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Pacing your Lessons for Success

Sandra Dominelli
Pacing your Lessons for Success By Wendy Maxwell Over the years, there have been questions concerning the pacing that works best to maximize language acquisition and very recently I saw a question posted on the AIM Forum PAP Facebook Group so I thought that this would be a good subject for this week’s Tips for…

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Teaching VS Learning

Sandra Dominelli
Hello everyone and welcome to the first in a series of blogs in which I will share tips, primarily relating to language teaching, but ideas that also relate to good teaching practice in general. The first tip, the one that I will discuss today is very dear to me as it is what  inspired me to…

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How to make the most of Student Self-Assessment and the AIM Portfolio Presentation by Wendy Maxwell

Sandra Dominelli
  Portfolio presentations   Assessment as learning is an experience that is an essential part of every language classroom. For years, AIM teachers have ensured that students reflect on their learning – what they know well and what they would like to know better. Assessment as learning opportunities should take place at appropriate times throughout…

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Our new e-readers: Tips and tricks for using them with your students!

Sandra Dominelli
We are so excited to be able to offer our readers in digital format!   The following are some tips as to how to use them:   In Class:   1.     Dedicate 10 minutes for a shared reading activity. Pick a theme that relates to your current play or cultural component – or any theme…

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How I Use AIM Readers

Sandra Dominelli
By Stephen Lai I would like thank Wendy for the opportunity to share how I use AIM readers in my FSL classroom. AIM readers are written for specific age groups and language abilities.   I am going to describe how I work with the reader that I wrote for AIM recently. I work in a…

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Using AIM in High school

Meghan Draper
Robert Slabodnik is a National Board Certified French Teacher of grades 9-12 at Sedro-Woolley High School, WA. He is also an AIM Facilitator for teacher workshops in the western U.S. and Canada. He welcomes all interested teachers to come observe his students in the classroom learning with the AIM.  I first started using the AIM…

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Using AIM in High school

Meghan Draper
Robert Slabodnik is a National Board Certified French Teacher of grades 9-12 at Sedro-Woolley High School, WA. He is also an AIM Facilitator for teacher workshops in the western U.S. and Canada. He welcomes all interested teachers to come observe his students in the classroom learning with the AIM.  I first started using the AIM…

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Holidays and Celebrations in an AIM Classroom!

Sandra Dominelli
Holidays and Celebrations in an AIM Classroom! By: Wendy Maxwell The deep learning that students experience when working in-depth with the central theme of the Kit – the play and extended activities – has many benefits. It is the context that ‘anchors’ the program and provides students with structure and predictability and the necessary pleasant…

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My First Few Weeks as a Novice AIM Teacher

Sandra Dominelli
My First Few Weeks as a Novice AIM Teacher By: Holli Wilkes I have been teaching Spanish in an International Baccalaureate school in South Carolina for thirteen years. As is probably true with most elementary foreign language teachers, I began my language teaching career consumed with creating my own curriculum since at the time there…

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Are you a Gesture Guru?

Sandra Dominelli
The Who, What, Where, and Why of Using Gestures in the AIM Classroom by Cheryl Roper So, you work with your Teacher DVD at least 15 minutes every night. You’ve memorized the gestures for every word from Section A to Z for your kit. You’ve practiced gesturing whole sentences, partial question, and total questions. You…

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