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Advancement Via Individual Determination
Advancement Via Individual Determination
AVID's Mission: to close the opportunity gap by preparing all students for college and career readiness and success in a global society.
AVID's Mission: to close the opportunity gap by preparing all students for college and career readiness and success in a global society.
Click on the links below to learn more about AVID tutorials.
Click on the links below to learn more about AVID tutorials.
"AVID tutorial days were my favorite." Former AVID Student, Ashley C.
The main goal of the AVID elective program is to "motivate and prepare underachieving students from underrepresented linguistic and ethnic minority groups or low-income students of any ethnicity to perform well in high school and to seek a college education" (Mehan, Villanueva, Hubbard & Lintz, 1996).
The main goal of the AVID elective program is to "motivate and prepare underachieving students from underrepresented linguistic and ethnic minority groups or low-income students of any ethnicity to perform well in high school and to seek a college education" (Mehan, Villanueva, Hubbard & Lintz, 1996).
Students remember:10% of what they READ20% of what they HEAR30% of what they SEE50% of what they SEE, HEAR and SAY70% of what they DISCUSS80% of what they DO90% of what they SAY and DO
Note Taking Matters!
Note Taking Matters!
What are Tutorials?
Small group tutorial sessions are held twice a week during the AVID elective class. During tutorials, the AVID elective class is divided into small groups. Under the direction and supervision of the AVID elective teacher, an AVID-trained tutor facilitates the student-led discussions at each group to help students find the answer to a question, problem, project, and any other school-work related point of confusion they may have.
What is the purpose of tutorials?
- Create deeper understanding of concepts covered in core content class.
- Develop skills necessary to become self-directed learners.
- It's not just homework help.
What are the goals of tutorials?
- To push each other's thinking. AVID tutorials use an inquiry process.
- Tutors do not give the answers. They facilitate the groups' learning process.
- Tutors don't teach the answers. They ask more questions. This is called the Socratic method.
FILLING OUT THE TRF
STEP 1 -Heading: Complete the Name, Period, Date in the upper right-hand corner.
STEP 2 -Subject & Essential Question: Complete the Subject Area and Essential Question in the upper left-hand corner.
STEP 3 - Initial/Original Question & Source: This may come from a homework question, c-note from class, a movie clip in class, lecture, notes in your notebook, etc. Be sure to write down what your source is, and bring that source to class with you.
STEP 4 - Key Academic Vocabulary & Definition: Write down two vocabulary words related to your initial question. Then write down the academic definition from a dictionary, your notes, or a textbook, it may be re-phrased in your own words, but it should not be a definition that you make up on your own.
STEP 5 - What You Know About Your Question: This can come from your notes, it can be your analysis of a character, or explanation of a step by step process, further explanation of the definitions in your own words, etc. This is anything that you DO know about your question for sure. It may be a good idea to pull on prior knowledge when filling out this box and try to connect your initial question with a past experience.
STEP 6 - Critical Thinking about Initial Question: You should be showing your work and ideas for what you have tried so far. This is the area where you may show a venn diagram, t-chart, step-by-step process. This is not a list of what steps you will follow during tutorials. In this box you actually TRY to solve your question and show your work and ideas here!
STEP 7 - Identify General Process and Steps: In this section you explain what steps you followed so far to try to solve your question. Your steps should be general enough to use again on a similar problem or scenario. If you did NOT solve your initial/original question, then your final step should be to discuss with tutorial group.
STEP 8 - Question from Point of Confusion: If you DID solve your initial/original question after thinking critically, then your question from point of confusion should be a level 3 question that extends the same concept. If you DID NOT solve your question after thinking critically, then your question from point of confusion should be focused on exactly what part you got stuck on.
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