2011 AVID National Conference

2011 AVID National Conference
December 8-10, 2011
Orlando, Florida
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We have the strategies you NEED to get your students college-ready. Sessions
will focus on a variety of topics, including:
• African American male student achievement
• Brain research
• Closing the gender gap
• Creating an elementary-through-postsecondary college readiness system
• Culturally responsive teaching
• Developing a schoolwide and districtwide college-going culture
• English learners acceleration
• STEM in the classroom
• 21st century skills
Who
Whoshould
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attend?
• AVID and Non-AVID Districts
• Superintendents
• School Board Members
• Principals
• District Leaders
• AVID Site Team Members
• Teacher Leaders
• Postsecondary Leaders
AVID's mission is to
close the achievement
gap by preparing all
students for college
readiness and success
in a global society.
Accommodations
Accommodations
To book rooms at the Hilton Bonnet Creek Hotel at a discounted conference
rate of $140 + tax (single/double), go to www.avid.org and reserve by
November 4, 2011. Rate is based on availability, so book early.
Registration
Registration
$495 for AVID Members until November 8, 2011
$525 for AVID Members after November 8, 2011, and for non-AVID Members
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Go to www.avid.org to register online or to download a copy of the
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Featured
FeaturedSpeakers
Speakers
Robyn R. Jackson, Ph.D.
Founder and CEO of Mindsteps™, Inc.
Dr. Robyn R. Jackson has served as a teacher, administrator, adjunct
professor, consultant, and speaker championing equity, access, and rigor
for over 15 years. In her work with teachers, administrators, schools,
and non-profit organizations, Dr. Jackson focuses on key principles
of education, rather than isolated strategies and canned approaches.
Using these principles, she helps teachers and school leaders discover
for themselves how best to increase student achievement and teacher
effectiveness.
Dr. Jackson founded Mindsteps™ Inc. in 2006 because she believes that
every child deserves a master teacher, and any teacher can become
one with the right kind of support and practice. Her unique approach
to professional development shows teachers how to become master
teachers who help every child meet or exceed rigorous learning
standards. Her work with administrators helps them effectively train and
support teachers and create highly rigorous school programs that ensure
equitable access and opportunity for all students. She also works with
school systems and non-profits to improve teacher effectiveness and
remove institutional barriers to equity, access, opportunity and rigor for
all students.
Patrick Briggs
AVID Texas State Assistant Director
Patrick Briggs currently serves as the AVID Texas State Assistant Director.
He comes to this position after 11 years as an administrator in CypressFairbank ISD. He received his Bachelor of Science in Biology and his
Master of Education in Educational Administration from Prairie View A
& M University. Patrick’s current research is on African American male
achievement. He serves on the Dream Team of AVID’s African American
Male Initiative, which is in its second year of working with predominantly
African American high schools to decrease the achievement gap for all
populations of students. This work led to the newly created and highly
successful Culturally Relevant Teaching course that is offered at AVID’s
Summer Institutes. Patrick’s passion lies in helping all learners achieve
at high levels, so all students are college-ready upon completion of high
school. He believes all students deserve a high quality education that will
enable them to make choices in life that will lead to success in any field
of their choosing. His love is working with teachers – the most valuable
resource in a school - to equip them with the tools and skills to help all
students obtain success in school and life.
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Special
SpecialInterest
InterestPre-Sessions
Pre-Sessions
System
SystemLeaders
LeadersForum
Forum
How can K-12 and postsecondary leaders work together to prepare all students, especially those who are underserved, for the challenges
of higher education? How can we, as leaders, work together to assure a smooth transition from secondary to higher education, so students
persist and earn postsecondary degrees? Through large and small group sessions, this forum will examine the critical questions associated
with this effort, as well as best practices from the field.
This forum will be led by educational leaders, including Greg Darnieder, Special Assistant to the Secretary on College Access, U.S. Department
of Education; Dr. David T. Conley, Professor of Educational Policy and Leadership in the College of Education, University of Oregon, Founder
and Director of the Center for Educational Policy Research (CEPR) at the University of Oregon, and Founder and CEO of the Educational Policy
Improvement Center Monte Moses, former Superintendent, Cherry Creek and Superintendent of the Year; and Mike Neece, Director of Systemic
Initiatives, AVID Center. For a complete and up to date list of presenters, please check AVID’s website at www.avid.org.
Audience: K-12 Superintendents and Postsecondary Leaders
Greg Darnieder
Special Assistant to the
Secretary onCollege Access, U.S.
Department of Education
Mike Neece
Director of Systemic Initiatives,
AVID Center
Dr. David T. Conley
Professor of Educational Policy
and Leadership in the College of
Education, University of Oregon,
Founder and Director of the
Center for Educational Policy
Research (CEPR) at the University
of Oregon, and Founder and
CEO of the Educational Policy
Improvement Center
Monte Moses
Former Superintendent, Cherry
Creek School District, CO and
Superintendent of the Year
Regional/District
Regional/DistrictDirector
DirectorSymposium
Symposium
This pre-session is designed for AVID regional and district directors.
Come receive information and updates to help support you as you support your AVID sites. Topics include the progression of Certification
and changes for CSS for 2012-13; the AVID Schoolwide College Readiness Coaching Tool; and Demonstration School “Promising Practices”.
Audience: AVID Regional and District Directors
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Concurrent
ConcurrentSession
SessionDescriptions
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Improving
Improvingthe
theAVID
AVIDElective
Elective
Coaching Inquiry-based, Collaborative
Tutorials for Increased Student Achievement
Presenters: Raegan McGinnis, AVID Elective Teacher/Site Coordinator,
Wichita High School North, KS and Lauren Ramers, Curriculum
Consultant, AVID Center, National Headquarters, CA
This session is designed for educators who are seeking to
improve the AVID tutorial. It will outline how newly developed
critical thinking protocols, inquiry strategies, and collaborative
structures engage students to embrace new approaches as they
study challenging, complex material in their academic classes.
Participants will learn observation and coaching techniques to
improve tutor and student performance. Participants will take
away concrete strategies to increase the effectiveness of the AVID
tutorial.
Audience: 1-6
One Step to a Promise! AVID at O’Banion
Middle School in Garland, TX
Successful AVID Tutorials; Engaging Preservice
Teachers in Service Learning through an Initial
Field Requirement
Presenters: Dr. Wanda G. Lastrapes, Assistant Professor, Educational
Foundations, University of North Florida, FL and Melissa Osborn, AVID
Coordinator/AVID Elective Teacher, Sandalwood High School, FL
This session will describe the successful partnership between
the University of North Florida Foundations and Secondary
Education Department and Sandalwood High School AVID
House. This presentation will highlight guidelines for initiating
and sustaining a partnership with a secondary teacher education
program. Participants will learn about strategies for scheduling
and conducting orientation/training sessions for tutors. Project
facilitators will describe a web-based scheduling tool used by
preservice teachers and the documentation process for verifying
completion of tutoring hours. A description of how the partnership
has benefited UNF preservice teachers and Sandalwood AVID
students will conclude the presentation.
Audience: 1-8
Presenters: Jeanie Greenidge, AVID Coordinator/Elective Teacher,
O’Banion Middle School, Garland ISD, TX and Robert Weyman,
Assistant Principal/AVID Administrator, O’Banion Middle School,
Garland ISD, TX
Linking the AVID Tutorial to the Algebra Class
Sound familiar? Your campus is a Title I school with 80+ percent
of the population being minority and free and reduced lunch
classified. Your faculty and staff, despite their best intentions, feel
like they have reached a plateau in what they can expect in terms
of student achievement. The introduction of AVID and the facultywide embrace of AVID’s best practice instructional strategies
helped us to make amazing strides in student achievement (from
a very low school rating to the second highest rating in Texas)
and completely changed the culture of our campus. Let O’Banion
Middle School show you how!
Audience: 1-7
Our School Doesn’t Have AVID, We Are an AVID
Community
Presenters: Andrew Jensen, Math Teacher, Jean Farb Middle School,
San Diego Unified School District, CA and Donna Rankin, AVID
Coordinator, Jean Farb Middle School, San Diego Unified School
District, CA.
This session will introduce practical ways AVID Elective and math
teachers can join forces to raise the level of thinking in both math
classes and in AVID tutorials. Participants will learn more about
developing higher-level questions in math, using three-column
Cornell notes to solidify mathematical concepts, and writing
well-developed summaries. Strategies for using inquiry to engage
all students in math Socratic Seminars will also be presented.
Participants will see how the collaboration between math teachers
and AVID Elective teachers has strengthened our AVID Elective
program and our schoolwide AVID system and has ultimately
increased student achievement.
Audience: 1-7
Presenter: Ashanti Foster, AVID Coordinator/National Board Certified
Teacher, Ernest Just Middle School, Prince George’s County, MD
Are you charged with ‘AVIDizing’ your school? Come and explore
various ways to implement AVID strategies and increase parental
support, teacher buy-in, and community awareness, as students
become college-ready. Participants will leave with projects,
including: leading a dynamic Site Team; podcasting with guest
speakers; ongoing professional development; effective use of social
networking; and cost-effective incentives for families, teachers,
and students. Transform into an AVID school community, not just a
school with an AVID program.
Audience: 1-7
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The audience categories:
1 Superintendents/Assistant Superintendents; 2 School Board Members; 3
District-level Administrators or Coordinators; 4 Principals/Assistant Principals or
Site-level Administrators; 5 AVID Coordinators; 6 AVID Teachers; 7 Subject Area
Teachers; 8 Counselors/Outreach Coordinators; 9 Postsecondary Leaders
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Classroom Culture Counts: Caring, Community,
and High Expectations
Creating Cultural Proficiency in Your AVID
Program
Presenters: Lauren Ramers, Curriculum Consultant, AVID Center,
National Headquarters, CA and Joan Swim, AVID Coordinator/Elective
Teacher, L.V. Berkner High School, Richardson, TX
Presenters: Dr. Laurie Wiebold, AVID Regional Director, Los Angeles
County Office of Education, CA and Carmen Serret-Lopez, AVID Regional
Coordinator, Los Angeles County Office of Education, CA
“It hurts, but it works.” - words from a L.V. Berkner High School
AVID student at the 2010 National Conference. Discover why Ms.
Swim’s aspiring college students meet the lofty expectations she
sets for them. This session will outline the four stages of building
community utilized to create classrooms where safety, caring, and
high expectations are priority. Participants will explore “caring”
research, examine raising the bar and setting high expectations,
and learn how Ms. Swim’s students exemplify success, presenting
themselves with utmost poise and professionalism.
This training will help AVID leaders use cultural proficiency as
a framework to examine and improve their classroom and site
policies and practices. The presenters will start by reviewing cultural
proficiency and why it is important. They will examine tools to
help sites examine equity gaps, so leaders can create dialogue
about cultural proficiency. Participants will receive an AVID Cultural
Proficiency Continuum, a recruitment packet created with a cultural
proficiency lens, and classroom resources. A video with student
voices will be part of this presentation. This session is recommended
for experienced AVID programs.
Audience: 1-8
Audience: 1-9
Turning Hopes and Dreams Into Reality
Presenters: Eleyne Fia, AVID Site Coordinator/Career & College
Counselor, James Campbell HS, HI and Laurie Katagiri-Hoshino, AVID
District Director/Curriculum Director, James Campbell HS, HI
In 2005, James Campbell HS became Hawaii’s first high school to
join the AVID network of schools. In 2007, JCHS was recognized as a
National Demonstration Site and was recertified in 2010. Our story,
told by our “ohana” and our students, is about an elective program
focused on college readiness, academic excellence, self-worth,
and service and is about a schoolwide program that uses “best
practices” to promote rigor in all classes for all students. Our story
is about underserved students reaching out to make their dreams
real.
Audience: 1-9
A Study of African American Male Progress in
AVID: Two Years of Performance
Presenters: Dr. Karen Watt, Professor, The University of Texas-Pan
American, TX and Jeffery Huerta, Research Coordinator, The University
of Texas-Pan American, TX
The presenters will discuss results from their mixed methods study,
which examines the gender disparity found in AVID programs across
the nation. Come find out about AVID participation and graduation
rates among females and males, as well as supports males receive in
the AVID class. Learn about how the bonds that the students and the
AVID Elective teacher form are very valuable and keep males in the
program. Suggestions for recruitment and retention of males in AVID
will be shared.
Audience: 1-9
Equity
Equity
Racially Relevant Instructional Strategies for
Teaching and Reaching African American Male
Students
Presenter: Dr. Mack T. Hines III, CEO, Mack Hines Consulting, LLC, TX
This presentation will provide participants with racially relevant
strategies for teaching African American male students. The
racial relevance of the presentation lies in the critical modeling
of how to use the distinct African American cultural norms of
orality, communalism, and verve to effectively reach African
American male students. Through critical dialogue and interaction,
participants will depart this session with renewed hope, rigor,
and vigor for creating instructional plans and lessons that are
compatible with the distinct racial traits of African American male
students.
Audience: 1-9
Removing the Barriers to African American Male
Achievement: The Impact of Culturally Relevant
Instruction, Low Teacher Expectations and
Unfair Discipline Practices on College Readiness
Presenter: Chance W. Lewis, Ph.D., Belk Distinguished Professor/
Endowed Chair of Urban Education, College of Education, University of
North Carolina at Charlotte, NC
This powerful session will move educators beyond excuses as to why
African American males cannot achieve in their classrooms. More
specifically, this powerful village meeting will describe the impact of
low teacher expectations and unfair discipline practices on college
readiness. More importantly, this session will inform educators
on how to properly utilize culturally relevant pedagogy, to bring
state standards to life in the classroom. Attendees will be provided
interactive exercises based on real state standards in major academic
content areas to support the main ideas of this session.
Audience: 1-9
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AVID’s Impact on Three Native American School
Districts
Title I National Demonstration Site is Beating
the Odds
Presenters: Timothy Ames, Superintendent, Wellpinit School District,
WA; Ron Washington, Superintendent, Inchelium School District,
WA; and Jennifer LaFromboise, Assistant Principal/AVID Coordinator,
Browning Middle School, MT
Presenters: Kathy Dobbins, AVID Site Coordinator, Southwood Middle
School, Anderson School District Five, SC and Jenny Piel, AVID Elective
Teacher, Southwood Middle School, Anderson School District Five, SC
Presenters from three districts with Native American enrollments
ranging from 80-97% will discuss the transformative effect AVID is
having on all aspects of school life: student aspirations, academic
skills, rigor, course alignment with college standards, staff attitudes,
administrative leadership, and school culture. Challenges to
program sustainability and implementation, such as funding,
family outreach, and effectively staffing tutorials in rural districts,
will also be noted and addressed.
Audience: 1-9
Audience: 1-8
AVID Gender Disparity Study
Presenters: Dr. Karen Watt, Professor, The University of Texas-Pan
American, TX and Jeffery Huerta, Research Coordinator, The University
of Texas-Pan American, TX
The presenters will share the findings of their mixed methods
study, which examines the gender disparity found in AVID
programs across the nation. An examination of national data
revealed much higher AVID participation and graduation
rates among females than males. Results from surveys of AVID
coordinators revealed many key insights, which will be highlighted
in the presentation. Suggestions for recruitment and retention of
males in AVID were revealed in the surveys and will be shared.
Audience: 1-8
Successful Strategies for English Language
Learners in Math and Science
Presenters: Sandy Francis, Middle School Math/AVID Elective Teacher,
Syracuse City Schools, NY and Miguel Espinoza, High School Science
Teacher, Nogales High School, Rowland Unified School District, CA
In a world that is becoming more diverse, educators must develop
new skills to teach students whose first language is not English.
Participants will learn about the key barriers preventing diverse
populations of students from reaching success in both the middle
and high school classrooms. Participants will apply this new
knowledge as they experience AVID methodologies and best
practices for English Language Learners to create differentiated
unit lessons in both math and science. This session will be a catalyst
to improve the academic achievement of our English Language
Learners, as we increase the rigor to which they are exposed.
Audience: 1-8
The audience categories:
1 Superintendents/Assistant Superintendents; 2 School Board Members; 3
District-level Administrators or Coordinators; 4 Principals/Assistant Principals or
Site-level Administrators; 5 AVID Coordinators; 6 AVID Teachers; 7 Subject Area
Teachers; 8 Counselors/Outreach Coordinators; 9 Postsecondary Leaders
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Hear about Southwood Middle School’s all-inclusive support
system that led us on a journey to become an AVID National
Demonstration Site and a National Middle School to Watch.
Southwood’s instruction-oriented culture includes a rigorous
curriculum, high expectations for student achievement, extensive
data tracking, a college-going culture, extensive classroom
technology, and a master schedule that provides the support
needed for a Title I school. Southwood was recognized by the
South Carolina Department of Education with eight Silver Flags
for academic improvement and closing the achievement gap from
2003 through 2010.
Acceleration
Acceleration
Paving our Way: Filling the Potholes and
Smoothing the Path to Achievement
Presenters: Barbara Verity, AVID District Director, Orange County
Public Schools, FL; Mary Louise Wells, AP and IB English Instructor,
Jones High School, Orange County, FL; and Dr. Bridget Williams,
Associate Superintendent over Specialized Student Support, Orange
County Public Schools, FL
In 2003, Jones High School received its fifth consecutive “F” rating
from the State of Florida. In 2010, Jones received a “B” rating and
achieved greater gains in graduation rate and AP enrollment
than any other school in the district. This session will provide an
overview of the administrative, curricular, and academic changes
that have vaulted this historically black high school out of its
doldrums. Participants will hear about how opening the doors to
AP courses, refining teaching with AVID strategies, and providing
students with support for rigorous curriculum have created a
sustainable culture focused on college success.
Audience: 1-8
AVID's mission is to
close the achievement
gap by preparing all
students for college
readiness and success
in a global society.
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AP® and Pre-AP for the 21st Century
Small City School, Enormous AP® Program
Presenter: Audit Chakravarty, Executive Director, AP Curriculum and
Assessment Products, The College Board, NY
Presenters: Denise Dunham, Principal, Woodbury Junior/Senior High
School, Woodbury Public Schools, NJ and Donna Cohen, Curriculum
Supervisor 6-12/AVID District Director, Woodbury Public Schools, NJ
Join one of the AP Program’s executive directors for a discussion on
future developments in AP, designed to help educators provide AP
opportunities to their students. Information will be shared about
forthcoming changes to AP science, history, and world language
courses, changes that will enable teachers to privilege depth of
learning over breadth of content coverage and foster in students
the development of 21st century skills. Plans for teacher support
will be shared, and feedback will be sought from participants
regarding potential new Pre-AP services.
Audience: 1-8
A World Class Education for All Students, the
International Baccalaureate’s K-12 Continuum
Presenter: Bob Poole, Regional Development Specialist, International
Baccalaureate Organization, Canada
The IBO provides curriculum, assessment, and professional
development to over 3,100 schools in 140 countries. The IB’s three
academic programmes – the Primary Years, Middle Years, and
Diploma – constitute a K-12 continuum of international education.
This presentation will describe these programmes, their focus on
skills, attitudes, competencies, and college readiness. The presenter
will illustrate the similarities between goals of AVID and IB and
share examples of districts where the two programs co‐exist
and are mutually enhancing. The IB programmes standards and
practices will be summarized, as will information about building
broad access and programme implementation in schools and
districts.
Audience: 1-8
Woodbury Junior and Senior High, a small school serving 50%
poverty and 50% minority students, transformed itself from a
building with a few privileged students taking a select few AP
courses into an AP powerhouse. Participants will learn how
widespread and board-level adoption of AVID, elimination
of gatekeepers, provision for after-school support, diversity
training for staff, Summer Bridges to AP classes, AP contracts,
AVID Pathways and AP staff training, condensing some tracks, a
commitment to adding AP offerings yearly, and a personalized
counseling department that encouraged students to challenge
themselves, together accelerated educational access and equity for
all.
Audience: 1-8
The Few, the Proud, the Bold: Gaining Ground
on College & Career Readiness for All Students
Presenters: Steve Baker, AP Incentive Grant Coordinator, San Diego
Unified School District, CA and Clayton Ballard, AP Incentive Grant
Coordinator, San Diego Unified School District, CA
Using data collected from the Advanced Placement Incentive
Program, a federally funded grant project in partnership with
the San Diego Unified School District, presenters will discuss the
importance of cultural proficiency; data-driven decision making;
how to build capacity, including identifying ways to help students
overcome barriers to success; and what you can do today to lead
the way. Participants will begin to develop an action plan around
how to guide all students toward college and career readiness.
Audience: 1-8
How AICE and AVID Can Successfully Co-exist in
a School
Presenter: Paula Yaniglos, AICE Coordinator/French Teacher, Lee
County School District, FL
This presentation will focus on how the University of Cambridge
Advanced International Certificate of Education Program, also
known as AICE, can co-exist and support the AVID program in
schools.
Audience: 1-8
AVID’s
AVID’sCollege
CollegeReadiness
ReadinessSystem
System
AVID College Readiness System: An
Introduction into the AVID World
Presenters: Dr. Michele Marcus, National Director of Program Quality
and Professional Development, AVID Center, National Headquarters,
CA and Dr. Aliber Lozano, National Director of Professional
Development, AVID Center, National Headquarters, CA
This session will highlight the components of the AVID College
Readiness System: AVID Elementary, AVID Secondary and
AVID Postsecondary. Participants will walk away with a strong
understanding of each component, as well as how their student
population may be supported by the AVID College Readiness
System. The session will include an in-depth introduction into AVID
Secondary implementation.
Audience: 1-9
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AVID Elementary: Planting the Seeds of College
Readiness
Presenter: Shannon McAndrews, National Director of Elementary,
AVID Center, National Headquarters, CA
Welcome to AVID Center’s college readiness garden, where we
tend to quality implementation, plant a love for learning, and
cultivate AVID Feeder Pattern Systems. This session will highlight
the seedling component, AVID Elementary, which supports and
provides smoother transitions into middle school and high school
rigor. Participants will be introduced to the philosophy, curriculum,
and research, as well as highlighting the foundational skills
students need to acquire prior to entering into courses of rigor.
Audience: 1-8
As a pilot institution for AVID’s Postsecondary Initiative, Augsburg
College embraced the partnership by looking for an immediate
way to impact students. To that end, Debbie Shapiro transformed
an existing study skills course into a challenging content-rich
experience (exploring law in and through popular culture),
employing and embedding high-impact pedagogical practices in
the class. This session will highlight her best practices in connecting
content with strategies to solve problems, unpack concepts, and
teach transferable skills. It will also be a working session in which
participants will have the opportunity to work on their own
courses. Consider bringing a syllabus.
Audience: 1-9
The Army You Have: Creating a Culture of
College Readiness Among Students and
Educators
AVID Postsecondary
Presenters: Eileen Friou, National Director of Postsecondary, AVID
Texas State Office, TX and Marlene Grueber, Director of Special
Projects, AVID Center, National Headquarters, CA
This session will provide an overview of AVID’s College Readiness
System with a focus on AVID Postsecondary. We will examine
the purpose and essentials of the postsecondary model and
give examples of implementation from our current institutions.
Participants will learn about the postsecondary strategies and
methodologies; the curriculum; what to expect in outcomes; and
next steps in implementing the program in their school or district.
Presenters: Travis Horton, AVID Coordinator/AVID 3 Instructor/Social
Studies Teacher, Lamar High School/Arlington ISD, TX and Jeannie
Burt, AVID 4 Instructor/English Teacher, Lamar High School/Arlington
ISD, TX
Participants in this session will learn how Arlington Independent
School District is using AVID to transform the systems, leadership,
instruction, and culture of a school, to establish college readiness
for all students. Special emphasis will be placed on methods for
preparing students for “college life”, implementing meaningful
“learning experiences”, and promoting effective staff “buy-in”.
Audience: 1-3, 9
Audience: 1-8
Funding AVID
How to Bring AVID to Scale in Large and
Complex School Districts
Presenter: Laura Piening, Director of Development, AVID Center,
National Headquarters, CA
Budgets are tight. Leaders must be creative to find the resources
to fund valuable programs, such as AVID. In this session, we review
what is available from government initiatives, private foundations,
and community support and how to find and target these
resources in your community. We will share what AVID districts
throughout the country are doing to maintain funding with details
on best practices and successes that can be applied by other
districts.
Audience: 1-9
Embedding High-Impact Strategies in ContentRich Courses: A Working Session
Presenters: Ron Raglin, AVID District Director, Chicago Public Schools,
IL and Gwen Bowens, Adrian DeLeon, and Kim Enck, AVID Area
Managers, Chicago Public Schools, IL
This session will provide participants with actions that can
accelerate the growth of AVID, no matter the size of their district.
Presenters will provide answers to key questions: Where do
we start? How do we convince decision makers AVID is a wise
investment among competing interests? What are the key roles,
and what qualities should we look for when recruiting AVID District
Team members? How do we ensure widespread implementation
with fidelity? How do we market AVID to differentiated types of
schools? How do we reach out to parents throughout the district?
And, How do we sway reluctant administrators and teachers?
Audience: 1-8
Presenter: Debbie Shapiro, Academic Skills Coach/AVID Instructor,
Augsburg College, MN
The audience categories:
1 Superintendents/Assistant Superintendents; 2 School Board Members; 3
District-level Administrators or Coordinators; 4 Principals/Assistant Principals or
Site-level Administrators; 5 AVID Coordinators; 6 AVID Teachers; 7 Subject Area
Teachers; 8 Counselors/Outreach Coordinators; 9 Postsecondary Leaders
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Finding Your Corporate Champion
Focused Note-taking in Your Classroom
Presenters: Dr. Darlene Fry, Director of the Office of College and Career
Readiness, Saint Paul Public Schools, MN and Partners from Travelers
Insurance
Presenter: Ellen Nickerson, AVID Program Manager-Northeast States,
AVID Center, NJ
This session will provide an overview of the Saint Paul Public
Schools (SPPS) partnership with Travelers Insurance. Travelers
has been instrumental in the development of the SPPS AVID
program and remains the key stakeholder in the program’s
growth and expansion. Learn how a major company can involve
their employees to work together with AVID staff to ensure the
success of the program and its students. Learn how to identify and
approach potential sponsors and develop an on-going partnership
for your AVID program.
This session will discuss one of AVID Center’s latest curriculum
additions, Focused Note-Taking. We will provide an overview of
video clips and the various resources to support note-taking, notemaking, note-interacting, and note-reflecting in your classroom.
Whether you are a novice to Cornell Notes or a 15-year veteran, this
session contains valuable information that will help support your
students in the learning process.
Audience: 1-9
Audience: 1-9
Integrating AVID Learning Strategies Within a
Pilot Program for Allied Health Majors
Adapting to College: the Evolution of the First
Postsecondary AVID Program
Presenter: Richard Kirk, AVID Postsecondary Liaison, Texas State
Technical College Harlingen, TX
Presenters: Karl Debro, AVID Coordinator, Los Medanos College, CA
and Rosa Armendariz, HSI Grant Coordinator, Los Medanos College,
CA
Given AVID’s remarkable success and the high number of
underprepared students entering colleges across the country, AVID
seems like a natural fit for higher education. But, colleges enjoy far
less freedom than do middle and high schools to compel student
success. Faculty and administration play much different roles. As
the first college to implement AVID, we have spent three years
adapting AVID to the culture of higher education. In this session,
we discuss the lessons taken from the evolution of this community
college AVID program and how those lessons can inform successful
implementation of AVID in other postsecondary settings.
Audience: 1-3, 8, 9
AVID Graduates to College
Presenters: Rory Rochelle, Director of Nursing and Allied Health, Skagit
Valley College, WA and Dr. Gail Bruce, Director of Counseling Services,
Skagit Valley College, WA
Skagit Valley College, one of four AVID pilot postsecondary
institutions, applied AVID practices to improve and enhance
registered nursing graduation rates. Nursing student completion
and retention rates at Skagit Valley College have since increased.
Nursing and other faculty members have re-invented their
courses to include AVID strategies that have invigorated their
classrooms. Information about program goals, faculty professional
development, and recent student retention data will be presented.
Surveys of student perceptions of AVID strategies will also be
presented. Overall program successes and challenges will be
discussed, as well as postsecondary AVID partnerships with local
K-12 public school districts.
This session will present the planning and implementation process
for the development of a certificate in allied health professions,
integrating AVID learning strategies with the formation of learning
communities. The session’s focus is to demonstrate practical use of
AVID strategies across curriculums to enhance student learning and
career commitment. The session will also include a discussion on
the important link between AVID faculty development workshops
and the formation of learning communities. A brief description of
data collection will be included.
Audience: 1-3, 9
AVID and Early College High Schools: A Perfect
Match
Presenters: Kevin Sevin, AVID Teacher, AP Human Geography Teacher/
Instructional Coach, Alief Early College High School, Alief ISD, TX and
Tamara Porras, AVID Counselor and Coordinator, Alief Early College
High School, Alief ISD, TX
This presentation will give an overview of the Early College High
School concept and focus on how AVID and the Early College
High School collaborate to promote college readiness. Both target
the same type of students: first-generation college goers, lowincome, etc. Combining the proven AVID strategies and the proven
Common Instructional Framework of the Early College High School
makes our rigorous curriculum available and accessible to students.
This co-mingling ensures student success, as they begin college
course work as early as the 10th grade, and carries them through,
as they move on to universities once they graduate.
Audience: 1-8
Audience: 1-9
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Developing and Implementing a Strong State
Open House
Presenters: Monica Walker, AVID Coordinator/Elective Teacher, Lehigh
Senior High School, Lee County, FL and Peggy Leis, AVID Elective
Teacher, Lehigh Senior High School, Lee County, FL
This session is designed to give detailed plans to implement
strategies for a successful AVID State Open House. Participants will
learn how to plan agendas, identify which WICR classes to tour, and
identify obstacles to foresee. They will also establish ways to design
student, Site Team and parent panels; discuss ways to involve
community members; and review ways to incorporate all aspects of
the AVID community into a successful AVID State Open House.
Audience: 1-8
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Skills
Web 2.0 Tools and Bloom’s Taxonomy
Presenters: Adam Carney, AP English Language and Composition
Teacher, Technology Liaison, New Town High School, MD and Robert
Murray, Assistant Principal, New Town High School, MD
Accessing the higher levels of Bloom’s taxonomy is the goal of
every teacher, and Web 2.0 tools allow that to happen. The goal of
this presentation is to show teachers how to use free, interactive
technology tools to enhance their lessons. This technology
presentation will assist teachers in planning rigorous, studentcentered lessons involving VoiceThread, Prezi, wikis, WallWisher,
EduGlogster, and Creaza.
Audience: 1-7
High Engagement Strategies for the
Postsecondary Classroom
Presenters: William Harlow, Assistant Professor of Communication, UT
Permian Basin, TX and Jonathan Grant Brown, AVID Coordinator, UT
Permian Basin, TX
The presentation will focus on high-engagement strategies in
the postsecondary classroom. The primary presenter is writing a
postsecondary AVID public speaking textbook, which will have
been piloted twice, and he will discuss strategies that have been
effective. The second presenter is a widely noted speaker at AVID
conferences and helps direct the AVID program at UTPB. The
specific focus will be on strategies for content courses, rather than
first-year experiences or AVID Elective courses.
Audience: 1-3, 8, 9
AVID in the 21st Century—Using AVID
Strategies with Current Technology to Ready
Students for College Now and in the Future
Presenters: Mike Mozing, AVID Elective Teacher, Dubiski Career High
School, Grand Prairie ISD, TX; Monica Izquierdo, Teacher/ELA Dept.
Head, Dubiski Career High School, Grand Prairie ISD, TX; and Monica
Cavazos, Teacher/At-Risk Coordinator, Dubiski Career High School,
Grand Prairie ISD, TX
Come learn how one district has successfully infused AVID with
technology. We have been exploring ways to take the AVID
strategies into the technological world in which our students live.
Using Microsoft OneNote, Google Docs, Gaggle Apps, and many
more, we are incorporating current technology with the AVID
strategies to help students communicate, research, and even take
notes on a whole new level. It has revolutionized our binder checks,
tutorials, and documentation for certification. Teach your students
the skills they will need to be more successful in rigorous classes
and be ready for college in the next decade.
Audience: 1-7
V.T.A.H. (Virtual Tutoring at Home)
Presenters: Richard C. Myers, Principal, Kennedy Middle School,
Brevard County Schools, FL and Amanda VanEss, Teacher, Kennedy
Middle School, Brevard County Schools, FL
The audience categories:
1 Superintendents/Assistant Superintendents; 2 School Board Members; 3
District-level Administrators or Coordinators; 4 Principals/Assistant Principals or
Site-level Administrators; 5 AVID Coordinators; 6 AVID Teachers; 7 Subject Area
Teachers; 8 Counselors/Outreach Coordinators; 9 Postsecondary Leaders
This session will be a combination of a presentation and teacher/
student panel to share an exciting way to use technology to
enhance learning. Virtual Tutoring At Home is both tutoring and
blended learning. Students are able to access live online tutors in
the evening, and teachers are able to provide interactive assistance
from their home. We will show clips of sessions and share teacher
and parent comments about the value of the program. As a Brevard
County School Board member said, “This is one of the most exciting
things we have seen since I have been on the Board.”
Audience: 4-8
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Linked! Student-Based Technology in the AVID
System
Presenters: Susan Channel and Frank Kovac, AVID National
Demonstration Site Co-Coordinators, South Tahoe High School, Lake
Tahoe USD, CA, and Christopher Scott, CA Regional Director, Capital
Region III AVID, CA
Inspired by the work of Drs. Tony Wagner, Clay Shirky, and David
Conley, Capital Region III AVID has long advocated for the explicit
inclusion of 21st Century Skills, Internet literacy in AVID. This
presentation will chronicle the R-III Student-based Technology
(SBT) initiative’s development, an effort to leverage the power
of student-owned handheld devices to augment WICR and
support rigorous content. Focus will include protocols for building
institutional support, establishing academic digital culture in the
AVID classroom, integrating Internet resources and social media
with current AVID practices, and suggestions on how such efforts
can be replicated on a global scale.
Audience: 1-8
An In-Depth Look Into the SPPS AVID
Partnership with Travelers Insurance
Presenters: Joseph VA. Miske, AVID District Liaison, Saint Paul Public
Schools, MN and Partners from Travelers Insurance and/or SPPS
Description: Learn how committees, comprised of SPPS and
Travelers employees, work to create opportunities that benefit AVID
students, teachers, and schools. Learn how Travelers employees are
involved with the program through tutoring, classroom speaking,
eMentoring, and coordinating special events. Hear how the work
of the sub-committees has led to additional partnerships with area
non-profits, colleges, and government agencies, including the City
of Saint Paul and National Parks Service.
Audience: 1-8
Literacy
Literacy
Content Area Literacy is College Readiness
Presenter: Jonathan LeMaster, High School English Teacher,
Grossmont Union High School District, CA
This presentation will show how AVID’s Critical Reading: Deep
Reading Strategies for Expository Texts and accompanying training
offer a practical, academic literacy resource for college readiness.
Presenters will outline the need for a rigorous, systematic approach
to reading and writing in secondary education. They will then
discuss how the research-driven approaches found in the AVID
Critical Reading teacher guide address the need. The Critical
Reading guide identifies essential strategies and skills for student
success. Teachers trained in AVID critical reading strategies can
explicitly teach deep reading strategies and effectively facilitate
literacy instruction that is both rigorous and engaging.
Audience: 1-7
A Campus-Wide Initiative: WICR Activities to
Improve Campus Literacy
Presenters: Marilyn Neely, AVID Administrator/ELA Administrator,
Grand Prairie Independent School District, TX and Beth Kennedy, AVID
Coordinator/AVID Elective Teacher/English Teacher, Grand Prairie
Independent School District, TX
Research shows students learn from frequent writing opportunities
in the classroom. Come learn how a high school campus integrated
WICR strategies throughout the campus to maximize student
achievement and improve campus literacy. This presentation will
show how teachers can scaffold student thinking through the use
of reading current events, Cornell Notes, graphic organizers, and
open-ended questions. This systemic initiative has produced TEA
exemplary scores for three years. Participants will engage in handson activities and receive a packet with WICR strategies that can
be immediately implemented from the elective classroom to the
content area classroom.
Audience: 1-7
Looking Ahead-AVID and the Common Core
State Standards
Presenter: Sheila Walters, Regional Coordinator, Region V, Santa Clara
County Office of Ed., CA
The audience categories:
1 Superintendents/Assistant Superintendents; 2 School Board Members; 3
District-level Administrators or Coordinators; 4 Principals/Assistant Principals or
Site-level Administrators; 5 AVID Coordinators; 6 AVID Teachers; 7 Subject Area
Teachers; 8 Counselors/Outreach Coordinators; 9 Postsecondary Leaders
This session will provide an overview of the Common Core
State Standards currently adopted by 43 states; a focus will be
to highlight several standards addressed in AVID curriculum,
methodologies, and strategies, which prepare students to be
college- and career-ready. Participants will learn how to leverage
fidelity to the AVID curriculum, while addressing some of the new
standards to enhance student achievement and collaboration
among Site Team members. A discussion of how the AVID tutorial
addresses standards will also be included.
Audience: 1-8
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Effective Vertical Articulation Using Critical
Reading Strategies
The Role of the Superintendent and Central
Office Leaders in Promoting College Access and
Success
Presenters: Laurie Johnson, Instructional Coordinator for High
Schools, Albuquerque Public Schools, NM and Rebecca Almeter,
Director for Secondary Design/AVID District Director, Albuquerque
Public Schools, NM
Presenter: Monte Moses, Education Consultant/Retired
Superintendent, Cherry Creek School District, CO
Presenters will discuss the processes and systems developed by the
Albuquerque Public Schools to strategically provide professional
development using AVID’s Critical Reading strategies to increase
academic achievement for all students, including groups identified
through NCLB. Both middle school and high school teachers
received the training. After the training, teachers from each feeder
system met monthly to share their experiences as they utilized the
Critical Reading strategies in their classrooms to increase academic
rigor. The groups shared the strategies with other teachers in their
schools and built systems for helping others use these strategies.
This presentation will outline a theory of action for superintendents
and central office leaders to use in promoting college access and
success. We will examine 10 key steps that deliver the leverage
needed to strengthen school cultures and better engage
students, staff, and parents in college readiness activities. Practical
suggestions and actions that can overcome the obstacles and
barriers that inhibit college readiness will be offered. Special
attention will be given to the leadership behaviors required from
superintendents and ways to build productive relationships with
school principals that result in more students being prepared to
enter and succeed in college.
Audience: 1-7
Audience: 1-6
Preparing for College Writing Demands: Best
Practices for the AVID Classroom
AVID FL Principals Leadership Council Panel
Discussion
Presenter: Ann M. Johns, Ph.D., Professor Emerita, Linguistics and
Writing Studies, San Diego State University, CA
Presenters: Members of the Principals Council
Based upon more than 20 years of research and teaching in
postsecondary education and leadership of teaching/learning
programs across the disciplines on a diverse university campus,
this presentation will include: a brief discussion of why college
education is a “drastic modification” of what happens in K-12
classrooms; a brief review of the postsecondary literacy literature;
a presentation of practical examples of literacy activities that
promote transfer of learning and metacognition; and opportunities
for participants to work through and discuss two or more of the
activities.
Audience: 1-7
The AVID Florida Principals Leadership Council is a group of
exceptional school administrators LEADING the way to academic
excellence for all in Florida’s schools. A positive peer group has
been established among the council members, which extends
beyond school and district boundaries. Within this setting,
members, LEARN from each other. Their schools are ACHIEVING
greatness by implementing AVID with fidelity and ensuring that
we all work to accomplish AVID’s mission…TOGETHER. During
this panel discussion, the council members will discuss the goals,
structures, and results of working together as a team of site leaders.
Audience: 1-4
Building a College-Going Culture in Rural
Districts; a Consortium Model
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CollegeReadiness
Readiness
Strengthening Site Leadership
Presenters: Kevin Jacka, Superintendent, Mary Walker School District,
WA and Steve McCullough, Superintendent, Curlew School District, WA
Presenters: Drs. Joseph Miller and David Christiansen, Principals,
Orange County Public Schools, FL
In Washington State, rural districts comprise 50% of all districts
and 20% of the total enrollment. Nevertheless, in the critical
mandate to prepare all students for college, rural districts are often
overlooked. This presentation will focus on how a consortium
of nine small districts in northeast Washington established and
maintained vibrant AVID systems in some of the lowest-income,
most geographically-isolated districts in the state.
Structures, processes, protocols, and systems within a school have
significant impacts on its culture and ability to support college
readiness. In this session, you’ll learn what these terms mean; how
they are interdependent; and how to design them in alignment
with the mission and vision of your school. Participants will
become familiar with the change process and what to anticipate
when a school concentrates its efforts to reorganize the structures,
processes, protocols, and systems to strategically plan and give
purposeful meaning to all the efforts adults are making to improve
performance for all students.
Audience: 1-8
Audience: 1-8
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Data
DataAnalysis
Analysis
Research and Techniques for Improving College
and Career Readiness
Data Analysis
Presenter: Dr. Dennis Johnston, Director of Research and Evaluation,
AVID Center, National Headquarters, CA
This session is designed to model strategies for the use of data
to change the academic culture at a school site. Participants will
explore various ways in which data can transform instructional
practices and inform curricular decision-making efforts.
Audience: 1-9
Did they Graduate? Review of AVID Dell
Scholars 2004-2010-Path to College Success
Presenters: Oscar Sweeten-Lopez, Retention Manager, Dell Scholars
Program, Michael & Susan Dell Foundation, TX and Ninfa Murillo,
Retention Officer, Dell Scholars Program, Michael & Susan Dell
Foundation, TX
Did you know that AVID students represent 65% of the 1,800 Dell
Scholars awarded since 2004 and have received over $27 million
in scholarships and support services. This session will provide a
detailed review of AVID Dell Scholars and their path to college
success. Presenters will provide analysis on academic, financial, and
personal/family factors that correlate with successful persistence
and that contribute to delayed graduation and college attrition.
Recommendations will be provided on strategies AVID secondary
staff can implement to improve college readiness curriculum and
increase college persistence and graduation rates.
Audience: 1-9
“From Good to Great”: How to Use Data to
Build College Ready Cultures in Schools and
Districts
Presenters: Ricardo Gomez, AVID Regional Coordinator, Region 9,
SDCOE Region 9 AVID/Sweetwater and San Ysidro Districts, CA and
Darren Smith, AVID Regional Coordinator, Region 9, SDCOE Region 9
AVID/Grossmont Dist. and East County Schools/Districts, CA
This presentation will show participants how to apply data analysis
to the AVID Certification process to develop action-oriented site
plans. Participants will learn how to use data to move forward
by revving up weak areas and accentuating stronger ones for
improvement schoolwide. Both presenters have coached educators
who moved school cultures from certified to Demonstration
status. They have worked with teams to improve the use of AVID
strategies, such as levels of questioning and critical reading
schoolwide.
Audience: 1-8
Presenter: Charis McGaughy, Ph.D., Director, Partnerships and
Development, EPIC, OR
This presentation will offer an overview of the latest research, tools,
and techniques currently being developed by the Educational
Policy Improvement Center (EPIC) that can be used to support
AVID’s mission. Topics include an exploration of a four-part model
of college readiness, findings from current college and career
readiness research and projects, including a national study of
the Common Core State Standards, and tools and strategies for
improving student success.
Audience: 1-8
Cognition
Cognitionfor
forCollege
CollegeReadiness/
Readiness/
Brain
BrainResearch
Research
Teaching and Leading the New Generation:
Brain-Based Problem Solving and Critical
Thinking from the Classroom to the District
Office
Presenters: William Madigan, AP and AVID Teacher/Mentor Teacher/
Author, Steele Canyon Charter School, CA and Gary Kroesch, AP
Teacher/Author, Poway School District, CA
Brain research, problem solving, critical thinking, and teamwork
will be modeled and discussed. How the technological changes
and the new “automated” world affect what and how we teach will
be explored. Removing boredom and increasing motivation and
engagement will be central elements of the presentation. The ideas
and perceptions of Spencer Kagan, Daniel Pink, Thomas Friedman,
Sir Ken Robinson, John Medina and Richard Davidson will be
featured.
Audience: 1-9
This is Your Brain on AVID
Presenters: Jacquelyn F. Gamino, Ph.D., Director/Research Scientist,
The University of Texas at Dallas, Center for Brain Health, TX and
William Madigan, AP and AVID Teacher/ Mentor Teacher/Author,
Steele Canyon Charter School, CA
How does the AVID program affect the adolescent brain? Does
AVID promote brain health? This talk will promote understanding
of the dynamic epoch of brain development in adolescence and
the ways in which the AVID environment promotes a healthy brain.
Teaching practices that build strong brain function will also be
discussed, as well as the importance of stimulating critical thinking
and reasoning during these vulnerable years.
Audience: 1-9
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AVID's mission is to close the achievement
gap by preparing all students for college
readiness and success in a global society.
The audience categories:
1 Superintendents/Assistant Superintendents; 2 School Board Members; 3
District-level Administrators or Coordinators; 4 Principals/Assistant Principals or
Site-level Administrators; 5 AVID Coordinators; 6 AVID Teachers; 7 Subject Area
Teachers; 8 Counselors/Outreach Coordinators; 9 Postsecondary Leaders
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NON-PROFIT
U.S. POSTAGE
PAID
SAN DIEGO, CA
PERMIT #3099
AVID CENTER
9246 Lightwave Ave., Suite 200
San Diego, CA 92123
www.avid.org
Advancement Via Individual Determination
2011
2011National
NationalConference
ConferenceSchedule
Schedule
Wednesday, December 7
Friday, December 9
8:00 am-2:00 pm 9:15 am-10:30 am
10:45 am-12:00 pm
12:00 pm-1:30 pm
1:30 pm-2:45 pm
3:00 pm-4:15 pm
4:00 pm-6:00 pm Conference Check-in
Thursday, December 8
7:00 am-12:00 pm 7:00 am-6:00 pm 8:00 am-12:00 pm
9:00 am-12:00 pm
9:00 am-12:00 pm
12:15 pm-2:00 pm
2:15 pm-3:30 pm
3:45 pm-5:00 pm
5:00 pm-6:00 pm
Conference Check-in
Exhibits Open
RD/DD Symposium
System Leaders Forum
Pre-conference Sessions
Luncheon with
Keynote Address by
Dr. Robyn Jackson
Breakout Sessions
Breakout Sessions
Reception
Exhibits Open
Breakout Sessions
Breakout Sessions
Lunch on your own
Breakout Sessions
Breakout Sessions
Saturday, December 10
8:30 am-10:00 am
10:20 am-11:35 am
11:50 am-12:50 pm
General Session/
Banquet Breakfast
with Closing Keynote
address by
Patrick Briggs
and Student Speakers
Breakout Sessions
Divisional Meetings