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.

This cross-sectoral professional learning event is a great opportunity to meet other German teachers, to network, share ideas and concerns, and practise your German! Most importantly, the event will remind you that you're not alone in your commitment to teaching and supporting the growth of German in NSW schools. 

​For more information about the conference, please download the attached flyer.

Wir freuen uns auf den 12. Mai.

If you have any queries, please contact:

• - Alison Dean 
• - Michelle Walls 
• - Gillian Cordy 

 
Subsidised by the NSW Association of Independent Schools and the Goethe Institut Sydney and supported by the NSW Department of Education and the Catholic Education Commission NSW.
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​The NSW Department of Education is seeking NSW public school teachers to present at the upcoming German conference: Wohin geht die Reise?
 
Your contribution can take various forms, for example presenting:

• - go-to teaching and learning activities that are consistently engaging and effective
• - a task-based unit of work that has worked well
• - a unit of work you have programmed and delivered with another KLA
• - expertise you have gained as an HSC marker (you might wish to collaborate with others in providing an overview of different sections of the exams)
• - an initiative you have undertaken at school that raised the profile of German
• - how you’re collaborating with your partner/feeder schools to create and/or sustain continuity in learning.

 
The NSW Department of Education will either pay one day’s relief for presenters to prepare their presentation or reimburse conference participation costs to presenters’ schools.
 
If you are interested, please email a one paragraph presentation proposal to Michelle Walls by Friday, 10 March 2017.

Friday 12 May 2017
8:30am for 9am – 4pm
Rydges Central, 28 Albion Street, SURRY HILLS NSW 2010 (adjacent to Central Station)
Assistance in meeting registration and transport costs is available on application.

To register:
Create a profile with AIS (free of charge, non-binding and non-sector specific)
https://www.aisnsw.edu.au/Pages/Registration.aspx 
 
Register on the event webpage (credit card required): http://www.aisnsw.edu.au/CoursesEvents/Pages/CourseDetail.aspx?cid=4b4de370-cd2d-4acf-a4cc-c611dc86b22d

Any inquiries to:

• - Alison Dean at adean@aisnsw.edu.au
• - Michelle Walls michelle.walls2@det.nsw.edu.au
• - Gillian Cordy gillian.cordy@syd.catholic.edu.au

 
Subsidised by the NSW Association of Independent Schools and the Goethe Institut Sydney and supported by the NSW Department of Education and the Catholic Education Commission NSW.

12 May 2017 @ Rydges Sydney Central (Surry Hills)

A day of sharing innovative and engaging teaching strategies to enhance your teaching and learning of German.

Strengthen your professional connections, deepen your knowledge of contemporary Germany and contribute to the growth of the German teaching profession in NSW.

If you'd like to present, or to find out more, contact Ali Dean at AISNSW: ADean@aisnsw.edu.au or 9248 3767.

Enrolment link.