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All AVID Open Access Classroom Resources

Fuzzy Friend Speaks: Empathy and Coding

Using a Fuzzy Friend, students will be introduced to algorithmic thinking and following sequential steps.

Lesson 45 min Grades K-2 Resource by:

FANtastic: Using Wind Energy

Explore how students can learn more about renewable energy and how it can improve the quality of life for those around us.

Lesson 50 min Grades 3-6 Resource by:

#38 – Accelerating Learning with AVID to Empower Students and Educators Through Agency

While the past year resulted in disruption in schooling, as we look forward, can we shift the focus of the national dialogue from learning loss to accelerating learning? Join us as we talk with Dr. Lynn Kepp, Vice President of Executive Communication and Project Management Office at AVID Center, about how AVID is shifting the conversation to focus on student agency.

Unpacking Education 23 min Resource by:

Evidence of the Big Bang

Have students explore the expansion of the universe with this lesson where they will graph real data for given galaxies to calculate the age of the universe.

Lesson 180 min Grades 9-12 Resource by:

Draft With Direction: Step 2 in Powering Up and Enhancing the Writing Process With Technology

Explore ways to integrate technology as you transition from the planning stage to writing your first draft.

Best Practices 15 min Grades K-12 Resource by:

Leverage Virtual Field Trips to Engage Students in Authentic Learning Experiences

Explore how to leverage virtual field trips to engage students in authentic learning experiences.

Best Practices 27 min Grades K-12 Resource by:

Reimagine the Writing Process

Consider how the integration of technology can expand how you define the process and product of writing in your classroom.

Best Practices 5 min Grades K-12 Resource by:

Share Your Learning With Others: Step 7 of the Searching for ANSWERS Inquiry Process

Learn how to help students prepare and share the product of their learning as part of the ANSWERS inquiry process.

Best Practices 21 min Grades 3-12 Resource by:

Pre-Write With Purpose: Step 1 in Powering Up and Enhancing the Writing Process With Technology

Explore ways to integrate technology into four pre-writing tasks: clarifying your writing task, generating preliminary ideas, gathering ideas and content, and organizing and planning.

Best Practices 26 min Grades K-12 Resource by:

Review, Reflect, and Revise: Step 6 of the Searching for ANSWERS Inquiry Process

Learn how to help students review, reflect, and revise both the process and product of their inquiry learning during the ANSWERS inquiry process.

Best Practices 17 min Grades 3-12 Resource by:

Make Project-Based Learning Truly Authentic With Public Products

Examine the importance and explore different types of public products that can be used in project-based learning.

Best Practices 10 min Grades K-12 Resource by:

Mash It Up With Multimedia

Provide students with expanded creative opportunities by allowing them to mix together video, audio, images, writing, and animation on a multimedia canvas.

Best Practices 12 min Grades K-12 Resource by:

Heat of Combustion in Biofuels

Introduce students to the concept of biofuels and explore how to create a computational model to calculate change in energy systems.

Lesson 120 min Grades 9-12 Resource by:

Carrying Capacity and Algal Blooms

Engage students with this investigative phenomenon to investigate an algal bloom and its impact on the environment.

Lesson 235 min Grades 9-12 Resource by:

#31 – Digging Deeper Into Project-Based Learning

You are already doing so many great things, but what if you could make some adjustments and engage students in authentic, real-world problem-solving? Join us as we dive deep into project-based learning.

Unpacking Education 26 min