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February 23, 2010
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Welcome to the web site of the North Carolina Chapter of the AATG, the American Association of Teachers of German.
The NCAATG seeks to promote and improve the teaching of German in North Carolina, to provide a forum for the exchange of ideas among teachers of German, and to promote a sense of joint effort and a spirit of cooperation and fellowship among its members. In this effort we are being supported by our national office as well as the Goethe-Institut New York.
Any teacher of German or anyone interested in the teaching of German may join the chapter and the national organization. If you are interested in becoming a member, please consult our constitution and by-laws and see the information on the national page. We would love to have you! (Once you become a member of AATG, and you register an address in North Carolina, you will automatically be assigned to the NC chapter). If you are a member but have not been receiving messages through the chapter's listserv, please contact the webmaster.
Special Courtesy: If you are a new K-12 teacher, we want you to join us and attend our meetings! To that end, NCAATG will be happy to pay your membership dues for the calendar year 2009. (You then pay the next two years at the reduced rate of $35, the regular flat rate thereafter). Contact the President if you would like to take advantage of this offer. We would love to have you!
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German Day 2010
"Viele Menschen – eine Sprache"
Wake Forest University
18 March 2010
Hosted by Alyssa Howards.
Our tenth annual German Day is just around the corner! Register by March 1.
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| Continuing Education |
January 1, 2010 |
We're pleased to offer the only summer school in North Carolina--and arguably the most affordable immersion experience in the country. $350 will cover everything, from fees to room and board. Enjoy an immersion week at one of the most beautiful campuses in the South while earning teaching certificate renewal credits (one undergraduate Davidson course credit, equivalent to four semester hours).
 All participants are enrolled in three mini-seminars, each meeting one and one-half hours daily for one week. The 2010 topics are: “Aufgaben und Übungen” (Dr. Henke, Davidson College), “Rainer Maria Rilke” (Dr. Denham, Davidson College) and “Geschichte im Sprachunterricht” (Dr. Howards, Wake Forest University). Lunches are treated as German Tables, with the Institute faculty joining the participants for meals and conversation in German. Evenings will feature German films related to the seminar themes. Since all participants are expected to commit to speaking German only, the Institute is a weeklong Sprachbad.
Click here to learn more and to register. Twenty participants will be admitted on a “first come, first served” basis, assuming appropriate credentials.
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| Deutsches Wochenende |
November 30, 2009 |
Deutsches Wochenende 2009. 13-14 November 2009 at
Camp Caraway, Asheboro.
Topic: Berlin.
Hosted by Brigitte Woloszyn
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Congratulations to Jo Garrison for being named the 2010 FLANC Teacher of the Year! Jo
has been a German teacher in Wake County for 16 years and is currently at Ligon Middle School and Martin Middle School. She enjoys working with her fellow
professionals and gets involved at the school, county and state levels. She has worked tirelessly to promote German and served in various capacities for the Department of Public Instruction, FLANC, and NCAATG, among others. In the classroom, Jo enjoys building
relationships with her students and connecting their interests to her lesson plans.
She feels strongly that foreign languages are not electives but are at the core of a
student’s learning. Gute Arbeit, Jo, mach weiter so!
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| Congratulations to all 2009 Winners!!! |
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Study Trip Awards.
All those students who scored above the 90th percentile on the AATG National German Exam were eligible to apply for one of the study trips. There were no applicants for the senior study trip this year, making the competition for the regular study trip that much more fierce.
Our Testing Chair, Scott Denham, reviewed the written applications carefully and interviewed every applicant for about 15 minutes during a scheduled telephone interview. We could not be more pleased that, once again, North Carolina will be among those states sending a student to Germany.
Please join us in congratulating Kyla McConnell and her teacher Marilyn Metzler of Chapel Hill High School for winning the regular study trip award.
We are also delighted to announce that NCAATG is sponsoring Jasmine Trinks, a student of Petra Martignoni at Raleigh Charter High School, to participate in the Summer-Study Program for High School Students. She was the second chapter nominee for the regular study trip award. Congratulations!
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The Duden Award is presented annually to an outstanding teacher to honor efforts and achievement in teaching German. This year’s recipient is Petra Martignoni of Raleigh Charter High School. We have so many great and dedicated teachers in North Carolina that this award is a difficult one to assign to only one of you. The decision was based on test participation and achievement (of Petra’s 15 German 2 students who took the exam, 6 scored above 90th percentile, one of those had the highest – perfect – score in the state) and a secret consultation with the local Heinzelmännchen who live on the shelves behind the German literature books in the Davidson College library. Alle Achtung, Frau Kollegin! |
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The Langenscheidt Award is given annually for outstanding effort and achievement in the study of German. We're pleased to announce that Freddy Landess, a German 2 student of Ursula Maliszewski at Charlotte Country Day School, is the 2009 winner. Freddy had one of the two highest grades on the level-2 exam. Freddy was also a very strong applicant for the AATG summer study trip.
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GLOW National German Achievement Award
This year's GLOW National German Achievement Award goes to Douglas Joyner, a student of Ursula Maliszewski at Charlotte Country Day School. (GLOW stands for the German Language Opportunities Website. Have a look!)
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Life Membership in AATG for $1,500
Great news out of New Jersey, the price for a life membership in AATG has been reduced from $3,000 to $1,500!
We realize a life membership is not for everyone but if you can at all afford it, you may want to consider this option as you renew your membership for 2008. It's a great deal and you'll be supporting a worthwhile cause. Of course, you'll still be receiving the same benefits you're accustomed to (the journals, special member prices on teaching materials, the quarterly newsletters and Infoblätter, invitations to AATG workshops and professional development seminars, etc.), and you'll never have to worry about future dues increases.
Let's help make AATG stronger than ever. Click here to become a life member.
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| From the Webmaster |
April 11, 2009 |
The webmaster kindly requests that new members submit their email address to him. These addresses will not be posted but will only be used to disseminate the communications of the Executive Council and its officers to the membership, typically through the listserv (see also ncaatg-l).
The webmaster would also like to continue the publication of job openings in North Carolina and encourages submission of any openings to the President, Lisa Worthington.
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