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The 2009 SLIC conference, Second Languages: Passports to the Future, will take place in Calgary on October 23 & 24. Don't miss this opportunity to see what's new and connect with others concerned with second language teaching and intercultural issues.
Click here (PDF or Word) for the registration. More information: http://slic.teachers.ab.ca/Annual%20Conference/Conference%202009/Pages/Theme%20and%20Poster.aspx.
PLEASE SEND YOU REGISTRATION FORM AND PAYMENT TO: Theresa Trapnell. Phone: 403/283-0545. Fax: 403/500-2935. Address: #203,835-18th Ave. SW, Calgary, T2T 0G9. E-mail: ttrapnell@shaw.ca.
INQUIRIES TO: Heide Doppmeier (Conference Director). School Phone: 403/281-3366 ext. 7037. Fax: 403/777-7999. E-mail: hedoppmeier@cbe.ab.ca
Teaching German in Alberta: A new Vision. The AATG has been given a unique opportunity to pass on to all of Alberta’s German teachers. We are planning a two-day PD event on Friday, January 30 – Saturday, January 31, 2009 at the Hilton Garden Inn Calgary Airport (please see poster) with speakers from Alberta, BC and Ontario.
The list of speakers on the poster is an early one, and we are expecting more. I just wanted to get this information out now since our time is running short. I realize this is rather short notice, but we were just given the funds for this and had a specific time period given to us in which to put on this event. We at the AATG feel it will be very beneficial to all teachers, 4-12, with special sessions for bilingual school teachers, and we certainly hope to see as many as possible there. The costs for the conference are covered by generous support from the Goethe Institute, Toronto. The 30th is a system-wide PD day in Calgary, so no sub costs will need to be covered for Calgary teachers.
Teachers, please RSVP as soon as you possibly can so that we can begin to finalize our numbers with the hotel. Thank you so much and see you at the end of January!
Sandra
Schreibwettbewerb 2009: Auch 2009 veranstalten die Fachberater der Zentralstelle für das Auslandsschulwesen wieder einen Schreibwettbewerb für Schüler und Studenten im Alter von 6 bis 20 Jahren. Die genauen Angaben sind bei den Fachberatern (Hannelore Müller oder Wieland Petermann)zu bekommen. [mehr ...]
AATG Professional Development Bursary winner: This year's successful applicant for the AATG Professional Development Bursary is Kirsten Janiak. Kirsten teaches Kindergarten and Grade 1 at Rio Terrace Bilingual School in Edmonton. She will be participating in the Sommerkurs für Deutschlehrkräfte from August 11-22, 2008 in Meißen. The course is sponsored and conducted by the Sächsisches Bildungsinstitut. Congratulations, Kirsten, and we look forward to hearing from you about some of your experiences in September!
Winner of the Monod Award for International Languages: Janice Aubrey. Janice Aubrey began her involvement with languages first as a French teacher and then working as a language consultant with Edmonton Public Schools. She then moved on to a position as team leader of international languages with Alberta Education and has recently returned to Edmonton Public Schools as program coordinator for the Institute for Innovation in Second Language Education. Janice had been a dedicated champion of language programs in Edmonton and throughout the province through programme expansion and curriculum development. Congratulations, Janice! (information from Zephyr, The Newsletter of the Second Languages and Intercultural Council)
- Student Exchanges:
Student exchange programs are open to all high school students studying German. Students normally apply during the Grade 10 year
to participate in the exchange during their Grade 11 year. They must have completed the 20-level of the appropriate second
language course, or its equivalent, prior to departure. For more information and application form:
http://education.gov.ab.ca/nie/exchange/Student/ or
e-mail: exchange.programs@gov.ab.ca for further details. The deadline for
applications is February 29, 2008.
- Teacher Exchanges - One Year or Short-Term: Swap jobs (and homes) with a teacher in Germany. With Alberta
Education's Educator Exchange Programs, you continue to be paid by your Alberta school jurisdiction,
and return to your own teaching position after the year is over. The deadline for applications is December 31, 2007. -
Short-term job shadow programs with Germany occur during spring and summer holidays. For more information and application form:
http://education.gov.ab.ca/nie/exchange/educator/
or e-mail: exchange.programs@gov.ab.ca for further details.
The deadline for applications is March 1, 2008.
Note: These deadlines may seem a long way off, but there are a few of steps to the application process - so you should begin now if you are interested!