate AVID into the CTE and College & Career Ready content areas by incorporating various strategies from the WICOR Toolbox.

Critical Reading 1 (2016) Olathe
        This was my first experience with AVID. I found the strategies to be engaging. So much in professional development courses like this, teachers are told the theory, but not the practical purpose of the strategy. I was appreciative of the things I learned.

History/Social Science Through High Engagement Strategies (2017) Dallas
       This was my first experience attending a SI in Dallas. The energy with the sheer amount of people was pretty exciting. I was excited to learn more about AVID and some new strategies. I found some of the things repeated between Critical Reading and this strand, but I appreciate applying these strategies more towards Social Studies.

Implementation: Middle School and High School (2018) Dallas
      I decided to take on the AVID Elective for the next school year. I was familiar with a lot of the AVID strategies at this point, but I wanted to learn more about how to make the Elective successful. The first night I was very overwhelmed with the sheer amount of things to learn. I then became less overwhelmed through the three days. 

AVID has changed everything that I do in my classroom. I utilize AVID strategies that I have picked up at various trainings on a weekly, if not daily basis. One of my very favorite strategies is using poems such as Acrostic or Bio poems. I love that it allows students to be creative while also providing structure.