AVID Curriculum Ideas

Some observers from AVID in San Diego recently visited some schools in Washington. To their amazement, only a few of the many classes they visited were working on actual AVID curriculum. Most of the classrooms were using materials they had developed themselves.

Maybe, AVID teachers feel compelled to create. After all schools pick AVID teachers because they are good educators. Maybe, most of us wanted to impress the visitors when they came to our classes. The observers did not think people were being

Besides college readiness, if there is a common theme to AVID teachers' work it is that there is never enough time. I've got an answer to the problem. Use the AVID curriculum for a vast majority of your work and save yourself some time. Students will benefit from the 30 years of curricular development. Your district spent time and money to have you trained in the curriculum and purchase a library for you to use. Put that money to good use.