BPS AVID Standards Book

Grade Levels

Grade 06

Grade Level LogoAVID (Advancement via Individual Determination)

AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) is the course description (ELA/MAT were AI generated from the prioritized standards.

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 AVI-06.(SA) (SA) Student Agency Outcomes

Students believe in themselves and act intentionally to build relationships, persist through obstacles, and activate their academic, social, emotional, and professional knowledge and skills to reach their potential.
(SA)BR Building Relationships (subset)
  • AVI-06.(SA)BR.e1    Establish and maintain relational capacity with others.
    • Students establish norms and expectations around shared responsibility among group members.
    • Students establish norms and expectations around appreciating diversity among group members.
    • Students develop a foundational familiarity and comfort with classmates.
    • Students identify respectful and disrespectful actions of self and others.
    • Students check group members' level of understanding.
    • Students evaluate the impact of decisions on others.
  • AVI-06.(SA)BR.e2    Activate a physical and digital network of support for current and future success.
    • Students identify the characteristics of positive, healthy relationships.
    • Students explore individual peer relationships and identify those that are positive and healthy.
    • Students reflect on how relationships are affected by devices and the internet.
(SA)PTO Persisting Through Obstacles (subset)
  • AVI-06.(SA)PTO.e1    Monitor progress towards long-term goals and aspirations.
    • Students set personal, academic, and career goals.
    • Students monitor progress towards goals.
  • AVI-06.(SA)PTO.e2    Seek help and feedback when necessary.
    • Students self-monitor to diagnose areas of need (e.g., academic, personal, social-emotional).
    • Students gain awareness of skills that increase mental flexibility.
    • Students explore the relationship between grit and perseverance.
  • AVI-06.(SA)PTO.e3    Develop a strong student voice to self-advocate.
    • Students gain awareness of motivators that positively impact performance.
    • Students determine key points from learning experiences.
(SA)AKS Activating Knowledge and Skills (subset)
  • AVI-06.(SA)AKS.e1    Create a strong sense of self-identity by connecting with one’s emotions, thoughts, and values.
    • Students explore the importance of healthy, balanced lifestyles, including aspects such as good sleeping, eating, and exercise habits.
    • Students identify strategies and skills that promote self-awareness.
    • Students identify individual strengths and areas of challenge related to academic skills and performance.
  • AVI-06.(SA)AKS.e2    Develop and activate leadership traits and behaviors.
    • Students identify leadership opportunities and positions across the school and community.
    • Students determine formal and informal leadership opportunities that could be pursued.
    • Students select tools to analyze a conflict and identify a positive solution.
    • Students classify passive, assertive, and aggressive statements.
  • AVI-06.(SA)AKS.e3    Think critically, behave safely, and participate responsibly in the digital world.
    • Students identify traits connected to personal integrity and ethics.
    • Students determine personal interest for extracurricular and community service activities within the school and community.
    • Students gain awareness of extracurricular and community service activities within the school and community.
    • Students identify examples of online behaviors that may hurt, embarrass, or offend others.

 AVI-06.(RAP) (RAP) Rigorous Academic Preparedness Outcomes

 Students develop academic skills and can successfully complete rigorous college and career preparatory curriculum and experiences.
(RAP)W Writing (subset)
  • AVI-06.(RAP)W.e1    Communicate thoughts and ideas through the writing process.
    • Students develop writing skills related to argumentative and narrative modes of writing.
    • Students analyze a writing task by identifying key vocabulary and audience.
    • Students gather and analyze feedback from peers and instructors.
    • Students edit drafts for grammar, mechanics, and spelling.
    • Students analyze the organizational structure of writing.
    • Students publish writing to a small group audience within the classroom, such as a formal, written paper.
  • AVI-06.(RAP)W.e2    Write as a tool to demonstrate learning and deepen understanding of content.
    • Students take notes, with an emphasis on identifying and recording the note-taking objective and/or Essential Question.
    • Students take notes, with an emphasis on setting up notes, including all required components.
    • Students summarize by pulling together the most important information related to the objective and/or Essential Question.
(RAP)I Inquiry (subset)
  • AVI-06.(RAP)I.e1    Use questioning to demonstrate critical thinking and clarify learning.
    • Students create questions based on Costa’s Levels of Thinking .
    • Students identify misunderstood concepts or problems.
    • Students determine the steps/process that led to a solution.
    • Students reflect on learning to make connections between new learning and previous learning.
    • Students reflect on learning strategies that were employed and if those strategies were effective.
    • Students identify processes that are utilized.
    • Students reflect on a process that was utilized and if that process was effective.
  • AVI-06.(RAP)I.e2    Conduct proficient, academic investigation through the research process.
    • Students analyze a research prompt.
    • Students locate sources that are relevant to the topic and support the purpose of the research assignment.
    • Students distinguish between primary and secondary sources.
    • Students plan and structure the writing based on the research prompt.
    • Students integrate quotes and reference text with proper citations.
    • Students publish research to a small group audience within the classroom, such as a formal, written paper.
(RAP)C Collaboration (subset)
  • AVI-06.(RAP)C.e1    Communicate clearly through effective speaking and active listening.
    • Students apply basic understanding of effective public speaking.
    • Students incorporate visual aids and/or technology when appropriate.
    • Students describe the characteristics of effective listening, such as eye contact and mirroring.
    • Students monitor word choice when speaking.
    • Students identify formal and informal language registers.
  • AVI-06.(RAP)C.e2    Work productively and effectively in groups in blended learning environments.
    • Students utilize technology to collaborate with classmates.
(RAP)O Organization (subset)
  • AVI-06.(RAP)O.e1    Manage materials using physical and digital organizational systems and routines.
    • Students begin implementing organizational tools (e.g., binders/eBinders, portfolios, or digital folders) that support academic success.
    • Students create an activity log or tracking system of community extracurricular activities and hours.
  • AVI-06.(RAP)O.e2    Manage time to plan and prioritize appropriately.
    • Students explore a variety of organizational formats for calendaring/planning.
    • Students determine how to utilize time effectively.
    • Students assess complex assignments and break them into smaller tasks.
  • AVI-06.(RAP)O.e3    Organize information and thinking.
    • Students utilize visual frameworks to organize information.
(RAP)R Reading (subset)
  • AVI-06.(RAP)R.e1    Deepen understanding of a variety of texts by engaging in the critical reading process.
    • Students determine the characteristics of a quality text in relation to the reading purpose.
    • Students preview text features.
    • Students identify prior knowledge that may be relevant to the reading.
    • Students assess knowledge of academic and content vocabulary words.
    • Students mark the text to accomplish the reading purpose.                                                                        
    • Students identify the key components of a text related to the reading purpose.
    • Students extend beyond the text by applying key learning.

 AVI-06.(OK) (OK) Opportunity Knowledge Outcomes

Students research opportunities, set goals, make choices that support their long-term aspirations, and successfully navigate to the next level.
(OK)ACP Advancing College Preparedness (subset)
  • AVI-06.(OK)ACP.e1    Explore education and college path based on personal strengths, skills, and interests.
    • Students identify personal interests and skills related to future college aspirations, such as through an interest inventory.
  • AVI-06.(OK)ACP.e2    Explore college admission requirements, including financing, testing, and application.
    • Students know how to determine GPA.
    • Students develop familiarity with college terminology.
    • Students classify the various types/categories of colleges.
    • Students understand scholarships and the role they play in college financing.
  • AVI-06.(OK)ACP.e3    Plan education and college path based on personal goals.
    • Students articulate the importance of long-term academic plans as a part of goal setting and achievement.
    • Students identify what is meant by match schools, reach schools, and safety schools in order to determine the best academic fit during the selection process.
    • Students understand the different college entrance exams: PSAT, PreACT, SAT, ACT.
(OK)BCP Building Career Preparedness (subset)
  • AVI-06.(OK)BCP.e1    Build awareness of personal fit related to career readiness and selection.
    • Students identify personal interests and skills related to future career aspirations.
    • Students increase familiarity with career terminology.
    • Students distinguish between jobs, careers, and career fields.
    • Students establish initial knowledge around the characteristics that contribute to academic, social, and financial fit.
    • Students explore the net cost of attending college to inform decisions and budget plans.
  • AVI-06.(OK)BCP.e2    Plan education and career path based on personal goals.
    • Students request assistance in selecting career elective courses and pathways that match interests and goals.
(OK)DFR Developing Future Readiness (subset)
  • AVI-06.(OK)DFR.e1    Develop personal financial literacy to make appropriate financial choices.
    • Students establish understanding of concepts and content-specific vocabulary related to personal finance.
  • AVI-06.(OK)DFR.e2    Develop a professional profile and monitor digital footprint.
    • Students identify the benefits of developing a professional profile.
    • Students discuss what it means to accurately represent yourself online.