SXSW EDU 2020
What Happened When My Teacher Believed in Me
Description:
What happened when someone started believing I can? Hear from AVID students and alum who learned to advocate for themselves, map out personal goals, build an arsenal of soft skills, and turn learning into lifelong advantage. All minority males, they share how their teachers helped them gain a sense of belief and belonging. They are examples of millions of students who have felt the AVID Effect, student agency at scale. Gain insights on how educators can foster student agency and resiliency.
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Takeaways
- Hear from students who, despite all odds, were able to activate student agency through the systematic support of educators in their community.
- Learn how educators deliver critical skills for student agency: belief, relational capacity, and self-advocacy.
- Learn how educators have developed systems and culture that result in the AVID Effect, student agency at scale.
Speakers
- Leah Clapman, Managing Editor, Education , PBS NewsHour
- Luis Ramos, Student , Earl Warren High School
- De Kwaan Wynn, M.S. Candidate, Texas A&M University of Corpus Christi
- Jerome Chelliah, Physician - OB/GYN, Kaiser Permanente
Organizer
Wendy Wong, Senior Director Of Marketing & Business Development, AVID Center
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