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: $205.00 per teacher for all 5 courses
You can bundle this product with any 2-Day Training Session for $575.00.
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 21, 2023
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, Wendy 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 - 8:50am-10:00am PST / 11:50am-1:00pm 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
2. Hands-on Grammar Practice - 10:10am-11:20am PST / 1:10pm-2:20pm EST with Edite Sammons, Chief Curriculum Consultant
Prerequisite:
In this 70-minute session, we will focus on:
- gesturing targeted grammar concepts including les infinitifs and le passé.
- engaging in AIM's Corrige les erreurs activity and
- learning the effective use of the error correction code.
4. Ideas for Organizing your AIM classroom and Maintaining Home-School Communication - 11:30am-12:40pm PST / 2:30pm-3:40pm EST with Lisa Venne
Prerequisite: For teachers of Core French/FSL/Immersion or Spanish students who have taken Level 1 Beginner AIM Training.
In this 70-minute session, we will focus on:
Strategies to stay afloat and achieve more with your students than imagined!
- How to stay organized while travelling between classes
- Keep up with and log communication home
- Collect valid observations/notes
- Stay on top marking while teaching to multiple grades/IEP's in an AIM classroom.
5. Organizing your Café théâtre or Teatro Café - 12:50pm-2:00pm PST / 3:50pm-5:00pm EST
Prerequisite: For teachers of French or Spanish who have taken Level 1 Beginner AIM Training.
In this 70-minute session, we will focus on:
- How to start preparing for this activity from the beginning of your Kit
- Making this an authentic learning experience
- How this activity solidifies home/school connection
- demonstrating authentic video footage of this event!
Refund Policy:
Up to 2 weeks prior 90% refunded.
No refunds two weeks prior to Summer Institute.
