Questions?
ayd@austin.utexas.edu
512-471-6190
Phillip McCarty
Agile Mind, Inc.
pmccarty@agilemind.com
866-284-4655, Ext. 3061
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Download a factsheet about AYD (pdf 608kb).
2009 NCSM presentation: Changing Their Minds: A Look at a New Academic Youth Development Program (pdf 2.4mb).
Improving Achievement by Transforming the Culture of Algebra Classrooms
The immediate goal of Academic Youth Development is to support the successful transition of students into Algebra I, especially for those students who are also moving from middle school to high school mathematics. Read more.
Academic Youth Development Awareness Site
The Dana Center and Agile Mind, Inc. have collaborated to create a new interactive website for AYD. Learn more about AYD, how it works, the core concepts, its impact, and supporting research. Watch videos of AYD in classrooms and interviews of students and teachers.
Academic Youth Development Implementation Guide
The new Academic Youth Development Implementation Guide is available here for current partners. You should have received a username and password. If you don't have a username/password, contact ayd@austin.utexas.edu.
Below are extracts from the Implementation Guide that contain information about research on AYD and lists of references for academic research that informed the development of AYD.
Research about Academic Youth Development
- Summary of Results from the 2008 Evaluation Conducted on AYD (pdf 116kb)
- Frequently Asked Questions About Research and Program Evaluation on AYD (pdf 96kb)
References for some of the academic research that informs AYD
The reference list includes 15 citations of academic research informing Academic Youth Development. The annotated bibliography provides short descriptions for 7 of the articles cited in the reference list.
- Reference list (pdf 100kb)
- Annotated bibliography (pdf 144kb)