M/J AVID 6th & Career Planning   (#1700115)

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Major Concepts/Content:  Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) is an academic elective course that prepares students for college readiness and success, and it is scheduled during the regular school day as a year-long course.  Each week, students receive instruction that utilizes a rigorous college-preparatory curriculum provided by AVID Center, tutor-facilitated study groups, motivational activities, and academic success skills.  In AVID, students participate in activities that incorporate strategies focused on writing, inquiry, collaboration, organization, and reading to support their academic growth.  Additionally, students engage in activities centered around exploring college and career opportunities and their own agency.

Some students may have previous experience with AVID Elementary, and some students will be experiencing AVID for the first time.  The 6^th grade AVID elective course is an introduction to the AVID philosophy.  Students will develop an awareness of the values accompanying academic goals and success.  The course will focus on building students’ self-confidence and communication skills in working with peers and adults.  Students will be exposed to reading strategies that will assist them in building vocabulary and understanding a variety of texts and will also focus on pre-writing techniques, summary writing, and structural components of note-taking.  Students will increase college and career awareness through guest-speaker presentations, field-trip opportunities, and research.

AVID curriculum books used:

AVID College and Careers

AVID Critical Thinking and Engagement

AVID Reading for Disciplinary Literacy

AVID Secondary Implementation Resource

AVID Tutorial Guide

AVID Writing for Disciplinary Literacy

Supplemental materials course include the following:

AVID Weekly®, Supporting Math in the AVID Elective, Write Path content-area books, focused note-taking resources, and my.avid.org Curriculum Book Webpages

STUDENT OUTCOMES

Student Agency (SA)

• Student Empowerment
• Leadership of Others

Rigorous Academic Preparedness (AP)

• Writing
• Inquiry
• Collaboration
• Organization
• Reading

Opportunity Knowledge (OK)

• Advancing College Preparedness
• Building Career Knowledge

STUDENT AGENCY (6.SA)

Student Empowerment

AV.6.SA.1.1 - (a) Determine personal interest for extracurricular and community service activities within the school and community; (b) Gain awareness of extracurricular and community service activities within the school and community

AV.6.SA.1.2 - Evaluate the impact of decisions on others

AV.6.SA.1.3 - Explore the importance of healthy, balanced lifestyles, including aspects such as good sleeping, eating, and exercise habits

AV.6.SA.1.4 - Establish understanding of concepts and content-specific vocabulary related to personal finance

AV.6.SA.1.5 - (a) Identify the characteristics of positive, health relationships; (b) Explore individual peer relationships and identify those that are positive and healthy

AV.6.SA.1.6 - Gain awareness of motivators that positively impact performance

AV.6.SA.1.7 - Self-monitor to diagnose areas of need (e.g., academic, personal, social-emotional)

AV.6.SA.1.8 - (a) Gain awareness of skills that increase mental flexibility; (b) Explore the relationship between grit and perseverance

AV.6.SA.1.9 - (a) Identify strategies and skills that promote self-awareness; (b) Identify individual strengths and areas of challenge related to academic skills and performance

AV.6.SA.1.10 - Determine key points from learning experiences

Leadership of Others

AV.6.SA.2.1 - Identify traits connected to personal integrity and ethics

AV.6.SA.2.2 - (a) Identify leadership opportunities and positions in the school and community; (b) Determine formal and informal leadership opportunities that could be pursued

AV.6.SA.2.3 - (a) Select tools to analyze a conflict and identify a positive solution; (b) Classify passive, assertive, and aggressive statements

RIGOROUS ACADEMIC PREPAREDNESS (6.AP)

Writing

AV.6.AP.1.1 - (a) Develop writing skills related to argumentative and narrative modes of writing; (b) Plan and structure writing based on the mode (descriptive, narrative, expository, argumentative); (c) Draft initial writing

AV.6.AP.1.2 - Analyze a writing task by identifying key vocabulary and audience

AV.6.AP.1.3 - Gather and analyze feedback from peers and instructors

AV.6.AP.1.4 - (a) Edit drafts for grammar, mechanics, and spelling; (b) Analyze the organizational structure of writing

AV.6.AP.1.5 - Publish writing to a small group audience within the classroom, such as a formal written paper

AV.6.AP.1.6 - (a) Take notes with an emphasis on identifying and recording the note-taking objective and /or Essential Question; (b) Take notes with an emphasis on setting up notes, including all required components

AV.6.AP.1.7 - Summarize by pulling together the most important information related to the objective and/or Essential Question

Inquiry

AV.6.AP.2.1 - Create questions based on Costa’s Levels of Thinking

AV.6.AP.2.2 - Identify misunderstood concepts or problems

AV.6.AP.2.3 - Determine the steps/process that led to a solution

AV.6.AP.2.4 - Reflect on learning to make connections between new learning and previous learning

AV.6.AP.2.5 - Reflect on learning strategies that were employed and whether those strategies were effective

AV.6.AP.2.6 - (a) Identify processes that are used; (b) Reflect on a process that was used and whether that process was effective

AV.6.AP.2.7 - Analyze a research prompt

AV.6.AP.2.8 - (a) Locate sources that are relevant to the topic and support the purpose of the research assignment; (b) Distinguish between primary and secondary sources

AV.6.AP.2.9 - Plan and structure the writing based on the research prompt

AV.6.AP.2.10 - Integrate quotations and references to texts, using proper citations

AV.6.AP.2.11 - Publish research to a small group audience within the classroom, such as a formal written paper

Collaboration

AV.6.AP.3.1 - Establish norms and expectations around shared responsibility among group members

AV.6.AP.3.2 - Establish norms and expectations around appreciating diversity among group members

AV.6.AP.3.3 - Develop a foundational familiarity and comfort with classmates

AV.6.AP.3.4 - Identify respectful and disrespectful actions of self and others

AV.6.AP.3.5 - Check group members’ level of understanding

AV.6.AP.3.6 - Utilize technology to collaborate with classmates

AV.6.AP.3.7 - (a) Apply basic understanding of effective public speaking; (b) Incorporate visual aids and/or technology when appropriate

AV.6.AP.3.8 - Describe the characteristics of effective listening, such as eye contact and mirroring

AV.6.AP.3.9 - Monitor word choice when speaking

AV.6.AP.3.10 - Identify formal and informal language registers

Organization

AV.6.AP.4.1 - (a) Begin implementing organizational tools (e.g., binders/eBinders, portfolios, or digital folders) that support academic success; (b) Create an activity log or tracking system for community extracurricular activities and hours

AV.6.AP.4.2 - (a) Explore a variety of organizational formats for calendaring/planning; (b) Determine how to use time effectively; (c) Assess complex assignments and break them into smaller tasks

AV.6.AP.4.3 - Set personal, academic and career goals

AV.6.AP.4.4 - Monitor progress toward goals

AV.6.AP.4.5 - Utilize visual frameworks to organize information

Reading

AV.6.AP.5.1 - Determine the characteristics of a high-quality text in relation to the reading purpose

AV.6.AP.5.2 - (a) Preview text features; (b) Identify prior knowledge that may be relevant to the reading

AV.6.AP.5.3 - Assess knowledge of academic and content-specific vocabulary words

AV.6.AP.5.4 - (a) Mark the text to accomplish the reading purpose; (b) Identify the key components of a text related to the reading purpose

AV.6.AP.5.5 - Extend beyond the text by applying key learning

OPPORTUNITY KNOWLEDGE (6.OK)

Advancing College Preparedness

AV.6.OK.1.1 - Identify personal interests and skills related to future college aspirations, such as through an interest inventory

AV.6.OK.1.2 - (a) Know how to determine a GPA; (b) Develop familiarity with college terminology; (c) Classify the various types of college

AV.6.OK.1.3 - Understand scholarships and the role they play in financing college

AV.6.OK.1.4 - Articulate the importance of long-term academic plans as a part of goal setting an achievement

AV.6.OK.1.5 - (a) Identify what is meant by match schools, reach schools, and safety schools in order to determine the best academic fit during the selection process; (b) Understand the different college entrance exams:  PSAT, PreACT, SAT, ACT

Building Career Knowledge

AV.6.OK.2.1 - Identify personal interests and skills related to future career aspirations

AV.6.OK.2.2 - (a) Increase familiarity with career terminology; (b) Distinguish between jobs, careers, and career fields

AV.6.OK.2.3 - (a) Establish initial knowledge around the characteristics that contribute to academic, social, and financial fit; (b) Explore the net cost of attending college to inform decisions and budget plans

AV.6.OK.2.4 - Request assistance in selecting career elective courses and pathways that match interest and goals

General Notes

Trained AVID Elective teachers may visit www.avid.org, and log into their MyAVID account using their AVID username and password; then follow https://my.avid.org/file_sharing/default.aspx?id=24544 to access the AVID Weeks at a Glance curriculum and resources for grades 6-12.

Career and Education Planning – Per section 1003.4156, Florida Statutes, the Career and Education Planning course must result in a completed, personalized academic and career plan for the student, that may be revised as the student progresses through middle and high school; must emphasize the importance of entrepreneurship and employability skills; and must include information from the Department of Economic Opportunity’s economic security report as described in Section 445.07, Florida Statutes.  The required, personalized academic and career plan must inform students of high school graduation requirements, including diploma designations (Section 1003.4285, Florida Statutes); requirements for a Florida Bright Futures Scholarship; state university and Florida College System institution admission requirements; and, available opportunities to earn college credit in high school utilizing acceleration mechanisms.  For additional information on the Middle School Career and Education Planning courses, visit http://www.fldoe.org/academics/college-career-planning/educators-toolkit/index.stml.

Career and Education Planning Course Standards – Students will:

1.0  Describe the influences that societal, economic, and technological changes have on employment trends and future training.

2.0  Develop skills to locate, evaluate, and interpret career information.

3.0  Identify and demonstrate processes for making short and long term goals.

4.0  Demonstrate employability skills such as working in a group, problem-solving and organizational skills, and the importance of entrepreneurship.

5.0  Understand the relationship between educational achievement and career choices/postsecondary options.

6.0  Identify a career cluster and related pathways through an interest assessment that match career and education goals.

7.0  Develop a career and education plan that includes short and long-term goals, high school program of study, and postsecondary/career goals.

8.0  Demonstrate knowledge of technology and its application in career fields/clusters.

Florida’s Benchmarks for Excellent Student Thinking (B.E.S.T.) Standards
This course includes Florida’s B.E.S.T. ELA Expectations (EE) and Mathematical Thinking and Reasoning Standards (MTRs) for students. Florida educators should intentionally embed these standards within the content and their instruction as applicable. For guidance on the implementation of the EEs and MTRs, please visit https://www.cpalms.org/Standards/BEST_Standards.aspx and select the appropriate B.E.S.T. Standards package.

English Language Development ELD Standards Special Notes Section:
Teachers are required to provide listening, speaking, reading and writing instruction that allows English language learners (ELL) to communicate for social and instructional purposes within the school setting. For the given level of English language proficiency and with visual, graphic, or interactive support, students will interact with grade level words, expressions, sentences and discourse to process or produce language necessary for academic success. The ELD standard should specify a relevant content area concept or topic of study chosen by curriculum developers and teachers which maximizes an ELL’s need for communication and social skills. To access an ELL supporting document which delineates performance definitions and descriptors, please click on the following link: https://cpalmsmediaprod.blob.core.windows.net/uploads/docs/standards/eld/si.pdf

Version Requirements

These requirements include, but are not limited to, the Florida Standards that are most relevant to this course. Standards correlated with a specific course requirement may also be addressed by other course requirements as appropriate. Some requirements in this course are not addressed in the Florida Standards. Other subject areas and content may be used to fulfill course requirements. This course includes an agreement related to minimum standards for behavior, attendance, and participation.