The AVID Binder

Binder

Maintaining an AVID binder is a central requirement for
students in the AVID elective class, as it has a direct impact
on student success in all classes and accounts for the majority
of the AVID elective class grade. The ideal binder size is two or three
inches so that all student work for each class can be stored in one single
binder. 
 
Suggested Binder Contents
• Good quality, 3-ring binder, 2² or 3² rings with pocket inserts
• Five to six colored dividers with tabs to separate each academic class including AVID
• Zipper pouch to store supplies (3-hole punched heavy duty zip-lock bags also work)
• Two or more pens
• Two or more sharpened pencils
• Filler paper (some notebook paper is now available in Cornell note style)
• Assignment calendar for each academic class
• Tutorial logs
• Learning logs
• Cornell note paper
• Erasers
• Highlighters
 
Binder Contents
• One or two trapper pouches (for paper without holes)
• One or more colored highlighter pens
• Notebook dictionary and/or thesaurus
• Calculator
• Six-inch ruler
• Tips on note-taking and test-taking skills, tutorial guidelines, and other AVID strategy sheets
• Sample of note-taking in specific subjects
 
Student binder should be organized in the following manner:
1. Plastic supply holder
2. Binder grading sheet
 

Each subsequent section in the binder should have these
parts in this order:
A. Divider (labeled by subject name)
B. Calendar/assignment log
C. Current Cornell notes
D. Learning logs
E. Handouts
F. Tests
G. Older notes and learning logs
H. Blank paper