AVID Instruction CCI 2023

As a learning tool, do your students routinely spend time

processing content through writing (e.g., interactive

notebooks, learning logs, quickwrites, etc?

• Yes, in my class.

• Yes, throughout my department.

• No.

When taking notes do your students routinely use focused

note-taking strategies such as Cornell notes?

• Yes, in my class.

• Yes, throughout my department.

• No.

As a part of the writing process, do students routinely spend time

writing to clarify and organize experiences

(e.g., pre-writing, drafting, revising, polishing or editing, and publishing).

• Yes, in my class.

• Yes, throughout my department.

• No.

To employ higher-level thinking, my students routinely ask higher-level

questions using collaborative study groups, class discussions,

and problem-solving activities.

• Yes, in my class.

• Yes, throughout my department.

• No.

My student's routinely use structures for inquiry such as

Socratic seminars and philosophical chairs.

• Yes, in my class.

• Yes, throughout my department.

• No.

My students access digital information from multiple sources and

evaluate that information effectively.

• Yes, in my class.

• Yes, throughout my department.

• No.

My students use technology as a tool for collaboration

either synchronously (e.g., texting, social media, video conferencing, and cloud-based productivity tools) or asynchronously (e.g., forums and blogs).

• Yes, in my class.

• Yes, in my department.

• No.

My students routinely use structures for collaboration

(e.g., Helping Trios, Jigsaw, Four Corners, Collaborative Group Roles, etc.).

• Yes, in my class.

• Yes, throughout my department.

• No.

My students arrive prepared with course materials, identify points of confusion, and seek clarity from instructors and peers as they take responsibility

for their learning in all courses.

• Yes, in my class.

• Yes, throughout my department.

• No.

My students routinely use the critical reading process to access increasingly more rigorous texts.

• Yes, in my class.

• Yes, throughout my department.

• No.