AVID Excel Elective Level 1: Implementing the Foundations of Instruction (2025–26)
The AVID Excel Elective Level 1: Implementing the Foundations of Instruction Community of Practice supports the AVID Excel Elective implementation, a one-period class for long-term English learners. This course utilizes the AVID Foundations of Instruction and research-based instructional routines in lesson design and delivery to accelerate academic language acquisition and academic success for experienced multilingual scholars. Participants will learn how to instruct, support, and monitor students using Writing, Inquiry, Collaboration, Organization, and Reading (WICOR®) and AVID Excel scaffolds, routines, and Digital Planning Guides.
This session is available as a part of:
3-day professional learning hosted at 10 face-to-face locations across the United States during June and July that provides high-paced, interactive, dynamic professional learning while modeling engaging and rigorous instruction
2-day professional learning hosted at a face-to-face location across the United States yearlong provides an excellent way to broaden or deepen the ongoing improvement of instruction and comprehensive culture of student success within your school setting.
3-day summer virtual professional learning event featuring real-time interaction with facilitators and peers nationwide in both a Community of Practice and a session illustrating ways to extend learning throughout the school year, engage in productive planning, and ignite inspiration campuswide. Plus, time is provided before or after virtual learning for individuals to further reflect or for sites and districts to host their own activities.
