Week #32 AVID

4-26-10

Target: "What People Are Saying" Students will read through two accounts of college readiness. These accounts will include a student response and a graduate response. By comparing these account students will see that a readiness gap exists. Students will then discuss ways to combat the readiness gap.

4-27-10

Tutorials

4-28-10

Target: Calculating GPA- Students need a strong understanding of how colleges and high school calculate Grade Point Average. Students will calculate their GPA and set GPA goals for the last four weeks of school.

4-29-10

Tutorials

4-30-10

Team Building

Week #31 AVID

4-19-10

Target: Reading comprehension is vital to successful understanding. Students should develop strategies throughout high school to help them read with a purpose. Today we will learn a new reading strategy. SQ3R (Survey, Question, Read, Recite and Review) Using an article related to their community project, students will use the technique of SQ3R to help build comprehension.

4-20-10

Tutorials

4-21-10

Target: Plan of Action- Tonight students will take the first step in starting their community project. A plan of action will be put into place. Groups will be divided and students will have an idea of what type of work is expected of them. Organization is the key to an excellent start to our community project.

4-22-10

Tutorials

4-23-10

Target: Reflection and evaluation. Students will have an opportunity to reflect on the 1/2 way point of the their community service project. Reflection should be positive in nature and should always be done with the intent of improvement.

--Strengths and Weaknesses.

Week #30 AVID

HSPE Math and Science Week

4-12-10

SSMUP (Silent Sustained Make-UP)

Target: As the quarter is coming to a close, students will have the opportunity to work on one missing assignment to improve their grade. Students are encouraged to take ownership of their uncompleted tasks and work with the understanding that they need to improve.

4-13-10

Tutorials

4-14-10

Planning our "Campus Beatification" Project

Target: Students will develop a timeline and method for dividing and completing their community service project. Goals must be set and tasks must be broke down into manageable pieces. This process will help students to develop time management and persistence.

4-15-10

No Class

4-16-10

Tutorials

Week #29 AVID

4-5-10

Target: Researching and finding support for our community project is vital to building trust in our school. Students will use the mobile lab to research eight questions about trash and garbage. Through the answering of these questions students will research our school problem and see how it fits within society. This should allow us the opportunity to find solutions.

4-6-10

Tutorials

4-7-10

Target: Map and Plan. Students will map and plan out sections of the campus that need beautification. Students will participate in groups and draw a detailed map of their sections.

4-8-10

Tutorials

4-9-10

Finish Field of Dreams