AVID Bay Region IV Workshops/Events

AVID Site Team Meetings

Who Should Participate?

• AVID Elective Teacher
  
• AVID Coordinators
  
• AVID Site Team Members

Workshop Highlights - Contra Costa COE

• College Knowledge (College admission updates)
  
• CSS Updates
  
• Web 2.0 Tools
  
• Team Planning/Sharing

Workshop Highlights - San Mateo COE

• Tutorial Demo
  
• CSS Updates
  
• Team Planning/Sharing

This meeting counts for one of your Site Team Meetings for the year, provided you are not attending alone.

Continental breakfast and lunch/dinner provided. Region 4 will reimburse substitute costs for 2 pre-registered participants up to $150 each for each AVID site.

Deadline to register is one week prior to the meeting.

Download flyer.

March 9, 2010
9:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Contra Costa COE
77 Santa Barbara Road
Pleasant Hill, 94523

March 11, 2010
5:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
San Mateo COE
101 Twin Dolphin Drive
Redwood City, 94065

REGISTER

AVID Path Training

The AVID Path® series features a rigorous, sequential curriculum that promotes student achievement at the highest levels. You could say it’s the pathway to student success. Based on the teacher-developed, classroom-proven AVID program, it offers guides and materials for teachers who want to help students fulfill their potential and get to college.

What participants had to say about the 2009 Path Training:
“Excellent workshop!”
“The best, the most compact workshop ever.”
“Great resources to take home!”
“A way to increase rigor without overwhelming my students.”
“Great writing ideas.”

Who Should Attend:

• AVID teachers interested in enhancing their skills in content areas
  
• Content area teachers not trained in AVID methodologies

What’s Offered: (Registration limited to 25 in each subject area)

• Mathematics
  
• Science
  
• English/Language Arts
  
• History/Social Science
  
• Critical Reading
  
• Tutorology Day 1 of 2 (only for AVID teachers)

Why You Should Attend:

• Learn strategies that will increase access to your content area.
  
• Participate in breakout sessions and receive sample lessons.
  
• Participants will receive a subject appropriate Path book.

Cost:
$25.00/person
Includes materials and food.
P.O. or check payable to:
Contra Costa COE-Region 4 AVID

Please mail check or P.O. to:
CCCOE-Region 4 AVID
77 Santa Barbara Road
Pleasant Hill, CA 94523

Download flyer.

REGISTER

AVID Socratic Seminar Training

Who Should Participate?

• AVID Elective Teachers
  
• AVID Coordinators
  
• Site Team Members

Topics Covered:

• Deeper understanding of complex ideas through rigorous thoughtful dialogue, rather than by memorizing bits of information
  
• Foster active learning
  
• Exploring and evaluating ideas, issues and values

Cost:
$25.00 check or P.O. made payable to
Contra Costa COE-Region 4 AVID and
mailed to Region 4 AVID Program,
CCCOE, 77 Santa Barbara Road,
Pleasant Hill.

Continental breakfast and snacks will be provided.
Confirmation number given upon completion of registration.

Registration closes on March 12, 2010.

Map/directions will be sent by email approximately one week prior to the training.

Download flyer.

REGISTER