• Is an integrated approach placing students at the center of instruction and empowering them to take ownership of their learning.

WICOR-based instruction . . . 

• Transforms the learning environment so that students are actively engaged with content through productive struggle, cognitive wrestling, and critical thinking.

• A tool for communication, reflection, and learning

• Visible organization of thought

• Communication with authentic audiences 

Students who write:

• Engage frequently in every content area and classroom

• Cite evidence to support thinking

• Deepen their understanding of content

• Demonstrate command of academic vocabulary

• Communicate as a content expert

• Communicate thinking competently and confidently

AVID supports writing through learning experiences, including:

• Disciplinary literacy

• Academic language and literacy scaffolds

• Quick writes

• Focused note-taking process

• The writing process in every content area

• Collaboration

• Tutorials, Collaborative Study Groups, and Scholar Groups 

• Uncovering one’s understanding

• Critical thinking and questioning

• Exploring a variety of ways to solve problems

• Engaging in thinking, learning, and discussion to inspire innovation

Students who inquire:

• Analyze and synthesize materials or ideas

• Clarify their own thinking

• Probe others’ thinking

• Work through ambiguity

• Solve authentic problems

AVID supports inquiry through learning experiences including:

• Design thinking and problem-based learning

• Computational thinking

• Skilled questioning techniques

• Costa’s Levels of Thinking

• Socratic Seminars

• Tutorials, Collaborative Study Groups, and Scholar Groups

• Positive group interactions

• Teamwork with shared responsibility

• Sharing of ideas, information, and opinions

Students who collaborate:

• Create a safe and supportive physical and philosophical environment

• Work through identified structures and roles to achieve a common goal

• Develop positive interdependence

• Clearly communicate verbally and nonverbally

• Listen effectively to decipher meaning

• Deepen the learning of others through inquiry and active engagement

AVID supports collaboration through learning experiences including:

• Academic language and literacy scaffolds

• Socratic Seminars

• Philosophical Chairs

• Jigsaw, World Café, Reciprocal Teaching, and Numbered Heads

• Synchronous and asynchronous peer editing groups

• Tutorials, Collaborative Study Groups, and Scholar Groups

• Managing materials, time, and self

• Practicing methodical study habits

• Planning and prioritizing school, work, and social tasks

• Engaging in goal setting, planning, and reflecting

• Strategically and intentionally taking responsibility for one’s own learning

Students who organize:

• Self-direct, self-evaluate, self-monitor, and self-advocate to reach academic goals

• Develop tools to organize thinking, resources, and time

• Use processes and tools to study effectively

• Prepare for rigorous courses and engage fully in instruction

AVID supports organization through learning experiences including:

• Binders, eBinders, calendars, planners, and agendas

• The focused note-taking process

• Graphic organizers

• Project planning and SMART goal setting

• Tutorials, Collaborative Study Groups, and Scholar Groups

• Making connections between texts, self, and the world

• Navigating and comprehending rigorous texts

• Evaluating information from a variety of formats

• Organizing and applying text-based learning

Students who read:

• Activate, engage, and extend beyond the text

• Make predictions and create visual images as they read

• Understand text structures

• Question the text and engage in deep inquiry

• Become content experts

• Evaluate sources for accuracy and bias

AVID supports reading through learning experiences including:

• Disciplinary literacy

• Academic language and literacy scaffolds

• Culturally relevant texts

• The critical reading process

• The focused note-taking process

• Vocabulary building

• Summarizing

• Tutorials, Collaborative Study Groups, and Scholar Groups

Use as many WICOR components as the number on the die. If you roll a 6, include how you would incorporate Technology into your lesson or activity. Add your idea to your notes sheet.