2019 High AIMS Summer Institute

Would you rather have a student who decodes words independently or relies on memorization to read words? During the early years of school, there is no job more important than the development of a strong foundation of language and literacy skills. During this session, we will take an active, in-depth look at how primary teachers transform non-readers into real readers, creating neural networks in the brain.  

Sponsored by Zaner-Bloser.

What is creativity? What makes something "creative"? How can creativity be fostered in the classroom? Particiipants will explore ways to AMPLIFY creative confidence with learners, implement strategies to infuse creativity into lessons, and investigate ways to build an environment that fosters, strengthens and promotes creativity for ALL learners.
Amplify Creativity! will aim to meet the following gifted competencies:
a) The ability to differentiate instruction based on a student’s readiness, knowledge and skill level, including using accelerated content, complexity, depth challenge, creativity and abstractness;
b) The ability to select, adapt or create a variety of differentiated curricula that incorporate advanced, conceptually challenging, in-depth, distinctive and complex content;
c) The ability to provide an extension or replacement of the general education curriculum to modify the learning process through strategies such as curriculum compacting and to select alternative assignments and projects based on individual student needs.