Colorado
Explore CDE-Approved Literacy Training for Every Role
From early childhood to high school, AIM Pathways offers flexible, online learning that builds educator expertise and supports district-wide literacy goals. Approved by the Colorado Department of Education, AIM Institute is listed on its Advisory List list of Approved Professional Development Programs to fulfill evidence-based training requirements for K-12 teachers and school administrators as part of the Colorado READ Act. All AIM Pathways courses are grounded in the Science of Reading and aligned with Colorado’s CLSD funding opportunity which specifically lists AIM Institute training as an option to provide foundational knowledge in structured literacy for 6th-12th grade educators.
Comprehensive Course Options Include:
- Pathways to Proficient Reading: Secondary (for grades 4-12 Educators) - Adapts Pathways to Proficient Reading, our IDA-accredited comprehensive literacy learning course, to add new articles, classroom resources, adolescent student profiles, and secondary classroom videos, to address the unique literacy needs of adolescent learners.
- Pathways to Proficient Reading (for K-12 Educators) - An IDA-accredited foundational course in the science of reading, designed for educators committed to learning about the connection between reading research, theoretical models and best practices for language and literacy instruction in the classroom.
- Pathways to Literacy Leadership (for School Administrators) - A comprehensive training to help school leaders advance literacy evidence-based instruction into all classrooms. This course is appropriate for Superintendents, Assistant Superintendents, Principals, Directors of Special Education and Student Services, and Directors of Curriculum and Instruction.
- Specialized Reading Knowledge: English Learners (for all Educators with prior structured literacy training) - Each of the three modules in the Specialized Reading Knowledge: English Learners includes asynchronous online course instruction with exclusive content recorded by Dr. Elsa Cárdenas-Hagan, and a wealth of assessment resources, implementation tools, and printables to support immediate use in the classroom. Each module can also be paired with a 1-hour synchronous community of practice session with an expert AIM facilitator.
- Pathways to Proficient Writing (for K-5 Educators) - This course explores theoretical models like the Not-So-Simple View of Writing and The Writing Cycle, helping educators understand the cognitive processes behind proficient writing.
- Pathways to Structured Literacy (for Educators who previously completed Pathways to Proficient Reading) - This IDA-accredited course focuses on diagnostic and prescriptive literacy instruction. Participants will learn components of a complete Structured Literacy lesson and enhance their practice in an MTSS/RTII framework.
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Additional Learning Options:
Looking for targeted professional learning to support flexible needs?
AIM also offers focused, self-paced, learning through individual modules and bundles.
AIM Pathways Courses are:
- Created by educators for educators in collaboration with top literacy instruction researchers
- Build background knowledge with learning that is program and curriculum agnostic
- Online asynchronous learning with real-time Virtual Community of Practice coaching sessions focused on classroom application.
- Can be completed in approximately 6 months and are eligible for graduate credits.
What Colorado Educators Are Saying
“I find AIM Pathways incredibly valuable and am learning so much. For me, the learning is easy to relate to the literacy initiatives in our building and district.”