ATTG Business Meeting at FLAVA 2018

ATTG Business Meeting at FLAVA 2018

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The ATTG Business Meeting at FLAVA 2018 took place at Doraldo’s, an Italian restaurant near the conference hotel. The meeting was facilitated by Vice President for Colleges Susan Wansink. After reports on activities this past year (Immersion Weekend, NGE/PAD Interviews,) the present members elected new officers. The new AATG-VA board looks as follows: President: Andrea Machesney Vice President Colleges: Susan Wansink Vice President High Schools: Bettina Hoeninger At-large Colleges: Marcel Rotter At-large High Schools: Anja Moore Secretary: Bettina Staudt Treasurer:…

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German Position at Lynchburg City Schools

German Position at Lynchburg City Schools

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Lynchburg City Schools is advertising a part time position that could turn into a full time if German enrollment rises.  Please pass the word to anyone interested. Opportunities to grow programs make for good professional stories. https://apps2.winocular.com/lynchburgva/jobs/Jobpost.exe

Congratulations to the 2018 AATG-PAD Winners

Congratulations to the 2018 AATG-PAD Winners

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Congratulations to the 2018 AATG-PAD winners and their teachers: Ismar Alickovich, Mills E. Godwin High School (student of Kristen Macklin) Joseph McDonough, Loudon Valley High School (student of Teresa Breitenthaler) Students will receive round‐trip air transportation from Newark or New York to Kulmbach or Nürnberg, cities in southern Germany. In addition to a two-week school and homestay program, they also make a special excursion to Berlin.

VOGS Convention Seeks Help

VOGS Convention Seeks Help

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The Virginia Organization of German students (VOGS) is holding its convention at Freedom High School in South Riding, VA on Saturday, March 3rd. They need your help! Specifically, they are looking for a key note speaker and workshop runners (anything from teaching students how to waltz to cooking a cultural food, to an interesting history lesson). They are also open to any support you can provide with cool German stuff! You can reach the officers here: vogsofficers [at] gmail.com Here…

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AATG-VA’s Nominations for Study Abroad Trip

AATG-VA’s Nominations for Study Abroad Trip

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We are happy to announce the nomination of the following students for the annual study-abroad trips sponsored by the Paedagogischer Austauschdienst in Bonn: Alen Dzaferagic (Award II-Senior, Heritage High School) Tanay Kundan Bapat (Award I, Stone Bridge High School) Kamron Soldozy (Award I, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology) The nominations are the result of an interview on March 18 on the campus of the University of Mary Washington. Invited were the students that had scored 90% or…

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Call for Applications: Adjunct German Instruction at VCU

Call for Applications: Adjunct German Instruction at VCU

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The VCU School of World Studies German Program invites applications for adjunct instructors for the Fall 2017 semester and thereafter. Qualified candidates will have a M.A. or Ph.D. in German, German Studies (or a related field), native or near-native fluency in the German language, and an established record of teaching lower-level university German courses or all levels of high school German. The Fall semester runs from August 17 – December 23, 2017; the Spring semester runs from January 16 – May…

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Österreichtage March 31 – April 1 for Instructors

Österreichtage March 31 – April 1 for Instructors

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See the following announcement from our colleagues at AATG-MD Greetings, You are invited to the wonderful upcoming instructor workshop on Austria – a great opportunity right in our chapter! Registration is now available for the Österreichtage event held March 31-April 1 at Georgetown University with a reception at the Austrian Embassy for German instructors. Thanks to our sponsors the Bundesministerium für Bildung, Georgetown University, CIBER at George Washington University, the AATG – Maryland / DC Metro chapter, and the Austrian…

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Job in Virginia Beach

Job in Virginia Beach

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There is an immediate opening for a full-time German teaching position at the heralded Global Studies and World Languages Academy at Tallwood High School in Virginia Beach. Candidates must hold a valid Virginia teaching license with an endorsement in PreK-12 German, or be immediately eligible for the license. Apply online at http://www.vbschools.com. If you have any questions, please contact Jennifer Carson, K-12 World Languages Coordinator at Jennifer.carson@vbschools.com

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