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# Back to School with AIM Institute: Professional Learning Highlights
Published by [AIM Institute](https://blog.institute.aimpa.org/aim-resources/author/aim-institute) on Sep 3, 2024, 4:32:16 PM
AIM is proud to partner with educators and leaders in over 39 states to provide high-quality literacy training opportunities for educators at all levels. As part of these partnerships, we are excited to offer state-funded [AIM Pathways](https://institute.aimpa.org/aim-pathways/aim-pathways-landing-pages) training to educators and leaders in many states across the country.
[](https://institute.aimpa.org/aim-pathways/aim-pathways-landing-pages/maryland)AIM is excited to support Maryland school leaders and secondary educators beginning September 1st as part of a four-year philanthropic [partnership](https://news.maryland.gov/msde/ibis-partnership/) with the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) and Ibis Group.
Education leaders around the state will begin Pathways to Literacy Leadership coursework next week and 5th-12th grade educators will dive into Pathways to Proficient Reading: Secondary on October 1.
MSDE has selected LEAs whose teachers and leaders are eligible for these professional learning opportunities.
Access details and course schedules via the button below for training beginning September and October.
[Maryland Course Options](https://institute.aimpa.org/aim-pathways/aim-pathways-landing-pages/maryland)
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[](https://www.msresaservices.com/s/event/search?search=aim&description=true)AIM is entering the third year of its partnership with the Mississippi Department of Education providing state-funded, customized literacy PD to educators and leaders.
In addition to Pathways to Proficient Reading (PPR) and Pathways to Literacy Leadership, NEW courses offered this year include AIM's English Learners course and the updated PPR course for secondary educators.
For educators who have already completed Pathways to Proficient Reading, Mississippi is offering multiple courses to extend and expand learning including Pathways to Structured Literacy and Pathways to Proficient Writing.
Courses begin this month.
[Mississippi Course Options](https://www.msresaservices.com/s/event/search?search=aim&description=true)
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### Join Us for a Free Webinar Discussing African American English - September 12th
Explore the historical, cultural, and linguistic assets of African American English (AAE) and discuss culturally responsive teaching strategies that leverage AAE as a bridge to skilled reading during our Thursday, September 12th webinar, Understanding African American English as a Bridge to Skilled Reading. This free literacy webinar will feature literacy experts Logan McWilliams, MA.Ed., and Carla Burrell Stanford, M.Ed. to help deepen your understanding of African American English (AAE) and its role in strengths-based literacy instruction.
[Webinar Registration](https://event.on24.com/wcc/r/4678115/8D717617694A253AF8DFE8D2F02E00C9?utm_campaign=AAE&utm_content=304921978&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&hss_channel=fbp-273810779352258)
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### Back to School Training for New AIM Teachers
At [AIM Academy](https://www.aimpa.org/), our 1st-12th grade school for students with language-based learning differences, we say we teach literacy all day.
That means that during new teacher orientation last week, all of our new team members, including the Spanish teacher and the drama teacher, began their AIM Pathways training.
They launched their work with our Demystifying Dyslexia module and will continue their work with additional [Steps to Literacy modules](https://institute.aimpa.org/professional-training/firststepsmodules). The new teachers also joined Aviva Coyne-Green, an AIM Academy Curriculum and Instructional Leader and AIM Pathways facilitator, for a session learning about all the strands of Dr. Hollis Scarborough's Reading Rope and how these can be translated into instructional practices.
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### Registration for #AIMSymposium 2025
Join moderator Dr. Tiffany Hogan and featured experts Dr. Kate Cain, Margaret Goldberg, Dr. Nicole Patton Terry, and Dr. Adrea Truckenmiller for AIM's 2025 Research to Practice Symposium:
Implementation Science and Systems Change for Literacy Improvement
Monday, March 10, 2025
8:30 am - 3:30 pm
Learn from the experts, reflect on the connections to your own work in education, and explore the benefits and challenges of bridging the gap between the latest literacy research and best practices in the classroom.
In-person and livestream attendance opportunities are available and recordings and certificates of attendance will be provided.
[.jpg?width=760&height=492&name=2025SymposiumCard%20(2).jpg)](https://institute.aimpa.org/programs-research/research-to-practice-symposium/2025-symposium)
[Symposium 2025](https://institute.aimpa.org/programs-research/research-to-practice-symposium/2025-symposium)
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### A Researcher Conversation with Dr. Devin Kearns
During our March Research to Practice Symposium, *Investigating the Intersection of Reading and Writing*, we sat down with researchers and AIM partners to talk with them about educators and putting research to practice in the classroom.
Dr. Devin Kearns, now a Professor of Early Literacy at North Carolina State University, shares insights about the grassroots-driven Science of Reading movement fueled by passionate teachers and parents focused on reshaping literacy instruction through evidence-based research nationwide.
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Did you know that all of AIM's [professional learning opportunities](https://institute.aimpa.org/aim-pathways/aim-pathways-individual-cohort) are open for individual enrollment? If you are interested in group training for 20 or more educators in your school, district, or state, be sure to reach out and start a conversation today to develop a training schedule that meets your organization's needs.
[Start a Conversation](https://info.institute.aimpa.org/lets-connect)
**About AIM Institute:** The AIM Institute for Learning & Research® is a non-profit center for educational excellence and professional development, providing educators with the latest research, technology, and evidence-based practices in the fields of literacy and language-based learning disabilities.
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