Mrs. Tolman's AVID Newsletter

Students were assigned Part One of the book. The reading is not overwhelming, but the connections to their personal lives have been interesting. There was discussion on who's mom kept the umbilical and who's did not!

The simplicity of the novel helps embed what we in AVID call WICOR.

Writing
Inquiry
Collaboration
Organization and
Reading

AVID Strategies are research-based best practices in teaching methodology. The focus of these strategies is on promoting rigor through WICOR: Writing, Inquiry, Collaboration, Organization, and Reading. These methods increase engagement through student ownership, accountability, and critical thinking.

By integrating the WICOR into the lessons, the students are learning strategies without the weight or pressure that normally accompanies an assignment.

Additionally, because we are using digital OneNote notebooks, they are learning how to use digital tools to process the readings.

This Friday, September 2, marks the end of the 3rd Six Weeks. Progress reports will be sent at the beginning of next week. It is important for students to track their grades and have discussions with their teachers if they need clarification on a lesson.

Labor Day pays tribute to the contributions and achievements of American workers and is traditionally observed on the first Monday in September. It was created by the labor movement in the late 19th century and became a federal holiday in 1894.

https://www.history.com/topics/holidays/labor-day-1#:~:text=Labor%20Day%20pays%20tribute%20to,a%20federal%20holiday%20in%201894.

My name is Mrs. Tolman and I am the 9th Grade AVID teacher. I come from a family of educators who firmly believed that an education never ends.
During the summer of 2021, I was certified as a Yoga Instructor with Breathe for Change. A program that is designed to create Social Emotional Learning Facilitators and teaches how to guide trauma informed yoga. We have successfully been able to bring yoga into our campus and currently offer five yoga classes before and after school. It has been amazing to see the practice come to fruition on our campus. During the 2021-2022 school year I served as a Teach Plus intern, where I had the opportunity to co-author a request for Texas Policy Change.
I have completed my Masters of Science Education in Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment, along with the Integrated Leadership Principal Preparation Program.

I am currently pursuing my Doctorate in Curriculum and Instruction.

Email: lmteran@bisd.us
Website: www.TolmansClass.com
Location: Rivera Early College High School, Ruben M Torres Boulevard, Brownsville, TX, USA
Phone: (956) 831-8700
Twitter: @tolmansclass