AIM Virtual Summer Institute 2024 - AIM Specialty Sessions July 19, 2024

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1-day AIM Specialty Sessions

Note:
 Teachers must have attended at minimum one Beginner AIM Training (live online or in-person) to attend these sessions.

Each session will be 70 minutes long. You will receive a link to each of the 5 live sessions, and can attend whichever ones you like. Since some of these sessions will overlap, you will receive recordings of the sessions to view at your leisure for 90 days!

Cost: $215.00 per teacher for all 5 courses
You can bundle this product with any 2-Day Training Session for $599.00.
To do so, you must order your bundle at one of the links below:
Level 1 - 2 Day Training - Core French
Level 1 - 2 Day Training - French Immersion
Level 1 - 2 Day Training - Spanish
Level 2 - 2 Day Training - Core French
Level 2 - 2 Day Training - French Immersion

Date: July 19, 2024

PLENARY 7:15 am-7:30 am PST / 10:15 am-10:30am EST

Workshop details

1. Hands-on basic Gesture Practice -7:30am-8:40am PST / 10:30am-11:40am EST with Wendy Maxwell, Creator of the AIM

Prerequisite: For teachers of Core French/FSL or Immersion students who have taken Level 1 Beginner AIM Training.

In this 70-minute interactive session, we will:

  • review important high-frequency gestures, practise teacher-led self-expression, and how to vary your gesture reviews,
  • demonstrate how to conduct an 'Opposites Review' and some targeted work with gestures relating to grammar.
  • Wendy will also take requests based on the needs/interests of the group!

    2. Story Extension and Book Publishing - 10:10am-11:20am PST / 1:10pm-2:20pm EST with Wendy Maxwell, Creator of the AIM

    Prerequisite: For teachers of Core French/FSL/Immersion or Spanish students (Grades 2 and up) who have taken Level 1 Beginner AIM Training.

    In this 70-minute session, we will focus on:

    • how to develop ideas for this activity from the beginning of your Kit
    • live demonstrations so that you may experience the process
    • sharing sample student stories for discussion

      3. Hands-on Practice with AIM Readers12:50pm-2:00pm PST / 3:50pm-5:00pm EST with Pauline Galea

      Prerequisite: For teachers of French who have taken Level 1 Beginner AIM Training.

      In this 70-minute hands-on workshop, we will:
      • demonstrate how to use Pauline's new readers series 'Les sons' with your students, both to teach the emergent readers in early immersion classes and to help older students in grades 3, 4 or 5 and who are new to the language, recognize sounds that are particular to French.
      • provide hands-on practice to show how to effectively use AIM strategies such as des questions totales et partielles and
      • provide hands-on practice with activities such as Vrai ou Faux ?, Qu'est-ce que tu vois dans l'image ? and Décris l'image to develop oral language skills in short, simple activities that may be done anytime with very little preparation!

      4. Games in the AIM Classroom  12:50pm-2:00pm PST / 3:50pm-5:00pm ESTwith Dan Bart, Certified AIM teacher/facilitator

      Prerequisite: For teachers of Core French/FSL or Immersion students, (Grades 2 and up), who have taken Level 1 Beginner AIM Training.

      In this 70-minute session, you will:

      • observe and learn several fun and motivating games developed by Dan Bart, Richard Smith and Karen Oraas as well as:
      • learn how games are incorporated into the AIM classroom using AIM techniques such as TLSE
      • understand how games can be used to review taught material and target language
      • learn why games are so useful for supporting engagement, variety, and spontaneity in the second language classroom.

      5. TBD

      Refund Policy: 
      Up to 2 weeks prior 90% refunded.
      No refunds two weeks prior to Summer Institute.


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