AIM Pathways
The Mississippi Department of Education’s Office of Elementary Education and Reading, Division of Literacy, is announcing an opportunity for first year teachers who have not successfully completed the Reading Foundations test and/or Pre-Service teachers to participate in an asynchronous training course titled Pathways to Proficient Reading- Educator Preparation. Each session will be engaging and applicable to all areas of literacy. This training will support first year teachers and future educators in furthering their ability to apply the Science of Reading, while supporting Mississippi's mission to prepare students to compete in a global community. University educator preparation programs have been allotted five (5) seats in this asynchronous course.
The start and completion of the course will occur asynchronously with six 1-hour Virtual Community of Practice meetings with an AIM supervisor.
Tentative Dates for these Virtual Community of Practice (VCoP) Meetings are:
VCoP #1 Tuesday December 17, 2024 3:45 - 4:45
VCoP #2
Tuesday January 14, 2025 3:45 - 4:45
VCoP #3
Tuesday February 11, 2025 3:45 - 4:45
VCoP #4
Tuesday March 18, 2025 3:45 - 4:45
VCoP #5
Tuesday April 29, 2025 3:45 - 4:45
VCoP #6 Tuesday May 29, 2025 3:45 - 4:45
Once participants gain access to the AIM Pathways platform and complete their asynchronous tasks, they will have access to the coursework at their convenience—24 hours a day, 7 days a week, anywhere there is an internet connection.
| Date | Time | Session | Instructor | Facilitator | Venue |
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| Tue, Oct 1, 2024 | 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM | ||||
| 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM | Self-Paced | Online- Self-paced | |||
| Tue, Dec 17, 2024 | 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM | ||||
| 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM | Virtual Meeting | Online through MDE (Zoom) | |||
| Tue, Feb 11, 2025 | 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM | ||||
| 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM | Virtual Meeting | via Zoom through MS Department of Education (MDE) | |||
| Tue, Mar 18, 2025 | 3:45 AM - 4:45 AM | ||||
| 3:45 AM - 4:45 AM | Virtual Meeting | Online through North MS Education Consortium (NMEC) | |||
| Tue, Apr 29, 2025 | 3:45 AM - 4:45 AM | ||||
| 3:45 AM - 4:45 AM | Virtual Meeting | Online through MS Department of Education (MDE) | |||
| Tue, May 13, 2025 | 3:45 AM - 4:45 AM | ||||
| 3:45 AM - 4:45 AM | Virtual Meeting | Online through MS Department of Education (MDE) |
| Attendance Clause | |
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| Miss. Const. Art. 4, Section 66 | Eligible attendees for this training includes teachers, counselors, and administrators who are employed by a school district or MDE. Unless specifically noted otherwise, external contractors or vendors may not attend. This event is being funded with state and/or federal funds and is being provided for employees of school districts, employees of the Mississippi Department of Education and Department contractors. Miss. Const. Art. 4, Section 66 prohibits governing authorities from making donations. According to the Mississippi Attorney General, once the federal funds are turned over to the state, the rules for the expenditure of state funds apply. Based on the Mississippi law, this event is not being provided for third party vendors or external providers. |