AVID Tutorials

When everyone is seated and has their materials out, how does the tutorial process begin?

• The tutor selects a presenter and the presenter gives his/her 30 second speech to begin.

• The tutor gives everyone five minutes to finish their TRF and review their POC.

• Each student reads his or her POC to the group and tutor for possible suggestions and revision.

• The first presenter writes his or her question on the board and group members begin asking questions.

What should the presenter do before group members ask questions? Choose all that apply.

• Make three columns on the board for notes.

• Write out the POC on the board.

• Ask the tutor for help on writing out the problem on the board.

• Give a 30-second speech.

A 30-second speech should do all of the following EXCEPT

• Explain how and why the presenter does not understand the question.

• Explain everything the presenter already knows about the POC.

• State the POC.

• Define any academic vocabulary words.

How often does the tutor ask questions of the student presenter and the group?

• The tutor should lead the group and ask many questions.

• No more than the student group members.

• The tutor should not ask questions.

• No more than one or two questions per group member.

Where do you find your initial question to complete TRF's?

• From a quiz or test in a core class

• From homework or classwork in a core class

• From focused notes taken in class

• All of the above!

What is your POC?

• It is your initial question.

• It is a question taken from classwork or homework.

• It is a 30 second statement telling your class what you' know about your problem and the steps you tried to solve it.

• POC is a specific statement using academic language that tells where you got confused or stuck on your initial question.

Which statement about Tutorials is true?

• Tutorial is an important time because it gives AVID students time to complete homework each week.

• Two of the most important steps of the Tutorial are the first two, when students take and refine notes and then prepare the TRF the night before Tutorials.

• The most important part of a Tutorial is getting a homework question answered by the tutor before a test.

• It is important to participate in Tutorials because a large part of the grade is based on participation.

What is the purpose of collaborating with classmates?

• Students learn to divide up work with the group, and work smarter rather than harder.

• Students learn to study Focused notes and practice key concepts independently.

• Students learn to ask for help when they are confused.

• Students learn to listen and learn transferable problem solving skills from the process of helping each other work through the steps.

As you complete a higher level reflection after the tutorial, which of the following would NOT be included?

• What you learned about your POC.

• How the group members participated.

• How your learning took place.

• Connections to your previous learning.

When you are a group member during the tutorial process, what can you do to help support higher-level learning?

• Ask the AVID tutor to give the answer or steps to the question.

• Solve the problem for the presenter.

• Use your notes and ask the tutor questions.

• Use resources and ask the presenter questions.