AVID Strategies for the Middle School ELA TeacherDan DawerPflugerville Middle SchoolAugust 14, 2014
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Outcomes
Participants will understand how to apply AVID WICOR strategies in their Middle School ELA classes in order to:
1. Scaffold student learning at increasingly complex levels
2. Promote critical reading and thinking skills
3. Support collaboration between learners
Agenda (Session 1)
8:30 – 8:40: Quickwrite8:40 – 8:50: What is WICOR?8:50 – 9:15: Model Lessons9:15 – 9:35: WICOR-izing a lesson9:35 – 9:45: Reflection and
Application
Agenda (Session 2)
10:00 – 10:10: Quickwrite10:10 – 10:20: What is WICOR?10:20 – 10:45: Model lessons10:45 – 11:05: WICOR-izing a
lesson11:05 – 11:15: Reflection and
Application
Quickwrite
What do you already know about…• AVID?• WICOR?• Critical thinking and reading
skills?
What new information do you want to learn about these topics?
Reading Strategy:
Marking the text
Organization Strategy:
One-Pager Response
Inquiry Strategy:
Carousel Brainstorm
Collaboration Strategy:
Philosophical Chairs
Philosophical Chairs
Decide whether you agree or disagree with the statement below:
Good teachers are made, not born. We know which techniques and strategies are most effective, and we can train teachers to improve.
Writing Strategy:
Learning Log