By Stephen Lai I would like thank Wendy for the opportunity to share how I use AIM readers in my FSL classroom. AIM readers are written for specific age groups and language abilities. I am going to describe how I work with the reader that I wrote for AIM recently. I work in a…
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Robert Slabodnik is a National Board Certified French Teacher of grades 9-12 at Sedro-Woolley High School, WA. He is also an AIM Facilitator for teacher workshops in the western U.S. and Canada. He welcomes all interested teachers to come observe his students in the classroom learning with the AIM. I first started using the AIM…
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Holidays and Celebrations in an AIM Classroom! By: Wendy Maxwell The deep learning that students experience when working in-depth with the central theme of the Kit – the play and extended activities – has many benefits. It is the context that ‘anchors’ the program and provides students with structure and predictability and the necessary pleasant…
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My First Few Weeks as a Novice AIM Teacher By: Holli Wilkes I have been teaching Spanish in an International Baccalaureate school in South Carolina for thirteen years. As is probably true with most elementary foreign language teachers, I began my language teaching career consumed with creating my own curriculum since at the time there…
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The Who, What, Where, and Why of Using Gestures in the AIM Classroom by Cheryl Roper So, you work with your Teacher DVD at least 15 minutes every night. You’ve memorized the gestures for every word from Section A to Z for your kit. You’ve practiced gesturing whole sentences, partial question, and total questions. You…
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Ann Chiasson is a certified AIM teacher, based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Ann delivers AIM workshops, inspiring and supporting new and experienced teachers who wish to use AIM in their French immersion program! Another summer has gone and a new school year has begun. Once again, I am faced with a group of 20 adorable…
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The AIM Summer Institute is ALWAYS a highlight of the year for me! It is an action-packed few days where AIM teachers from all over the world – from brand-new to those we have come to now over many years – join our wonderful team of passionate AIM facilitators. AIM is not just about good…
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AIM and Assessment By Wendy Maxwell The goal of the Accelerative Integrative Methodology is: To engage students in rapid development of language proficiency, promote a love of language acquisition, leading to awareness and appreciation of cultural diversity As the school year comes to a close, many of us turn our attention to assessment! In order…
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I often get the question from teachers: “How can I combine AIM methodology and technology?” I have several answers: 1. Singing AIM songs with Powerpoint presentations. I find that presenting the vocabulary visually is the best way to introduce a song, and to sing along with the music while manually advancing the…
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Testing Effectiveness of AIM in the Upper Classes of Dutch High School (VWO 4-6) By Wim Gombert In the past two decades, the position of the French language in Dutch secondary schools has grown weaker and weaker. Fewer students choose the language after the first three compulsory years and schools have also reduced the amount…
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