Opportunities from the Goethe Insitut

The Goethe-Institut USA would like to invite you to a professional development seminar that is specifically designed for members of the profession with less than 4 years of teaching experience at an elementary, middle or high school level, as well as for Graduate Teaching Assistants. Conducted by experienced members of the Goethe-Institut Trainer Networks, the seminar will focus on various aspects of lesson planning and language instruction in schools. It will be conducted in German.

We currently offer three seminars:

December 13-15, 2013, at the Goethe-Institut San Francisco

Topic: Preparation for the AP German Language & Culture Exam and Beyond

January 17-19, 2014, at the Goethe-Institut New York

Topic: Hallo Deutschland! Anklicken, Uploaden, Anwenden? A collaborative workshop on the meaningful integration of authentic online materials and (new) media in the standards-based classroom

January 24-26, 2014, at the Goethe-Institut Chicago

Topic: Getting students to talk in the foreign language: Fostering communication in the German classroom

All seminars will start at 5 p.m. on Friday evening and conclude at 1 p.m. on Sunday.

The Goethe-Institut will provide participants with hotel accommodations for 2 nights in double rooms and reimburse them for travel expenses up to $500.00. The number of participants in each seminar is capped at 20.

Participation requirements:

- You are a school teacher of German with less than 4 years of teaching experience or a Graduate Teaching Assistant preparing to enter German teaching profession

- You are a member of AATG (if you are not, please join the AATG before applying: http://www.aatg.org/membership)

Registration deadline is Sunday, November 17, 2013. We will inform you of our decision before November 21, 2013.

Please e-mail your completed registration form (see below; please paste into Word, fill out and send as attachment) to Olga Liamkina, Goethe-Institut New York: olga.liamkina@newyork.goethe.org. You can also download the form here: http://www.aatg.org/content/professional-development-seminar-new-teachers. If you have any questions, please contact Ms. Liamkina via e-mail or phone: 856-795-5553.