AVID Emerge®
Resources and Professional Learning to Support Multilingual Learners in PreK–12 Classrooms
Scaffolded instructional routines tiered by proficiency level: Entering, Emerging & Developing, and Expanding & Bridging
Language-Rich Classrooms Start Here
Beyond resources, multilingual classrooms need teachers who are supported and students who are seen. AVID Emerge provides a professional learning experience via Community of Practice (CoP) and a flexible digital toolkit to make that connection possible.
AVID Emerge Secondary and AVID Emerge Elementary provide ready-to-use routines, scaffolded lessons, and family connection workshops for PreK–12 that enhance your existing curriculum.
Grounded in AVID’s proven strategies and tailored specifically for multilingual learners, Emerge empowers educators to create language-rich, student-centered classrooms where every learner can build confidence.
You know what your students need. Emerge helps you deliver that support with confidence and clarity.
Across designated ELD and integrated content-area classrooms, Emerge creates a cohesive approach to language development, ensuring multilingual learners experience consistent support in every setting.
With AVID Emerge, You’ll Receive 12 Hours of Professional Learning and a Digital Toolkit That Has:
How It Works
Connect with an AVID Partner Engagement Manager to determine whether the Elementary or Secondary approach is the best fit for your needs.
Engage in AVID Emerge Communities of Practice (CoPs) at our various events (AVID Summer Institute™, AVID Virtual Live™, and AVID Path to Schoolwide®). CoPs are divided by elementary and secondary grade bands.
Explore classroom-ready routines and resources through our online digital toolkit.
Language Support That Grows With Multilingual Learners
Whether you’re supporting new arrivals, long-term ELs, or students who simply need more access to language-rich instruction, Emerge is here to help you make every moment count.
What’s Inside the Toolkit?
Everything you need to support English learners. No extra planning, no curriculum overhaul. Just clear, ready-to-use tools that meet your learners where they are.
You’ll gain access to our AVID Emerge Toolkit portal featuring instructional routines, slide decks, resources, handouts, and more.
How We Support Every Learner
One-size-fits-all doesn’t work when supporting multilingual learners, and AVID Emerge is built with this in mind. Each instructional routine in the Emerge toolkit is backed by scaffolding designed to support students at Entering, Emerging & Developing, and Expanding & Bridging proficiency levels.
Whether you're implementing a critical reading routine in tenth grade or a community builder in second, you'll find developmentally appropriate materials that help students grow in language and confidence without extra prep work.
Each lesson includes:
- Tiered scaffolds aligned to language proficiency.
- Routine-specific slide decks and instructional guides.
- Embedded tips to build student ownership and transferal.
AVID Emerge helps teachers implement high-impact routines with flexibility and clarity, so that students aren’t just participating, they’re thriving.
AVID Emerge is grounded in current research on multilingual learner success. Learn how evidence-based practices such as differentiated scaffolding, academic language development, translanguaging, and structured student discourse inform the AVID Emerge Toolkit and professional learning.
AVID Emerge offers aligned supports that move students forward at every stage.
Professional Learning That Respects Your Time
Emerge isn’t just professional learning, it’s professional support. Our continuing support model is for real schools and real pacing, with practical training that helps teachers implement routines immediately and deepen their impact over time.
- Twelve hours of engaging, strategy-based virtual professional learning
Immediate access to the full Digital Toolkit (Emerge CoPs and the toolkit are offered at special pricing; contact us or register for an event to learn more)
Step-by-step modeling of scaffolded instruction and routines
Bring AVID Emerge to Your School!
Ready to make an impact?
Browse an upcoming AVID Emerge professional learning opportunity and register in MyAVID. Once you register, you get access to the Digital Toolkit!
Not an AVID Member?
No problem! Create a MyAVID account and register for one of our professional learning opportunities.
If you have 20 or more educators interested in AVID Emerge...
...and would like to host your own district 2-day training, submit an Event Request Form.
Upcoming AVID Emerge Events
Frequently Asked Questions
Join the AVID Emerge Elementary or Emerge Secondary professional learning experience.
To get started:
· Choose your Emerge track (Elementary or Secondary) with support from an AVID Partner Engagement Manager or AVID Implementation Strategist.
· Register for AVID Professional Learning (Summer Institute, AVID Virtual Live, or Path to Schoolwide).
· Access your Community of Practice (CoP) and newly enhanced Digital Toolkit with bonus resources like our Microlearning Modules.
- 12 hours of professional learning focused on advancing multilingual learners in all classrooms.
- Connections on how to leverage your CoP coursework alongside the Emerge Digital Toolkit year-round.
- The Emerge Digital Toolkit includes:
- Instructional resources and routines to support multilingual learners
- Ready-to-use materials for classroom implementation, including slide decks and handouts
- Access to asynchronous microlearning modules
- Additional resources that unlock as you complete microlearning
This model provides ongoing value by expanding access to resources throughout the school year.
A “non-member” refers to a school or site that is not currently part of an AVID membership.
However, if your school is part of an AVID district, non-member sites within that district are still eligible for AVID member pricing. If you’re unsure about your status, please contact AVIDCare@avid.org or 1-833-AVID-CARE.
Microlearning modules are a newly enhanced feature within the Emerge Digital Toolkits. They are time-efficient, plug-and-play, and asynchronous learning experiences built into the Digital Toolkit.
They are designed to:
· Support immediate classroom application
· Reinforce key instructional practices
· Provide flexible, on-demand professional learning
As you complete modules, additional resources are unlocked—allowing you to deepen your learning over time.
Community of Practice: A group of educators, participating in AVID professional learning, who share similar roles, belief, and intention.A Community of Practice starts with AVID professional learning, led by AVID facilitators, and continues with opportunities for networking to further build collective educator agency beyond the initial professional learning experience.
The AVID Emerge CoP connects:
· Professional learning (SI, PATH, AVL)
· Toolkit resources
· Microlearning modules
· Continued engagement and application
The goal is to support sustained growth—not just a one-time training.
