Speaker Contests
In Pursuit of Success: Dream Big!
Awarding all speakers $500 and a chance to speak before thousands at the
2013 Summer Institutes
Note: Speaker contests are now closed. Thanks, and good luck to all entrants!
Student and teacher speakers are the highlight of Summer Institute. Selected students/teachers will speak during the Day 2 General Session in Dallas, Hawaii, Indianapolis, Orlando, Philadelphia, Sacramento, San Antonio, and San Diego, in front of thousands of educators from across the country. We look forward to hearing your AVID story.
Have questions or concerns? Email speaker@avidcenter.org.
Student Speaker Contest
Speech Prompts
Think about your experiences with AVID and how working with AVID teachers, tutors and peers has shaped your definition of success to fulfill your college dreams. The best speeches will address all of the prompts below.
- How have you been influenced by your experience in AVID? What kind of opportunities has AVID made possible for you?
- How have your AVID teacher(s), tutors, and peers helped you grow academically or intellectually? How has participating in the AVID program enriched your life, whether because of your peers, tutors or teacher?
- What obstacles have you faced and how has your AVID family helped you to cope and possibly overcome them?
Guidelines
- Speech should be approximately 500-750 words long.
- Speech should be four to five minutes long.
Deadline
- Application cut-off date: January 15, 2013.
Teacher Speaker Contest
Speech Prompts
Think about your experiences with the AVID program and how working with AVID students, tutors and peers may have helped change and define your life. Keeping the Institute theme in mind, answer two or three of the bulleted questions listed below.
- How is being an AVID teacher different from being a content-area teacher?
- How has AVID opened your eyes or empowered you?
- How have your students changed your belief systems and the way you view your role as a teacher?
- As an AVID teacher, what obstacles did you face and how did you overcome them?
- What is the most rewarding part of being an AVID teacher?
- How has participating in the AVID program enriched your life, whether because of your students, tutors or peers?
Guidelines
- Speech should be approximately 500-750 words long.
- Speech should be four to five minutes long.
Deadline
- Application cut-off date: January 15, 2013.