Level 1 - 2 Day Training - 'Let's Get Started with AIM'
For Core/FSL (Grades K-12) and French Immersion (Grades K-6) Late Immersion/Extended French (Grades 4-8) with Wendy Maxwell, Creator of the AIM
Cost: $485.00 per teacher, or you can SAVE and bundle with our Hands-on Gesture Practice with Wendy! workshops for $704.00.
Dates: October 25 & 26, 2024 (Two six-hour days of training/networking)
Times: 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Location: West Point Grey Academy, Vancouver BC https://www.wpga.ca
Recommended hotel: TBD
We have GREAT news!! French Teachers in British Columbia may apply for the Bursary!
Click here to apply. (Under section ‘C’ the name of the institution is AIM Language Learning and the name of the course is the Summer Institute.)
- the full cost of tuition will be covered for a 2 day workshop plus the Specialty Session. (You must apply for and attend all three days to qualify!) Please click on this picture to see an example of how your application form must look
- there is a travel allowance if you are travelling over 100 kms each way (up to $800)
- there is a childcare subsidy of up to $300
- bursaries will be allocated on a first come, first served basis
- it may take some time to hear of acceptance
Funding is limited, so apply soon!
Would you like to receive University credits for AIM courses?
AIM is now approved! Click
here for more information.
Do you want to experience the excitement of seeing your students reading, writing, and speaking the target language?
At AIM Language Learning, we’re on a mission to help increase student language acquisition through our unique classroom methodology. Our approach to language learning provides teaching resources, teacher development, and ongoing support for language teachers, from Kindergarten to grade 12.
Don't miss out! There will be live demonstration classes with students given by AIM Creator, Wendy Maxwell.
PLENARY 8:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
WORKSHOPS: 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Day 1
Develop oral language skills
In these sessions you will:
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review the key principles, strategies and techniques of the methodology
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show how to accelerate the development of language proficiency through the Gesture Approach
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demonstrate how to use gestures spontaneously to create authentic interactions and proficiency
- show how rhythm, rhyme and music may effectively increase engagement and the development of language skills
Day 2
Help students develop written proficiency
In these sessions you will:
- effectively use the Partner/Group Activities Book
- seamlessly segué from oral to written activities
- model written activities so that students may effectively engage in partner/group activities exclusively in French
- implement systems to help students monitor their exclusive use of the Target Language only
