Mar 19, 2019
Every year the AVID senior class are assigned the TEDTalk assignment. A TEDTalk is a Technology, Entertainment and Design conference where many different topics are discussed. Mrs. Jyll Jacoby-Burns is AVID’s Co-Site Team Coordinator, AVID Elective Teacher, and AVID Honors English Teacher, who assigns the TEDTalk assignment as a broad way to allow seniors to express themselves. This year the class of 2019 AVID IV TEDTalks were held on February 28th, March 4th, and March 6th. The topics for these topics ranged from questions like, “Is dating a thing of the past?” to “How can we limit school shootings?”.
Sixta tells the freshman AVID I about what it means to be a undocumented immigrant.
Susana talks about human evolutions and its effects on bioengineering.
Zarria’s TEDTalk questions, “How can we limit school shootings?”
Sophomore AVID III engages in Zarria’s TEDTalk about school shooting effects.
Christian talks about the different areas of your brain that is affected from the lies that you tell.
AVID III engages and grades the TEDTalks based on the answering of the question asked and the pros and cons of each talk.
Yuledi’s TEDTalk talked about the differences in gender stereotypes and facts on why they may be deemed true.
Yuleidi asks the freshman AVID I class if parent have different hopes and standards for their sons than their daughters.
Dylan ask the junior AVID class what they are eating for dinner? Chicken or Beef?.
Christian poses the question,”Why do we lie?” to the sophmore AVID II class.
Both senior and sophmore AVID classes laugh as senior AhTray Jackson presents his TEDTalk.
Carlie asks junior AVID III class do they believe there was too much pressure on girls to have the “perfect body”?
Elizabeth poses the question of Should OTC Contraceptives be allowed or not allowed? to the junior AVID III class.
AVID II laughs as AhTray presents his TEDTalk about laughter and its effects.
Sixta explains to the AVID I class about what it means to be an undocumented immigrant.
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