Level 2 - 2-Day Training - Refresh, Reinforce and Consolidate
For Core/FSL (Grades K-12) and French Immersion ( Grades K-6) Late Immersion/Extended French ( Grades 4-8) with Alexandra Simsilevich
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 seven-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!
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Are you ready to improve your AIM teaching practice? A refresher is just what you need! This course will reinforce the AIM approach and will help you drive deeper student engagement.
This is a NEW workshop for AIM teachers! It is designed to provide extensive hands-on experience with a few aspects of AIM that teachers often need to review and reinforce. It is a preparatory workshop for success with Level 3 Up your Game with AIM workshop, which meets the needs of more experienced AIM teachers.
Pre-requisite:
In order to register for this workshop and to participate fully in all the activities, you must confirm that you:
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know all of the gestures from a Step One kit.
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have actively used AIM in the past two years.
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have implemented a Step One kit in full. You know how to model all the basic language manipulation activities up to and including Questions Partielles.
If you are not able to answer 'yes' to the above, we recommend that you register for a Level 1 Training.
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:
Developing further oral language skills
In these sessions you will:
- improve your understanding of and practice with the basic Gesture Approach techniques
- receive extensive hands-on practice with TLSE/Spontaneous gesturing, to improve your proficiency with the ongoing gesturing with your class
- learn how to maximize language use through basic oral questions and other activities
- learn simple, effective vocabulary-building oral activities/games
Day 2:
Moving forward with written proficiency
In these sessions you will:
- review some basic written modelling techniques as well as ones that push students further in their ability to maximize language use and begin to edit their own work
- review and extend your knowledge of AIM classroom systems and routines that develop language proficiency and engagement during written partner/group activities
- develop your skills in implementing one of AIM's most important creative Activities: Story Retelling
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Refund Policy:
Up to one week before date of workshop: 90% REFUND.
No Refund if cancellation less than seven days before workshop.
