AVID Professional Learning

The Academic Language and Literacy Community of Practice empowers elementary and secondary educators to enhance student engagement and promote access to content for multilingual learners and all who can benefit from targeted language development.

The AVID Elective Level 1: Implementing the Fundamentals of Instruction Community of Practice is designed to engage middle and high school educators serving as new AVID Elective teachers and AVID Site Coordinators.

The AVID Elementary Implementation: 3–6 Community of Practice engages educators new to AVID by exploring strategies and resources focused on the keys to successful implementation.

The AVID Elementary Implementation: PreK–2 Community of Practice engages primary educators new to AVID by exploring strategies and resources focused on the keys to successful implementation.

The AVID Excel Elective Level 1: Implementing the Foundations of Instruction Community of Practice engages AVID Excel teachers, site administrators, and District Directors who are new to AVID Excel®.

The Career and Technical Education: Developing Employability Skills Community of Practice engages middle and high school level career and technical educators and program directors as they support their students in developing the skills necessary for current and future success.

The Creating Engaging and Rigorous Classrooms Community of Practice engages all elementary through postsecondary educators and site leaders to scaffold student success with rigorous content.

The Cultivating Writing Schoolwide — Elementary Community of Practice engages and empowers PreK–6 elementary educators with foundational knowledge and strategies to increase skills and confidence in writing as a powerful tool in a 21st-century learning environment.

The Cultivating Writing Schoolwide — Secondary Community of Practice engages and empowers non-ELA secondary and postsecondary educators with knowledge and strategies to increase skills and confidence in writing as a powerful tool in a 21st-century learning environment.

The Developing Critical Thinking: Computer Science Across Disciplines — Secondary Community of Practice, in collaboration with Amazon Future Engineer, aims to introduce computer science concepts to 6–12 educators of all subject areas.

The Digital Teaching and Learning Community of Practice is designed to engage educators in experiencing and exploring digital strategies and resources appropriate for students in grades 3–12.

The Digital Teaching and Learning Community of Practice cultivates educator agency by empowering educators to engage with and immerse themselves in digital tools and resources that support PreK–12 students.

The English Language Arts (ELA) Community of Practice engages ELA educators of grades 6–12 in intentionally integrating reading, writing, speaking, and listening to build the literacy skills necessary to access rigorous content.

The Enhancing School Community for College and Career Readiness for All Community of Practice is intended for PreK– 12 and postsecondary educators, counselors, and site leaders who are ready to strategically and intentionally enhance a school community that supports all students.

The Foundations of Secondary Schoolwide Success Community of Practice is a foundational differentiated professional learning experience designed to engage educators in grades 6–12.

The History/Social Science Community of Practice engages 6–12 history, social science, and humanities educators in developing engaging, inquiry-based strategies to increase students’ ability to think, read, and write like a historian.

The Computer Science for the Content Classroom in Collaboration With Amazon Future Engineer – Elementary Community of Practice is designed to engage non-computer-science educators of grades preK–6 across all content areas.

The Computer Science for the Content Classroom in Collaboration With Amazon Future Engineer – Secondary Community of Practice is designed to engage non-computer-science educators of grades 6-12 across all content areas.

The Instructional Coaches and Elective Educators Community of Practice is designed to engage instructional coaches and elective educators of grades 6–12 (for example, teachers of art, world languages, or music) in the use of AVID instructional practices.

The Math Community of Practice engages 6–12 mathematics educators in the use of instructional practices.

The Mathematics: Cultivating a Discourse-Rich Classroom — Elementary Community of Practice engages PreK–6 elementary educators, counselors, and site leaders to develop mathematicians through cultivating a discourse-rich mathematics learning environment.

The Mathematics: Cultivating a Discourse-Rich Classroom — Secondary Community of Practice engages 6–12 and postsecondary educators and site leaders to develop mathematicians through cultivating a discourse-rich mathematics learning environment.

The One-Day District Leadership (ODDL) Community of Practice engages district-based leadership embarking on their AVID journey or enhancing their AVID College and Career Readiness System for all students districtwide.

The School Counselors Community of Practice is designed to engage all school counselors using a variety of digital tools to differentiate learning for those who are both new and experienced with AVID.

The School Counselors Community of Practice helps elementary and secondary school counselors elevate their role by exploring the AVID College and Career Readiness Framework and its connection to school counseling.

The Science Community of Practice engages 6–12 science educators in the use of AVID instructional practices.

The Site Administrators Level 1 – Elementary Community of Practice is for principals, assistant principals, and other site-level administrators.

The Site Administrators Level 1 – Secondary Community of Practice is for principals, assistant principals, and other site-level administrators.

The Site Coordinators Level 1 Community of Practice provides participants with the foundational knowledge, skills, tools, and resources needed to manage a strong AVID implementation and accelerate the schoolwide impact of their AVID College and Career Readiness System.

The Site Leaders – New Community of Practice is designed to engage members of elementary and secondary site-based leadership.

The Strategic Leadership for College and Career Readiness 2: Systems Community of Practice engages teams of three or more members of district- and school-based leadership.

The AVID District Director Leadership (DDL) 2: Maximizing Roles and Responsibilities Community of Practice focuses on the specific management roles of the AVID District Director.

The Building Academic Preparedness for College Credit Courses Community of Practice is designed for secondary and postsecondary educators of college credit courses (Dual Enrollment, Early College High School, Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate, and postsecondary educators).

The Building Academic Preparedness for College Credit Courses Community of Practice is designed to engage Dual Enrollment, Early College High School, Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate, and postsecondary educators, in developing best-practice instruction, systems, and partnerships to support all students in their transition to post-secondary pathways.

The Developing Critical Thinking: Computer Science Across Disciplines — Elementary Community of Practice, in collaboration with Amazon Future Engineer, aims to introduce computer science concepts to PreK–6 educators of all subject areas.

The Transforming Literacy Through Content-Area Reading: Secondary (6–12) Community of Practice engages secondary educators from all non-ELA content areas in leveraging discipline-specific reading to foster a culture of literacy.

The Transforming Literacy Through Content-Area Reading: Elementary (PreK–6) Community of Practice engages elementary educators in leveraging discipline-specific reading to foster a culture of literacy.

The AVID District Leadership 4 (ADL 4) Community of Practice engages those designated as the AVID District Director in the district’s AVID contract.

The AVID Elective Level 2: Tutorials and Refining Implementation Community of Practice engages middle and high school AVID Elective educators and AVID Site Coordinators who previously attended professional learning for implementation of the AVID Elective.

The AVID Excel Elective Level 2: Scholar Groups and Refining Implementation Community of Practice engages AVID Excel teachers, site administrators, and AVID District Directors.

The Site Leaders — Experienced Community of Practice engages site-based leadership with prior AVID leadership training and experience leading AVID implementation or refinement at their sites.

The Strategic Leadership for College and Career Readiness Community of Practice is designed to engage teams of three or more members of district- and school-based leadership in creating a strong infrastructure to lead change to support college and career readiness for all students.

The Strategic Leadership for College and Career Readiness 2: Culture Community of Practice engages teams of three or more members of district- and school-based leadership.

The Strategic Leadership for College and Career Readiness 2: Instruction Community of Practice engages teams of three or more members of district- and school-based leadership.

The Strategic Leadership for College and Career Readiness 2: Leadership Community of Practice engages teams of three or more members of district- and school-based leadership.

The AVID Elective Level 3: Advancing Agency for Teachers and Students Community of Practice is designed for middle and high school AVID Elective educators and AVID Site Coordinators who previously attended professional learning to implement and refine the AVID Elective.

The AVID Excel Elective Level 3: Advancing Learning and Language Routines Community of Practice engages AVID Excel teachers, site administrators, and AVID District Directors who previously attended AVID Excel® professional learning.

The Transformational AVID Leadership Community of Practice is for site- and district-level leaders with extensive AVID leadership training and considerable experience leading AVID implementation and refinement.