AIM Pathways is taught on a digital professional development platform designed to strengthen educators’ knowledge and skills in the science of literacy instruction and is accessible at any time. Course content is aligned to the International Dyslexia Association’s Knowledge and Practice Standards for Teachers of Reading. In order to translate theoretical models into classroom practice, AIM Pathways courses are designed to follow a Learn, Practice, and Apply cycle:

• Learn – Participants acquire knowledge by interacting with video lectures, articles, animated videos, and more.

• Practice – Participants practice newly acquired knowledge through card-sorting exercises, quizzes, and surveys.

• Apply – Participants apply their understanding of the content to real-life simulations and case studies. These in-depth, multi-step scenarios give educational leaders a chance to hone their diagnostic and prescriptive decision-making skills for instructional programming.

The AIM Pathways requirements are to:

• score an overall average of 80% or higher on the online platform

• attend a minimum of 5 out of 6 Virtual Communities of Practice (VCOPs)

**The 80% overall average is calculated from the section quizzes (80%) and the post-knowledge inventory (20%)**

The AIM Pathways course is estimated to take approximately 55 hours in total. Please see the syllabus linked below for a further division of those 55 hours.

It is expected that participants complete AIM Pathways during one school year. Online licenses will be available for one full calendar year.

Please feel free to use this document (linked here) as a general pacing guide to complete the course by May 15, 2026. Please remember that the dates are not mandates, but recommendations. Your AIM Pathways online license expires one calendar year from activation.

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This is the full AIM Pathways Phase 2 Calendar for all VCOP sessions in the 2025-26 school year. Please read this calendar carefully for your dates and specifics regarding your VCOP trainings.

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Participants will be assigned to one of the following cohorts listed below for their live Virtual Communities of Practice (VCOPs). Participants will learn which cohort they have been assigned by September 2025.

Please email aimpathways@aps.edu for APS support.