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Massachusetts Chapter (Spring 2001) 
DEUTSCHES THEATERFEST May 3, 2001 at Mount Holyoke College The German Studies Department at Mount Holyoke College cordially invites you and your students to participate in the 24th Annual German Theatre Festival and Competition. Dramatic presentation in German of 15-20 minutes in length will be judged by a jury of precollegiate and postsecondary teachers of German and theatre arts as well as representatives from the Consulate of the Federal Republic of Germany in Boston. Prizes will be awarded on the elementary, secondary, and college/university level. CERTIFICATES OF PARTICIPATION will also be available for participating teachers. More information (plus an entry form!) is available at the Theaterfest web site: http://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/germ/theaterfest/ You may also contact the organizer of the Theaterfest: Donna Van Handle, Department of German Studies, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA 01075-6433; Phone: (413) 538-2207; Fax: (413) 538-2127; E-mail: dvanhand@mtholyoke.edu 
AT HOME ABROAD: FOREIGN CULTURES IN THE CURRICULUM SUMMER WORKSHOP FOR HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS OF GERMAN, RUSSIAN, JAPANESE, CHINESE, HEBREW, ARABIAN, HISTORY or SOCIAL SCIENCE TUFTS UNIVERSITY
Earn 4 CEUs or PDP equivalent For more information and a registration
form, go to http://ww.mtholyoke.edu/acad/germ/aatg
Slate of Officers as Nominated for 2001/2002 President: Jutta Arend, The College of the
Holy Cross
Write-in candidates: ______________________________________________________ Your name (optional): ______________________________________________________ Please return this ballot
by April 30, 2001 to Bernhard Martin, 31 College Hill Road, Somerville,MA
02144
Congratulations to Inge Buerger, German teacher at Pentucket Regional High School in West Newbury, MA, who was one of nine recipients nationwide to receive the 2000 Goethe Institut - AATG Certificate of Merit for outstanding achievements in furthering the teaching of German at all levels in the United States. Inge taught German at the Pentucket Junior High School for fifteen years before joining the high school staff. At the junior high school she was involved in initiating a foreign language exploratory program for which she and her colleagues in French and Spanish wrote a curriculum and program guidelines. In part, due to this curriculum and the way it was implemented, Pentucket has a foreign language program which boasts equally strong enrollment in all three foreign languages being offered. After moving to the high school. Inge initiated a GAPP – German American Partnership Program – that has been supported by the community and administration alike. For most of her years at Pentucket Regional High School, an exchange has existed with two schools in Germany. Inge has participated in professional activities for many years. She recently served as President of the Massachusetts Chapter of the AATG and continues to serve on its Executive Board. She is also a member of the MaFLA Board. In her own school system, she is involved in the Pentucket Teachers’ Association, where she has served on the negotiation team, and she was recently elected Vice President. Last year, Inge was honored by MaFLA and the AATG Massachusetts as the recipient of the 5th Annual Massachusetts German Educator of the Year Award. Past President of MaFLA Is 2000 Massachusetts German Educator of the Year On Saturday, November 18, 2000, during the MaFLA Luncheon at the 34th Annual Meeting of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) in Boston, Georg Steinmeyer of Brattleboro, VT, was honored by the Massachusetts Chapter of the American Association of Teachers of German (AATG) and the Massachusetts Foreign Language Association (MaFLA) as the recipient of the 6th Annual Massachusetts German Educator of the Year Award. Steinmeyer has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Massachusetts Chapter of the AATG and of MaFLA, and has also served as President of both organizations as well as the presenter of workshops and leader of numerous foreign language initiatives. In 1975 he initiated one of the very first GAPP – German American Partnership Program – exchange programs between the Amherst Regional High School and a college preparatory secondary school in Germany. Most recently, it was his expertise and reliability which made it possible for the Massachusetts Chapter of the AATG to hold a very successful Total Immersion Weekend for Teachers of German from the New England region in his hometown of Brattleboro. In particular, Georg was recognized for his years of service, his inspiration and leadership. His call for close work and collaboration between the AATG and MaFLA, indeed between all AATs and state foreign language associations remains a priority for all of us. Georg, wir gratulieren! 
DEUTSCHE
WOCHE IN BAR HARBOR
The eighteenth session of the Deutsche Woche in Bar Harbor will take place from July 8-14, 2001, on the campus of the College of the Atlantic in Bar Harbor, Maine. A total immersion program for middle, secondary and college teachers of German, the Deutsche Woche offers lectures, workshops and recreational activities designed to help you refresh your German skills and to acquire new ideas for teaching. Ernst Endt, a language teacher from Eichstett (Bayern), who is also a teacher trainer and textbook writer, and who has run numerous seminars for the Goethe-Institut all over the world, will be this year’s seminar leader. His topic is "Das creative Klassenzimmer: Deutschlernen durch Musik, Video und Internet." The seminar will provide ideas for communicative and motivating classroom activities. Participants will create teaching units utilizing authentic materials such as newspaper articles, pop songs and video recordings, as well as by exploring the internet as a rich source for both teachers and learners. Registration deadline is June 15, 2001. For
more information, contact Dr. Peter Nutting, RR 1 Box 1970, South China,
Maine 04358. Tel: 207-968-2510. Email: pwn@pivot.net
Sie kamen aus Ägypten, aus Japan, aus Frankreich oder aus der Ukraine: 24 Deutschlehrerinnen und –lehrer aus 16 Ländern erhielten beim sogenannten Mitmachtag im Rahmen eines Seminars des Goethe-Instituts einen Einblick in das Leben von Deutschen. In Köln begleiteten sie einen Tag lang je eine Bürgerin oder einen Bürger der Stadt. Bei den Restauratoren Nach einem Studium in Fachbereich Konservierung und Restaurierung von Kunst hat sich meine Mitmachtag-Partnerin mit zwei Kollegen zu einem gemeinsamen Unternehmen zusammengeschlossen. Es hat seine Geschäftsräume und Ateliers im rechtsrheinischen Köln und liegt etwas versteckt neben einer ehemaligen Fabrik. Die Spezialisierung der Firma: die Konservierung und Restaurierung von Gemälden, Skulpturen, Möbeln und Holzobjekten. Neben privaten Auftraggebern nimmt auch die Kirche ihre Dienste in Anspruch. So kam es zu einer Restaurierungsarbeit an einem Pestkruzifix aus dem 14. Jahrhundert, von denen es in Köln nur noch wenige gibt. Ich fand die liebevolle Mühe, mit der die Restauratorin an die Arbeit ging, faszinierend. Die Jesusfigur auf dem Kreuz war im übrigen unheimlich realistisch. So konnte man zum Beispiel eine "Wirbelsäule" ertasten, die kaum sichtbar war. Virginia Powell, Holden,
Massachusetts, USA (aus TIPP 1/2001, Landeskunde Spezial)
FOR GERMAN LANGUAGE EDUCATORS CENTERED ON THE TOPIC "Film im Unterricht" will be organized and hosted by the
The AATG-Connecticut chapter will host a
German Immersion Weekend on "Film in the German Language Classroom".
The weekend will take place October 5-7, 2001, in Litchfield, CT. German
teachers and TAs from Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island as well
as AATG members from the New York chapters are also welcome to attend.
A similar immersion weekend, organized jointly by the Maine and Northern
New England chapters will take place November 2-4, 2001, at the New England
Center, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH. These immersion weekends
will be followed by a weekend workshop for all participants of the previous
immersion weekends at the School for International Training, Brattleboro,
Vermont. It will be organized and hosted by the Massachusetts chapter of
the AATG in the spring of 2002. The idea is to develop teaching materials
which will help teachers to use German films most effectively in their
classrooms as well as increase language immersion and networking opportunities
for members locally. For information on the Connecticut, Massachusetts
and Rhode Island program, please contact Iris Bork-Goldfield (IBGoldfield@earthlink.net)
or Spencer Wolf (SHW67@worldnet.att.net).
For information regarding the Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire program, please
contact Joan Campbell (Joan.Campbell@dartmouth.edu)
or Carol Ladd (Deutsch54@aol.com).
For information on the spring 2002 follow-up session, contact Cherie Baggs
(cabaggs@aol.com) or Jutta Arend (jarend@holycross.edu).
KLASSENBESUCHE IM GOETHE-INSTITUT BOSTON Es ist Freitagvormittag, kurz nach 10 Uhr: eine relativ ruhige Zeit im Goethe-Institut. Plötzlich wird jedoch diese Stille durch die fröhlichen Stimmen von Jugendlichen unterbrochen, die durch die geöffnete schmiedeiserne Eingangstür hereingeströmt kommen. Nach einer kurzen Begrüßung im Auditorium wird die große Gruppe in 3 kleinere zu ca. 15-20 SchülerInnen aufgeteilt und zur Präsentation eines vergnüglichen, interaktiven Programms in die jeweiligen Räume geführt. "Geographie einmal anders -eine bunte Deutschlandreise" ist das Thema dieses landeskundlichen Streifzugs durch Deutschland, der in München beginnt und in Berlin endet. Eine Abfolge von ausgewählten Videoclips soll den Gästen neben anderem auch einen Eindruck von den Sitten und Gebräuchen vermitteln, die mit den gezeigten Städten assoziiert werden. Zwischen den sechs "Städte-Stationen" wird den SchülerInnen die Möglichkeit gegeben, sich auf spielerische Weise mit dem dazu gehörigen Wortschatz vertraut zu machen. Den abschließenden kurzen Quiz über das Gesehene und Gehörte machen die Kinder gerne, denn im Auditorium warten auf sie als Erfrischung schon Apfelsaft und Gebäck sowie die Preisverleihung für die 10 besten Quizergebnisse. Da man Punkt 12 Uhr wieder in die schon draußen wartenden Schulbusse einsteigen muss, bleibt nicht mehr viel Zeit um noch einmal beim Hinausgehen die schöne neoklassizistische Innenarchitektur des Gebäudes an der 170 Beacon Street zu bestaunen... Im Jahre 2000 kamen Schülergruppen von folgenden High Schools zu einem Klassenbesuch ins Goethe-Institut Boston: Arlington HS, Dennis-Yarmouth Regional HS, Gardener HS, Hopedale Jr/Sr HS, Lexington HS, Melrose HS, Pentucket Regional HS, Waldorf School Lexington. Folgende Daten stehen 2001 für einen Klassenbesuch im Goethe-Institut zur Verfügung: 2.03 / 11.05 / 05.10 / 07.12, jeweils 10-12 Uhr. Anmeldungen bei Jörg Frey, Email: jfrey@giboston,org, Tel: 617-262-6050. NEWS FROM THE GOETHE-INSTITUT BOSTON Deutsch in der Primarstufe Zusätzlich zu dem jährlich stattfindenden Sommerprogramm "KINDER LERNEN DEUTSCH" am Regis College bietet das Goethe-Institut Boston eine Reihe von Samstagsveranstaltungen zu diesem Thema an. Programm: Exploratory Programs
Information/Anmeldung bis 19. März:
Irmgard Hicks - Email: ihicks@giboston.org
Wann: 5. Mai, 10-16 Uhr Wo: Goethe-Institut Boston Für wen: Lehrkräfte, die an Elementarschulen Deutsch unterrichten. Auch für Lehrkräfte, die an High Schools unterrichten zu empfehlen. Kinder Lernen Deutsch Wann: 20.-28. Juli 2001
A Goethe Institut and AATG Massachusetts co-sponsored Seminar This workshop took place on Saturday, February 3rd from 10am to 2pm at the Goethe Institut in Boston. It was attended by veteran as well as new teachers and graduate students from Tufts University. Jörg Frey began by introducing the "Werbemappe" which consists of an extensive collection of ideas, suggestions and information, useful for presenting and promoting the study of German to parents, guidance counselors, students and administrators. Every participant received a copy of this "Werbemappe" as well as many pamphlets, posters and slides at the end of the seminar. After this, Saskia Stössel and Marion Frey of Tufts University presented their Mini-German Program which they created and taught to students at the Brown Elementary School in Somerville this fall. This program consisted of four lessons that taught these young students how to introduce themselves, greet each other, a little bit of geography to advocate for the study of German, numbers, colors and animals. The students also learned two Christmas carols. Most importantly, however, the students found out that learning a foreign language can be an enjoyable experience for them. This program was a positive experience for both the young students involved as well as the graduate students who taught them. Following this presentation, Inge Buerger gave a brief look at the foreign language program in the Pentucket Regional School district, presenting the exploratory program which is offered to all students in the 7th grade at Pentucket Middle School and explained how students then choose one of the three languages offered starting in the 8th grade. She also discussed the GAPP program in terms of how it recruits, motivates and retains students in the German program. Cherie Baggs finished the morning session by tying all the discussions together and reflecting on a variety of methods already tried and true and on additional activities that could be tried in order to advocate the study of German. The afternoon session, presented by Susan Adams of Concord Academy was entitled: "Connecting Cultures: German-Americana in the Classroom as a Recruiting Tool". Susan focused on her unit on Carl Schurz and showed the participants how she teaches her students about this fascinating German who also became famous in the United States. She also pointed out how the students will become more involved and motivated, if information they learned in German class is connected to other subjects, such as history and if they can use this information across the curriculum. This workshop was most informative and interesting and it was particularly enjoyable to be able to discuss these topics with other colleagues from all levels of instruction, elementary through college, and from all different parts of Massachusetts. SAVE THE DATE "Germany and the European Union"
Join colleagues K-16 as we begin a new school
year. This workshop includes information gathered at the Goethe-Institut
sponsored workshop in Schwäbisch-Hall as well as ideas on how to teach
this topic. Numerous handouts available to all participants and examples
for classroom use. Further information available from Ellen Crocker (ecrocker@mit.edu)
7th Annual Massachusetts German Educator of the Year Award If you are interested in nominating someone for this award, please send a one-page resume and a cover letter explaining why the person you are nominating should be considered for the Massachusetts German Educator of the Year Award by May 1, 2001, to: Inge Buerger, AATG Ma Chapter Awards Chair, 5 Pinewood Lane, Groveland, MA 01834. The Massachusetts Chapter of AATG will determine the recipient. This year’s award will be presented at the MaFLA luncheon to be held during the Annual MaFLA Fall Conference in October in Springfield, MA. A copy of the proposal form can be found
in the MaFLA Newsletter (Jan/Feb 2001) and is also available as a PDF downloadable
proposal on the MaFLA web site (www.mafla.org).
Or contact Cherie Bagges, MaFLA Resoure Coordinator (cabaggs@aol.com)
who will gladly mail you a copy. The deadline for submitting proposals
to the Conference Chair, Deborah Fernald Roberts, is APRIL 1, 2001.
For 2001 Annual Fall Conference in Springfield, Massachusetts The Massachusetts Foreign Language Association (MaFLA) and the Connecticut Consortium of Language Teachers (COLT) will hold their annual conferences together from October 25-27, 2001, in Springfield, Massachusetts. This arrangement will allow foreign language teachers from Massachusetts and Connecticut to come together for workshops and sessions. We hope that German teachers in both states will also take advantage of this unique opportunity. Deadline for submitting proposals to the Conference Chair, Deborah Fernald Roberts, is April 1, 2001. It is hoped that members of the Massachusetts and Connecticut AATG Chapters will submit proposals. AATG TESTING Submitted by Joan Murray
2000/2001 MASSACHUSETTS CHAPTER DUES The Massachusetts Chapter needs your participation.The chapter offers regional activities, workshops, the AATG testing program, the awards banquet for regional winners and this newsletter for your benefit. However the cost of these benefits is only partially paid for by your national membership dues. Therefore we ask that you contribute $10.00 to the Massachusetts Chapter, so that we may continue to fund these activities and also contribute to the national AATG Endowed Scholarship Fund for Study Abroad. Send your check payable to AATG – Massachusetts Chapter to: Monika Whipple, Treasurer, 96 S. Harbor Road, Townsend, MA 01469 Name________________________________ E-mail________________________ School/College_________________________ Position_______________________ Address______________________________ Phone_________________________ Along with your check feel free to express any professional interests or concerns you think should be addressed by the Massachusetts Chapter members. Questions, comments, suggestions about this Newsletter? Contact JUDITH BACH at jbach01@tufts.edu Deadline for submissions for the Winter Newsletter: 09/15/2001 Please, send information via email or attachments (Word) |