Course: AVID Elective 8th Grade Instructor: Elizabeth C.

Garcia

BHAG/Overarching Course Goal:

Learners will be able to explore their academic goals and develop an action plan that will help them align their high
school curriculum to prepare them for post-secondary education and ultimately for their career.

Learning Goal Learning Activities Learning Assessments

Foundational: Take a career interest Reflection over College
Learners will be able to explore different survey Night
career options available post-high school and Attend College Night Present/publish high
identify programs of study that will help them Attain information from school research project
achieve those goals. guest speakers to peers; submit to
Conduct a research counselors for future use
Learners will be able to compare and contrast project on the different
the differences between the traditional high high school options
school, the technical high school, and the early within our district
college high school in order to identify which
one would be satisfy their curricular needs.
Application: Conduct a research Present/publish career
Learners will be able to identify career options project on the learners research project
that align with their personal interests which top 3 career choices Present/publish post-
will bring them a greater sense of personal Conduct a research secondary education
satisfaction and self-fulfillment. project on the learners research project
top 3 post-secondary Reflection over the goals
Learners will be able to identify areas of study education choices created and the action
that will lead them to those desired careers. Create S.M.A.R.T. goals plans that accompany
that are both short and them
Learners will be able to create action plans long term
that will lead toward their chosen career goals
and identify significant checking points to help
ensure that they are on track.
Integration: Create Apply to the desired high
Learners will be able to develop organizational daily/weekly/monthly school
and communication skills which will enable checklists to accomplish Reflection on
them to have a smoother transition into high tasks organizational strategies
school and ultimately help them achieve their Maintain a calendar with
post-secondary goals. important events/
deadlines
Learners will be able to identify ways to hold
themselves accountable for actively pursuing
their post-secondary goals.
Human Dimension/Caring: Conduct a research Present/publish
Learners will be able to recognize various project on individuals overcoming obstacles
obstacles that might interfere with their goals who overcame great project
and identify ways to handle those obstacles. obstacles to reach their
goals
Learners will be able to recognize success can Survey members of the
be interpreted in various ways, therefore community of their
there is not set pathway toward success. definition of success
Learning-How-To-Learn: Conduct learning Learning reflections
Learners will be able to identify key reflections for all published on e-portfolio
characteristics of self-directed learning and content areas
identify ways to implement them.