$429.00
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Level 1 - 2 Day Training - Beginner French (Core/FSL-Grades K-12; French Immersion-Grades 3-6; Late Immersion/Estended French-Grades 4-8)
with Wendy Maxwell, Creator of the AIM
 
Cost: $429.00 per teacher,  or you can SAVE and bundle with our Hands-on Gesture Practice with Wendy! workshops for $599.00.

Dates:  Saturday, February 3, 2024 and Saturday, February 10, 2024
Times: 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. PST / 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EST

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PLENARY 8:00 am-8:30 am PST / 11:00 am-11:30pm EST
Develop oral language skills

In these sessions you will:
  • review the key principles, strategies and techniques of the methodology
  • show how to accelerate the development of language proficiency through the Gesture Approach
  • 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
    Bonus! You will receive recordings of the sessions to view at your leisure for 90 days as well as 3 months' access to AIM Teacher Training Modules!

     

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