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Question Everything: The Rise of AVID as America's Largest College Readiness Program

Question Everything: The Rise of AVID as America's Largest College Readiness Program


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How AVID levels the playing field, helping underserved students come out ahead In Question Everything, award-winning education writer Jay Mathews presents the stories and winning strategies behind the Advancement Via Individual Determination program (AVID). With the goal of preparing students for the future – whether that future includes college or not – AVID teaches students the personal management skills that will help them survive and thrive. Focused on time management, presentation, and cooperation, the AVID program leads not only to impressive educational outcomes, but also to young adults prepared for life after school. This book tells the stories of AVID educators, students, and families to illustrate how and why the program works, and demonstrates how teachers can employ AVID's strategies with their own students. Over the past thirty years, AVID has grown from a single teacher's practice to an organization serving 400,000 middle- and high-school students in 47 states and 16 countries. Question Everything describes the ideas and strategies behind the upward trajectory of both the program and the students who take part. Learn which foundational skills are emphasized for future success Discover how AVID teaches personal management skills in the academic context Contrast AVID student outcomes with national averages Consider implementing AVID concepts and techniques into current curricula As college readiness becomes a top priority for the Federal Government, the Gates Foundation, and other influential organizations, AVID's track record stands out as one of success. By leveling the playing field and introducing "real-world" realities early on, the program teaches students skills that help them in the workplace and beyond.

Table of Contents:
Introduction 1 Taking AVID Home 7 Tortuous Journey of a Teacher’s Idea 15 Boise Schools Changed by Love 29 “Prove to Me You Got an A in Everything” 35 Showing America How to Take Notes 43 Teachers Afraid of Tough Courses 47 Asking Rather Than Answering Questions 59 Bringing the Power of Tutoring to El Cajon High 71 Santa Barbara Rejects AVID 79 “Our Teacher Said We Couldn’t Take the Test” 87 AVID on 60 Minutes II 91 Changing the Mess at Bell Gardens High 99 Three Days at the Summer Institute: A Crash Course in AVID 105 “I Don’t Care If I Have to Haul You Down There Myself” 117 Losing It in Atlanta 125 Inside Tutoring 129 “Don’t Give Me That, Akila” 135 Looking for More Mr. Searcys 141 Struggles of an Average AVID Program 147 A Friend, a Teacher, a Mentor 161 Checklist for AVID Greatness 167 All Students Need More of a Challenge 173 Taking AVID to the Other Side of the World 181 New York Site Team’s Philadelphia Adventure 189  “Precious Is Making a Big Mistake” 195 Escaping Death, Making AVID Cost-Effective 201 Research Results: Slow Groups Make You Dumb 205 Surprise Leader Creates Giant AVID District 211 Up and Down in Chicago 215 From 7-Eleven to AVID 223 Spreading AVID to Elementary School and College 231 A Veteran Superintendent Becomes AVID Leader 239 McKay Wins One in Madison, Indiana 245 Conclusion 251 About the Author 255 Acknowledgments 257 Index 259

About the Author :
JAY MATHEWS is an award-winning education columnist. He writes for the Washington Post and is the author of nine books. Creator of the annual America's Most Challenging High Schools ratings, published on washingtonpost.com. Mathews has won numerous awards including the Upton Sinclair Award as "a beacon of light in the realm of education" and the Eugene Meyer Award for distinguished service to the Washington Post.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781119039440
  • Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
  • Publisher Imprint: Standards Information Network
  • Language: English
  • Sub Title: The Rise of AVID as America's Largest College Readiness Program
  • ISBN-10: 1119039444
  • Publisher Date: 14 May 2015
  • Binding: Digital (delivered electronically)
  • No of Pages: 272


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