Conference postponement
Due to the current restrictions in place and the impact COVID-19 is having on our ability to meet, the 2021 NSW Conference for Teachers of German has been postponed until a date to be advised.
 
Virtual meeting
The Goethe-Institut would like to invite all teachers of German across NSW to a virtual meeting on 8 September to hear about updates from the NSW Department of Education, MLTA NSW and the Goethe-Institut as well as have an opportunity to network with other teachers.
There is no cost to attend this meeting. Please register your attendance via Eventbrite. The Zoom link will be emailed to all participants on 8 September.
 
German careers day
On 13 September, the Goethe-Institut together with the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) and Macquarie University will be holding an online careers day for students in years 8-12 from around Australia. This will be an opportunity for students to learn about career paths with German, engage in insightful presentations by professionals and engage with other learners of German. Further information can be found online. 

EOI – call for presenters
The Languages and Culture team is seeking language teachers from NSW public schools to present at the NSW German Teachers’ Conference 2021, to be held on Friday 3 September 2021 at the Goethe-Institut in Sydney. The theme of the conference is Neue Wege mit Deutsch.

Focus areas for which we are seeking presenters are:
- assessment, reporting and feedback – K-10
- Stage 6 assessment strategies (German Beginners and Continuers)

• - innovative and effective teaching and learning strategies

- engaging resources and activities
- other.
 
Session brief:

• - workshop sessions are 45 minutes
• - teachers may submit a joint EOI to present together.​​​​

Teachers who are successful in the EOI process will receive 2 days’ relief – 1 day to prepare their presentation and 1 day to attend the conference.

All applications require the signature of the applicant’s current principal. Please complete the attached EOI form, and email as a PDF to shanelle.ingram@det.nsw.edu.au by 5 pm on Monday 21 June 2021.

Successful applicants will be notified via email by Friday 25 June 2021. Presentations will be due to the Languages and Culture team (as PPT, including presenter notes and related resources) by Monday 2 August 2021

For further information, please contact Shanelle Ingram, Language Officer on 0448 479 778 or at shanelle.ingram@det.nsw.edu.au. 

This EOI form is for teachers from the NSW Department of Education only. Non-departmental teachers can apply directly through the Goethe-Institut to present.

Travel and accommodation may also be paid, if required.

The first edition of GETVICO virtual conference will be held on 20-21 October 2020. GETVICO is a virtual platform for German teachers to exchange ideas, resources and teaching practices. The conference will be held in German.

To register, please contact Eva Baker from the Goethe-Institut Australien. 

The National Conference for Teachers of German will be presenting inspiring ideas and best practice examples of "authentic learning" from international and local educators.
 
Date: 4-5 September 2020
Venue: Bayview Eden, 6 Queens Road Melbourne, Victoria
 
For more information and to register, contact the Goethe-Institut Australien.

​Registration closes Friday 14 August 2020.

Calling all German Teachers K-12!

The NSW Department of Education, in collaboration with the Association of Independent Schools and the Goethe-Institut Sydney will be hosting the German Teachers' Conference Blick in die Zukunft on 22 March 2019.

The conference will focus on programming the new German K-10 syllabus, task design in Stage 6 and discussion around the new HSC Extension prescribed test. There will also be presentations on the support available to German teachers and students and an update on current events in Germany.

The conference addresses standards 2.1.2, 2.3.2, 6.2.2. 

The cost of attending the conference is $240 and further information regarding the event can be found here. Registration for the event closes on Friday 15 March. To register for the event, please visit the website.

Applications for travel and accommodation subsidies for rural and remote teachers from NSW public schools are now open for teachers 7-12 wishing to attend the German Teachers' Conference in Sydney. The details and requirements are outlined below.

Authority to travel
Your travel must be approved in advance by the principal, and the appropriate form or online application must be completed.

What costs are covered?
Rural and remote participants should make all travel arrangements for flights, hire car or long-distance train or bus travel through their school’s office/P-card.

Participants should select the most time- and cost-effective method of travel to the German Conference at the Goethe-Institut, 90 Ocean Street Woollahra. Expenses related to private vehicles such as petrol will not be reimbursed and meals are also not reimbursed.

To apply for travel and accommodation subsidies, please contact Maxine Acosta. Applications close on Tuesday 26 February.  

The Languages and Culture team is seeking teachers to present at the German Teachers’ Conference, to be held on Friday 22 March 2019 at the Goethe-Institut, Sydney.

The theme of the conference is Blick in die Zukunft – Looking to the future.

Workshop themes for which we are seeking presenters are:

• - new K-10 German syllabus programming, assessment and reporting
• - Stage 6 assessment strategies [German Beginners and Continuers]
• - new Stage 6 course HSC Extension prescribed texts and/or themes
• - innovative and effective classroom teaching and learning strategies
• - other.

All applications require the signature of the applicant’s current principal. Please complete the EOI form below, and email as a PDF to maxine.acosta4@det.nsw.edu.au by 5pm on Friday 15 February 2019.

For further information, see attached form or contact Maxine Acosta – Language Officer on 9266 8540 or at maxine.acosta4@det.nsw.edu.au.

This EOI form is for NSW Department of Education teachers only.

For independent school teachers wishing to present, please contact MWahlin@aisnsw.edu.au

The 2019 NSW cross-sectoral German Teachers’ Conference Blick in die Zukunft will be held on 22 March 2019 at the Goethe Institut, 90 Ocean Street Woollahra.

The event focuses on:
- programming the new K-10 German syllabus
- task design in Stage 6
- discussions on the Stage 6 German Extension course prescriptions.

Teachers are also invited to present in the conference. For further details, please contact Maxine Acosta.

The 2018 National Conference for Teachers of German will be held from 31 August to 1 September 2018 at Bayview Eden, Melbourne.

Registrations are closing on Friday 17 August – please register through this link if you are interested in attending the event. This year's guest speakers are Rebecca Rashid from the Goethe-Institut in Berlin and Maria Fischer-Siregar from the Goethe-Institut in Indonesia.

For further information, visit the conference page or contact Jelena Herster.