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Avid Tutor Training: Strengthening Connections Between Field Experience And Coursework, Laura H. Vandemark
Avid Tutor Training: Strengthening Connections Between Field Experience And Coursework, Laura H. Vandemark
Senior Honors Projects, 2010-2019
Advancement via Individual Determination (AVID) is a national college preparation program that seeks to help students who have the potential to attend college but need extra support and access to resources. This project explores the current connection between the Harrisonburg City Public Schools (HCPS) AVID program and the JMU Middle and Secondary Education teacher candidates placed in AVID classrooms for an undergraduate field experience. Overall, this project seeks to better prepare and improve the effectiveness of JMU students serving as AVID tutors. After reviewing the current training as well as anonymous end of semester course reflections from MSSE 371 students, …