AIM Virtual Summer Institute 2026 - Level 2 - Refresh, Reinforce and Consolidate - French
AIM Virtual Summer Institute 2026 - Level 2 - Refresh, Reinforce and Consolidate - French

AIM Virtual Summer Institute 2026 - Level 2 - Refresh, Reinforce and Consolidate - French

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Workshop Description

Level 2 - 2-Day Training - Refresh, Reinforce and Consolidate 

For Core/FSL (Grades K-12) with Wendy Maxwell, Creator of the AIM

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 increase student engagement.

This workshop 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 we are modifying to meet 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:
  • know all of the gestures from a Step One kit.
  • have actively used AIM in the past two years.
  • have implemented a Step One kit in full. You know how to model all the basic language manipulation activities up to and including Partial Questions.

Cost: Earlybird price is $389.00 per teacher until April 30th (Reg. $429.00). You can also bundle with our 1-Day AIM Specialty Sessions for $639.00.

Dates: Monday, July 20, 2026 and Tuesday, July 21, 2026
Times: 8:00a.m. to 1:00p.m. PST / 11:00a.m. to 4:00p.m. EST

Note: B.C. Teachers may apply for a Bursary to cover the cost of the Workshop (2-day training plus Specialty sessions). You can confirm your eligibility by reviewing the Bursary criteria. Limited availability, so apply TODAY. Full details in the dropdown below.

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PLENARY 8:00am-8:30am PST / 11:00am-11:30am EST


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

You will receive recordings of the sessions to view at your leisure for 90 days!

    BUNDLE your 2-day training with our 70-minute Specialty Sessions on Friday!

    The following are Friday's sessions:

    1-Day AIM Specialty Sessions (Regular Price $250.00)

    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!

    Date: July 17, 2026

    PLENARY 8:00 am-8:10 am PST / 11:00 am-11:10am EST

    Workshop details: COMING SOON!

     

     

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

    Bursary Information for BC Teachers

    We have GREAT news!! French Teachers in British Columbia may apply for the Bursary and attend for free! Click here to apply. (Under section ‘D’) See Example Here

    • the full cost of tuition will be covered for a 2-day workshop plus the (Live Online) Specialty Sessions on July 18th, 2025 or (Live Online) Hands-On Gesture Practice starting October 7th, 2025. You must apply for and attend all three days/workshops to qualify, which means you must register before July 18th if you're adding the Specialty Sessions, or October 7th if you're adding the Hands-On Gesture Practice.
    • 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

    Spots are limited, so apply today!

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    The AIM is a methodology that supports students by providing strategies and techniques that ensure student language acquisition and a high level of engagement. The Gesture Approach allows students to visualize, hear, say and 'feel' the language simultaneously, and this results in rapid proficiency development.

    A Literacy- and Arts-Based Approach

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    High-Frequency Vocabulary

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