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Fall 2013 Update

Membership

Why do 5,000 language educators belong to AATG?•networking•collaboration•awards and recognition•scholarships•honor societies•student trips abroad•webinars•professional development and CEUs•seminars and workshops•national advocacy•reduced rates on teaching materials•the AATG/ACTFL Annual Convention

Your membership now runs a full 12 months from your renewal date!

www.aatg.org

Coming in Coming in November! November!

AATG’s new AATG’s new ONLINE ONLINE

COMMUNITYCOMMUNITY

Community

Newsletter

Journals

Webinars

Professional Development comes to you!

Musik im Deutschunterricht Mohamed EsaConnecting German to the Common Core Linda Zins-AdamsIncorporating Switzerland into the Curriculum Karin BaumgartnerAttracting and Retaining Students from Underrepresented Groups Megan Brazle and Jennifer LuskDesigning Thematic Instruction Angelika Becker

20 On-Demand Webinars

And more!

ACTFL Convention and World Languages Expo

Join us in Orlando for the largest professional development event for language teachers!

•Over 70 sessions for German teachers!

•AATG Awards!

•Special Cultural Event!

Summer Seminars 2014

A wide variety of offerings•Landeskunde Österreich: Klischee und Vorurteil•Kompetenzentwicklung in der Kommunikationsstrategien, Präsentationstechniken und Aussprachetraining•Meeting Tomorrow’s Needs Today in College German Programs•MINT-Fächer im DaF-Unterricht

AATG Discussion Forum and Jobs List

The Discussion Forum connects you with colleagues and provides a venue for useful and helpful discourse on teaching German language and culture.

The Jobs List connects you with German teaching positions at all levels of instruction.

Awards

Outstanding German Educator Award recognizes excellence in teaching and outstanding contributions to the German teaching profession. Awards are presented to: an elementary, middle school or junior high school educator; a high school educator; and a post-secondary educator.

Friend of German Award recognizes exemplary leadership in the advocacy of German and German language education at the local, regional, or national level. Awards are presented to an individual or organization outside the German teaching profession, as well as to a German educator.

Goethe-Institut/AATG Certificate of Merit recognizes achievement in furthering the teaching of German in the US.

German Embassy Teacher of Excellence Award recognizes up-and-coming teachers who may have started a new program or revitalized an existing one, and contribute to their AATG chapter.

Nominations due May 31, 2014 

National German Exam Revised

The National German Exam will continue to be offered for Level 2, Level 3, and Level 4

The NGE is comprised of 100 questions divided into two sections:

Section I assesses listening and viewing and consists of 40 questions.

Section II assesses reading and text completion and consists of 60 questions.

NGE items are based on authentic resources with vocabulary focused on self, family, daily life, school, chores, travel, and hobbies.

National German Exam Revised QuestionsLe

vel 2

Authentic resourcesAuthentic resources

New question typesNew question types

National German Exam Revised QuestionsLe

vel 3 Video resourcesVideo resources

Students can view multiple timesStudents can view multiple times

National German Exam

October 1 Free Level 2, 3, and 4 Practice Exams Online

November 1 Deadline for ordering exams for December testing

December 1 Deadline for ordering exams for January testing

December 2 to January 15 Late registration period for ordering exams

December 2 to February 1 Exam administration period

February 20 Exam scores sent electronically

March 1 Application deadline for AATG/PAD Study Trip Award

Important Dates 2013-14

National German Exam

Recognizing Success!

German Summer Study Program

3 Week HomestayStudy at a German GymnasiumExcursionsChaperoned by AATG membersAATG Handles all Details

Application Deadline: April 1, 2014

Program costs = $3,695 Scholarships available!

Earlybird price $3,395

National Honor Society for German

Delta Epsilon Phi for High School

Junior Delta Epsilon Phi for Middle and Junior High School

Epsilon Phi Delta for Community College

Recognizing Student Excellence

Great Items in the AATG Store

Show your Pride!

AATG Lapel Pins and Polo Shirts

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Important Dates

Date due

Nominations for state/regional language association awards Dates vary

R.S.V.P. Chapter Presidents Assembly October 10, 2013

Appoint 2014 Chapter Testing Chair October 15, 2013

2013 Chapter Project Reports December 15, 2013

Annual report, meeting minutes, treasurer’s report March 15, 2014

AATG Executive Council nominations March 15, 2014

AATG Award Nominations May 31, 2014

2015 Chapter Project Proposals June 1, 2014

Chapter Officers Roster August 1, 2014