Major Concepts/Content: The AVID Tutor program is designed to train students who excel in the academic areas and who have an interest in teaching to work in a collaborative setting with students enrolled in the AVID program. Tutors will undergo a training period in which they will learn to effectively use the three teaching methodologies used in AVID: writing as a tool for learning, the inquiry method, and collaborative grouping. 

Major Instructional Activities: AVID Tutors will be involved directly in the teaching of the students enrolled in the AVID program. Two days a week they will direct collaborative groups using the inquiry teaching method. Each Friday the tutors will be responsible for collecting, reviewing, and assigning grades to the AVID students' notebooks. During the other two days in the week, the tutors will assist the teacher in guiding the AVID students through the daily lessons. 

Major Evaluative Techniques: Students will be evaluated by the AVID teacher. Grades will be based on how well the tutors are prepared for each day's lesson, how they interact with the AVID students as well as the quality of that interaction, and the quality of their reviews of the students' notebooks. 

Essential Objectives: The goal of the AVID program is to prepare underrepresented, underachieving students to enter and be successful in colleges and universities. The tutor will play an integral role in helping the AVID students gain the study skills needed to be successful in academic classes.

Last Revised: July 18, 2005