Week #28 AVID

3-22-10


Target: Revision and re-evaluation are essential parts of growth. Students will work on revising their career research paper or re-evaluating their current grade in AVID. Students are encouraged to complete one missing assignment by finishing a tutorial make-up.


3-23-10

Tutorial


3-24-10


Service Learning


Target: School and Community Service are essential pieces of Gov. John R. Rogers High School. Students are encouraged to get involved with the community and learn servant leadership. This week we will be examining service learning opportunities within our school and community. We will look to solve a problem at Rogers High School that is "manageable" (having a solution that can be implemented relatively quickly). Students will first brainstorm, narrow and then research a problem. Students are encouraged to ask parents, peers and other teachers about potential solutions.



3-25-10



Tutorials


3-26-10


Target: Research of problem. Causes, history and why the problem is hard to solve.

Week #27 AVID-- HSPE WEEK

3-15-10

Tutorials have been changed this week to accommodate both the tutors and students. This week all sophomores will be taking the High School Proficiency Exam. Tuesday-Thursday Gov. John R. Rogers High School has a revised schedule. Students should prepare for tutorials on Monday and Friday.

3-16-10

Service Learning

Target: School and Community Service are essential pieces of Gov. John R. Rogers High School. Students are encouraged to get involved with the community and learn servant leadership. This week we will be examining service learning opportunities within our school and community. We will look to solve a problem at Rogers High School that is "manageable" (having a solution that can be implemented relatively quickly). Students will first brainstorm, narrow and then research a problem. Students are encouraged to ask parents, peers and other teachers about potential solutions.

3-17-10

No Class HSPE

3-18-10

Target: Research of problem. Causes, history and why the problem is hard to solve.

3-19-10

Tutorials

Week #26 AVID College Applications

3-8-10

Target: Practice- Practice AVID students are constantly being asked to practice. By giving students more opportunities to practice we are building awareness and ultimately giving them a greater chance at success. Students will be asked to fill out a sample application for the University of California. Through the process students will become familiar with the types of information that they will see on college applications. Today we will be working on the first two pages of the nine page application.

3-9-10

Tutorials-- Binder Check

3-10-10

Target: Students will use their portfolios to fill in vital information on the sample college application. This information includes transcripts, extracurricular activities and awards. Students should be prepared to complete pages three-five.

3-11-10

Tutorials

3-12-10

Target: Students will complete pages five-nine of their application and then compare and contrast the sample application to a college of their choice.

Week #25 AVID

3-1-10

Target: Socratic Seminar (Introduction)

Students will work on understanding the following concepts of a Socratic Seminar.
* Dialogue vs. Debate
* The elements of Socratic Seminars
* The role of the "Leader"
* The role of the participants.
* Seminar Guidelines

Students will examine an article and work on developing questions that fit into a Socratic Seminar. Students will work on questions that create dialogue and not just debate. They will work on questions that encourage collaboration and understanding. These questions should be open ended in nature.

3-2-10

Target: Tutorials

3-3-10

Target: Students will review the roles of a Socratic Seminar and focus on the group guidelines. Using the question students developed on Monday, modifications will be made to place each of their questions into one of three groups.
*Opening Questions
*Core Questions
*Closing Questions

Open ended questions are essential for success and student will learn to categorize their questions.

3-4-10

Target: Tutorials

3-5-10

Fish Bowl Socratic Seminar

Target: Students will break up into two groups, inner circle and an outer circle. Students in the inner circle will participate in the discussion and student on the outside will observe. Any student on the inner circle can move to the outer circle and any student on the outer circle can move to the inner circle. Every student on the outside at some point needs to try to participate in the discussion.