Each year, one bursary in the amount of $250 is awarded by the AATG to support the professional development of a current or future teacher of German. Click here for a copy of the application form in Word format; it is also available in PDF format. - If you would like to donate to the Bursary fund, please click here (the form in PDF format.)
This annual bursary is awarded to two Alberta teachers of international languages who register for a summer study/travel program in the milieu where the language they teach is spoken. The bursary is made possible by Pierre and Madeleine Monod who established a foundation to help teachers of languages grow more fluent through study and travel. The bursary is not meant to cover the full cost of a travel/study program but can be used in conjunction with any number of other forms of financial assistance. To qualify, applicants must be currently teaching an Alberta Learning approved course in international languages in any school district in the province and must attach proof of registration in a language travel/study program to their application which usually has an early April deadline. For more detail see the SLIC Website.
For many years, the AATG has organized informal get-togethers in Edmonton and Calgary – Stammtische – for social conviviality, introducing new teachers to their more experienced colleagues, and for planning up-coming events. This honourable tradition is continuing, albeit under a less pretentious name. Regional coordinators will organize such get-togethers in Calgary, Edmonton, Medicine Hat, and possibly elsewhere if volunteers can be found. The AATG listserv will be used to alert members to these occasions.
One of the objectives of the AATG is to sponsor, organize or facilitate professional development opportunities for its members. Some have been taking place in the past as part of the annual ISLC conferences or in conjunction with local or regional PD events or with universities. Check this website for upcoming activities. Of course, the listserv will be used to publicize them.
Language Teacher Bursary Program:
Alberta language teachers wishing to enhance pedagogical and language skills may apply for a
Language Teacher Bursary in order to take a summer program of
at least four weeks duration in a language/language teaching methodology. Approximately ten bursaries of $5,000
(for a program outside of Canada*) and two bursaries of $2,500 (in-Canada program for teachers of Aboriginal languages) are awarded.
Recipients are chosen by a selection committee, with decisions based on the applicant's statement of program, course rigour, school authority endorsement and the potential benefit for both the teacher and the school authority. The selection committee attempts to balance participation in different languages. Applicants will be advised of the outcome of their application.
Please note that the application form and process have been revised. Once endorsement has been given, the school authority will mail the application package to Alberta Scholarship Programs by February 10, 2007. Teachers should be sure to submit their package to their school authority in ample time to allow for review and processing.
Applicants must:
The AATG has always participated actively in the programming for the annual conference of the SLIC (formerly, ISLC).
AATG speakers at ISLC 2007 were:
The purpose of the AATG listserv is to provide a way for the solitary German teacher to reach out and connect with others in the province. If you have an announcement you think would be of interest to German teachers somewhere in the province, or a question you want to hear from others on -- you can use the listserv; currently there are more than 160 teachers, students, professors and others on the list. (Please make sure to have a clear title in the Subject line so people can tell at a glance if the message might be relevant).
All e-mail addresses which receive messages from the AATG listserv are registered through Manfred Prokop as subscribers. That means that you can post messages to the listserv only from the e-mail address at which you receive messages. (If you have a home e-mail and a school e-mail, and the listserv just knows about one, that is the one you can send messages from.)
Just add the listserv address <aatg@mailman.srv.ualberta.ca> to your contact list so you don't need to remember what it is each time.
We envision this list as THE one place to contact German teachers in the province. There is no requirement that you be a paid-up AATG member to be on the list. Your address stays on it until you let Manfred Prokop know to unsubscribe you, or till you inform him of a change in your address.
Please let other colleagues know about the AATG list if they do not already. To get on the list, people should e-mail Manfred.Prokop@Ualberta.ca and request that their e-mail address be added.