AVID Tutor
LOCATION
SCHEDULE OPTIONS
Semester availability
FallSpring
Service hours
MorningAvailable days/hours
6:30AM to 12:17PM (Smaller blocks of time are workable if needed.)
Prefer Thursday, or Friday. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday can be accommodated.
REQUIRED/DESIRED SKILLS
Current College Student or recent College graduate. (Core content majors - high level math/science preferred but not required.)
Volunteers must complete a Volunteer Information Form that includes current employment and criminal history. (Volunteers will receive form at the school site when the internship begins.) Volunteers will receive documentation regarding FERPA, Mandatory Reporting, and guidelines for Interaction with Students and AVID Tuturology Training.
CATEGORIES
EducationMentoring
Youth IV: 14-18 years (high school)
COMMUNITY PARTNER
Hamilton High School
ABOUT THE INTERNSHIP
Duties
AVID Tutors: participants will receive formal training in the AVID tutorial process and tutor students during the AVID elective class time. Through direct interaction with AVID students, Service Learning Interns will help create deeper understanding of concepts covered in core content classes. In addition, they will help AVID students develop the skills necessary to become self-directed learners. Tutorials are not just homework help. Tutors help push students' thinking utilizing inquiry. They facilitate group discovery; they do not give answers. They help students reflect on their own learning.
Population served
The student profile served in the tutor sessions meet one or more of the following criteria: First to attend college; Historically underserved in four-year colleges; low income; Special circumstances. They are students with academic potential: Average to high test scores; 2.0-3.5 GPA; College potential with support; Desire and determination.
Community need/impact
Avid recommends program tutors at a student ratio of 7:1. Current college students or students that are recent college graduates are preferred for placement. We believe current or recent college students will be the most successful in connecting with our AVID students and encouraging them to persevere in their college aspirations. It is our goal that 100% of our AVID students attend a four year college/university.
The tutorial process is one of the key component in the AVID program. It helps provide the necessary support mechanisms for the 9-12 grade AVID students to help them reach their potential and attain their college dreams. Current college students are the most desirable AVID tutors because they can speak directly to AVID students about what it takes to attend and be successful in college.
