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Support materials for Stage 4 German

27/5/2020

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We've just published support materials for Stage 4 on our curriculum website. You'll find a unit starter based on preparations for Harmony Day, two sample assessment tasks (Harmony Day and student exchange), and an updated scope and sequence.
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German zoo worksheets

8/8/2018

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The German zoo worksheets have been uploaded to the Languages NSW - Resources group on Yammer, which can be accessed through the portal. Although they're now more than a decade old, and would need updating if you are planning a day at the zoo, they are still a good starting point.
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News from the Goethe-Institut

6/2/2018

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The February 2018 Goethe Institut newsletter has arrived, with lots to offer NSW German teachers.

To keep in touch with the Goethe-Insitut and stay informed about the fantastic range of support they offer to teachers of German, contact Claudia Steiner-Taylor who will add you to the mailing list: Claudia.Steiner-Taylor@goethe.de
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HSC CONTINUERS AND EXTENSION DAY – FREE WORKSHOP
Would you and your students like to prepare for the HSC oral exam with other German learners? The Goethe-Insitut is running a workshop with intensive communicative activities for high school students from different schools, who prepare for the oral exam under the guidance of experienced teachers.

Dates for 2018:
HSC Continuers Day: 4 May 2018
HSC Extension Day: 1 June 2018

Target group: HSC Continuers/Extension
Duration: 9am – 2 pm
Cost: Nil

For more information contact Inken Steeb. 

Ph. 8356 8342

NATIONAL SCHOOL FILM AWARD
Each year students all over Australia produce short films which are screened in the German School Film Festivals in Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney. The best films from each category in each city are entered in the finale – the German School Film Prize in Australia.

The National German School Film Award 2018 for the winning entries from 2017 with the topic Deutschland im Jahr 3017 will be held as a digital Vote for the Winner event.

VOTE for your favourite school film entry.
The films with the most votes will win the National German School Film Award 2018 and receive a German DVD. The winning films will be announced in mid March.

TEACHING AND LEARNING PROJECTS AND MATERIALS

Kalendar 2018 – Sport in Deutschland
The new 2018 wall calendar has arrived. This year's title is Sport in Deutschland. Each month is presented with an image on the front page and further information on the back page, including statements of young people, interviews, cartoons and statistics. The calendar addresses topics of interest to young people aged between 15 and 25, such as swimming, skiing, climbing, break dance, surfing, vaulting and unicycling. Of course one of the most important topics this year will be soccer. The materials are perfectly suitable for the German class room.  

All pages and additional teaching material for each month are available for download from the Goethe Institut website.


Enterprise German – Unternehmen Deutsch promotes the collaboration between schools and German companies/or Australian companies with a relationship to German speaking countries within the region. Applications for Term 2, 2018 are now open. 

Lego Mindstorms – robotics and coding in German

LEGO® MINDSTORMS® EV3 is a robot composed of a programmable computer, motors and sensors. The robots can be built into different models using LEGO bricks. Depending on the complexity of the project LEGO MINDSTORMS are suited to students from Years 5 to 9.

Coding with Blue-Bot: resources for primary schools (K–2)

Blue-Bot is a small robot that can be programmed using a tablet or PC or with the arrows on the robot itself. Through this coding game students adopt new skills in Digital Technologies and learn German at the same time. Additionally, with the Goethe-Institut’s classroom mats other learning areas can be integrated in the German lessons.
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The Goethe Collection - a new resource centre for teachers and students

4/10/2017

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The Goethe-Institut Sydney is pleased to announced the opening of a new Teachers' Resource Centre in Sydney. The new 'Goethe Collection' can now be found in the library of North Sydney Boys High School. These resources include German books and DVDs and provide useful materials for both teachers and students of German.

The catalogue can be viewed via the Softlink Oliver system. Alternatively, you may wish to visit the library in person. North Sydney Boys High School Library is located at 365 Pacific Highway (cnr Pacific Highway and David St), Crows Nest NSW 2065.

For further inquiries please contact:
Teachers' Resource Centre, Goethe-Institut Australien, Sydney
90 Ocean St, Woollahra NSW 2025

E: info@sydney.goethe.org T: (02) 8356 8333


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Free German textbooks at Cherrybrook Technology High School

21/9/2017

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As Cherrybrook High School is discontinuing their German courses, they are giving away all the German textbooks that have been accumulated over a 20 year period. These textbooks include several sets of Feuerwerk and Katzenspung textbooks. If you are interested in obtaining some of these resources for your school, please contact Nicola Dracakis within the next six weeks to ensure that you don't miss out on these resources before they are disposed of.
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Textbooks and resources in your classroom

2/8/2017

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The Languages and Culture team are in the process of populating the new curriculum website with examples of learning and teaching documents (such as unit plans, scope and sequences, and assessment schedules) for large-candidacy languages. To ensure the documents we produce are relevant, we aim to avoid referring to textbooks and resources that are outdated and no longer commonly used in schools. To this end, we would like to know what you are using in your classrooms. 

Please comment below to let us know which texts and resources you use in Stages 4 and 5.
If you are receiving this post via email, please click on the link provided so that you can comment on the Languages NSW page.  

Please don't hesitate to get in touch via email or phone if you would like to discuss this further. 

Vielen Dank,
Michelle Walls
A/Language Officer
​02 9244 5573
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News from the Goethe-Institut

14/2/2017

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Study day NSW: Language, Higher Education and Exchange - 23 Mar 2017
University of Sydney

Join us on 23 March 2017 for an insight into higher education and exchange in Germany. Invited are German teachers and their students that are interested in studying at a Germany university. The day will be a great opportunity for your students to learn more about study and research in Germany. For more information and to RSVP, please contact: ann-katrin.berk@sydney.edu.au
Study day NSW: Language, Higher Education & Exchange

HSC Continuers and Extension Days NSW - 5 May and 2 June 2017
Goethe-Institut Australia, Sydney

Do your students want to improve their German for the HSC exams? Then enrol your class for one of the GI's full-day events of intensive communicative activities for Year 12 HSC students and support their preparation for the oral HSC examination.
HSC Continuers and Extension Days NSW

German School Film Festival - Palace Cinema, Sydney
Deadline 8 Sep 2017
Finale 19 Oct 2017

This year, the German School Film Festival will take you on a time travel into the future. “Deutschland im Jahr 3017”: Imagine it is the Year 3017. What does the world – what does Germany – look like? Entries for ACT, NSW, NT and QLD close on 8 September 2017. Further information will be available soon on the GI website.

Felix and Franzi - New teaching materials
Some of you might already know the fun Felix and Franzi teaching materials for primary level. Another set of lesson plans with new topics has been developed by our colleagues in London and is now available for download.
Concepts and Materials: German for Children 

Autobahnspiel
"Das Autobahnspiel” is an informative, interactive station game that provides many impressions and facts about the German-speaking countries, their culture and products. It's the perfect motivational game for students who are about to choose a foreign language, for beginners of German and even for parents. Please contact the GI if you would like to have "Autobahn" at your school.
Autobahnspiel 
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Free 'Katzensprung' resources

18/1/2017

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The Ponds HS has class-sets of Katzensprung 1 and Katzensprung 2 to give away for free.
If you’re interested, please contact Lauren Hasna at lauren.gauci2@det.nsw.edu.au
Pick-up preferred, and first in, best dressed.
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"Ganz Genau" textbook - Please help

10/3/2016

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Natalie Wai from Cumberland HS has a Year 10 student studying German through the Open HS. The student requires the "Ganz Genau" textbook (third edition) for the course, but there have been supply issues.

Is there a lovely German teacher who can lend Natalie a copy of the book while she waits for her order to arrive? The student needs it ASAP.

If yes, please contact Natalie directly on 9871 7718 or at natalie.wai@det.nsw.edu.au 
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Help!! Seeking advice re. Year 8 German textbook

4/2/2016

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Jasmin Starke (Gunnedah HS) is seeking advice about which Year 8 German textbooks are recommended by other teachers of German:
I am asking you, as my German Language Colleagues, about which German textbook to purchase for a Year 8 class. They have already studied one year of basic language. I do have a copy of the 1st Genau text but am not sure if that would be too advanced for them. I would appreciate if you could advise me on a text that comes with student book and teacher book that I could use. My email is jasmin.starke@det.nsw.edu.au

Please share your feedback/thoughts/advice by clicking on the Comments button below (preferred - that way other teachers in the same situation can see your thoughts) or by emailing Jasmin directly.
Thank you for your support!
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