In-class student-teacher conferences are a powerful way to connect with your students and support them in the learning process. In our previous article, we explored ways to carve out time…
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#71 – Embracing Your Holiday Break
Happy Holidays from Tech Talk For Teachers and AVID Open Access! We wish you a joyous and fulfilling holiday season. We hope you are able to take some time away…
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#70 – Caring for Students and Yourself During the Holiday Season
Happy Holidays from Tech Talk For Teachers and AVID Open Access! We wish you a joyous and fulfilling holiday season. We hope you are able to take some time away…
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#69 – Inspire K–12 Students to Learn Computer Science
To celebrate Computer Science Education Week, we have a special guest, Erica Roberts, a Master Teacher of computer science at Northside College Preparatory High School in Chicago, Illinois. Erica joins…
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AVID’s Six Tutoring Principles for Student Success
Tutoring is a fundamental component of education, but did you know that many approaches to tutoring have little to no effect on student outcomes? AVID has logged over 100 million…
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Accelerate Learning Through One-on-One and Small-Group Meetings
Students thrive when we connect with them individually and provide personalized attention, feedback, and support. In these situations, students can ask questions and share specific examples of their work. They…
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Mystery Chemical Reactions
How can scientists predict the properties of the products of a chemical reaction or design a chemical reaction to produce products with specific properties? Students will be analyzing data from…
#68 – Making Connections With Families
Over the last few years, the boundaries have blurred between home and school. School has been brought into the home, and home has been brought into the school. We no…
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Connect With Families
Over the last few years, school was brought into the home and the home was brought into school in a way that was unprecedented. Boundaries have blurred, and educators and…
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Accelerate Learning Through Differentiation
As teachers, we are well aware that one size does not fit all in education. We know the value of differentiation and personalized learning plans. We want to meet students…
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Connect Computational Thinking to Computing
AVID’s working definition of computer science is the study of solving problems using computational thinking skills through unplugged and coding activities. In the AVID Open Access collection, Demystify Computational Thinking,…
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#50 – Insights from the Class of 2021: A Conversation with High School Graduate, Andrew Hoggard
In this week’s episode, we celebrate our students and what they have accomplished during this past year. We meet with Andrew Hoggard, a graduating senior from Washington, who shares with…
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Ed Tip: Comic Strips
Overview Comic strips are a great way for students to create, express themselves, and demonstrate what they know. They can use both words and pictures to illustrate meaning. When assigning…
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Heat of Combustion in Biofuels
How do biodiesels compare with their virgin source oils, traditional petro-diesel fuel, and kerosene with regard to their potential use as fuels? Students will consider this phenomenon, the diesel engine,…
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FANtastic: Using Wind Energy
In this lesson, students will apply the first four stages of the design thinking process through discovering environmental issues related to fossil fuels and the benefits of renewable energy. There…
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