AVID Tutor
The Columbia Public School District is seeking Advancement via Individual Determination (AVID) Tutors for multiple locations in the Columbia Public School District. AVID is a college readiness system that targets potential college students who need support. AVID prepares these students by teaching them college readiness skills. Students are concurrently enrolled in advanced courses and given academic support through tutors.
- Tutors are key to the success of the AVID program. Tutors, currently enrolled students from area colleges and universities, are trained to use specific teaching methodologies and materials to work with AVID students. Tutors work with AVID students in study groups and individually, assisting them in all academic areas to make progress commensurate with college expectations.
- Tutoring in AVID is different from any job you have held before. Being part of a system at the forefront of education is highly challenging and requires extraordinary commitment, yet its rewards are many. More than anything else, tutoring in AVID is the best preparation possible for a career in teaching or in any other job which is people oriented.
- AVID tutorials take place in small groups that are subject area specific. AVID tutors assist the students achieve their full potential by facilitating collaborative tutorial groups. Tutors use Socratic questioning and collaborative learning techniques to help the students come up with the answers to their questions on their own and by working with fellow students.