A A T G  Building Bridges for Future Partnerships

DC/NOVA
 
*  Info-Deutsch   Fall 2004

 

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Deborah McGee Mifflin, President •Johns Hopkins University, 3400 N. Charles St, Baltimore, MD
21218 • ( 410-516-7592 • E-mail: ­­­­­­­­­­­­­mifflind@jhu.edu   http://www.marylandnovadc.aatg.org
         

Liebe Kolleginnen!  Liebe Kollegen!

 

Ihr habt nun hoffentlich einen schönen Sommer hinter Euch und seid erneut und voll Energie für das neue akademische Jahr!  Um diese positive Energie gleich anzuzapfen, baten wir einen Immersion Workshop zum Thema „Berlin:  Neu Entdecken“ vom 17. bis 19. September in Washington, DC an.  Wir haben uns auf die rege Teilnahme von 22 Lehrer/innen gefreut.  Lest darüber und schaut Euch die Materialien an:  Online @ www.marylandnovadc.aatg.org

 

Viele andere Veranstaltungen sind für die kommenden Monaten geplant, wie Ihr im Verantstaltungskalender sehen könnt.  Macht mit, bleibt Deutsch fit!

 

Mit herzlichen Grüßen und besten Wünschen für ein produktives und erfolgreiches Jahr!  

 

Deborah McGee Mifflin   President

 

 

Special Musical Event - DAFT Tour

November 10, 7pm

The Great Hall, Levering Hall

Johns Hopkins University

3400 N. Charles St., Baltimore, MD

www.jhu.edu

 

Co-sponsored by Johns Hopkins University, the Maryland/DC Metro Chapter of AATG, and the German Society of Maryland

 

Deutsch Amerikanisches Folksänger Treffen

 

"The DAFT-Tour uses the power of music to bring people together and to promote mutual and peaceful understanding of diverse cultures.  The artists, representing diverse musical and cultural backgrounds within their own countries, join forces to offer beautiful songs, captivating arrangements and a wide mix of personal reflections of the world we live in."

 

Performers:  Annie Wenz (USA); Martina Höfer (Germany), Rik Palieri (USA), Robert Williams (USA/Germany); Lowry Hamner/Frank Matheis (USA), and Wilfried Mengs (Germany).  www.daft-tour.com

 

Tickets: Free Admission for all students with ID; suggested donation of $10.00 for adults.   RSVP to mifflind@jhu.edu

 

MD/DC Metro 2004 WORKSHOP “BUILDING BRIDGES”:

Partnerships between Colleges / Universities & Secondary Schools

 

Report and Follow-up

 

On February 28, 2004, a group of area German teachers from high school and college met at Johns Hopkins University for a productive day of discussion and planning.  Charlotte Melin, Associate Professor and Director of Language Instruction for the Department of German, Scandinavian and Dutch at the University of Minnesota, facilitated the one-day workshop.

 

Goals of the Workshop:

·    Maintain the Momentum of high school students to continue their study of German at the college level

·    Present viable models of collaboration between high school programs and Departments of German at colleges / universities

·    Pair college and high school faculty from local institutions to plan collaborations

 

Results of the Workshop:

·    Baltimore-area Stammtisch:  Stacey Elder epiclinic@msn.com & Deborah Mifflin mifflind@jhu.edu

·    Filmabend - JHU & Area High Schools:  Heidi Wheeler hwheeler@jhu.edu

·    Tutoring - college students come to your school:  Annette Budzinski abudzinski@jhu.edu

·    DC Area Initiatives:  Hiram Maxim hhm2@georgetown.edu;  Margaret Mullens Margaret.Mullens@gallaudet.edu

·    Creation of a Speaker's Bureau for MD region.  Mohamed Esa mesa@mcdaniel.edu

·    Faculty Swap - college folk visiting high school classes and vice versa.  kayleigh2214@hotmail.com

 



Other News & Announcements

 

Congratulations to Dr. Uta Larkey, Goucher College, for being awarded the AATG Certificate of Merit.  Uta will be honored this year in Chicago! 

 

Renew your membership in AATG and be listed in the MD/DC Metro chapter, #24.  A portion of your national dues is returned to the chapter to support our local activities. Membership from 1/1/2005-12/31/2005.  http://www.aatg.org/member_services/membership/index.html

 

MD-AATG Listserve.  Make sure you are receiving our updates by email: 

 

Willkommenskörbchen  Do you know a new teacher of German who is not a member of the AATG?  Enter your colleague in our new Membership-Initiative by sending his/her name and information to Hal Boland lehrer9942@aol.com or Sarah Zaniello szaniello@yahoo.com.  The first 10 new-teacher members will receive a free year's membership in the AATG compliments of our chapter. 

 

*VERANSTALTUNGSKALENDER*

 

October 15-16, 2004, Largo, Maryland        

*MFLA Annual Fall Conference*

Freitag Immersion:  "German-TV im Unterricht"

mit Stefan Brunner, Goethe Institut

http://www.mflamd.org

 

GAD

October 18, 2004, Westminster, Maryland

*German-American Day at McDaniel College*

Mohamed Esa: mesa@mcdaniel.edu

http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/german/GAD/gad04.html

 


November 6, 2004, Towson University

*Annual Awards Dinner, German Society of Maryland*

http://marylandnovadc.aatg.org/03banquet.htm

 

 

 

DAFT

Mittwoch, November 10, 2004, 7:00pm, Baltimore, MD

*Deutsch-Amerikanisches Folksänger Treffen*

Johns Hopkins University,

Deborah McGee Mifflin: mifflind@jhu.edu

http://www.daft-tour.com

 

November 19 - 21, 2004

*ACTFL 2004 Conference*
Chicago, Illinois

http://www.actfl.org

 

 

Spring, 2005

*Immersion Weekend for Area College Students*

Deborah McGee Mifflin: mifflind@jhu.edu

 

 

May, 2005 Baltimore, MD

*High School Awards Ceremony*

Dorothy Louks: dlouks@teacher.com

 

 

 

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Board of Directors

 

    Officers

    President

         Deborah McGee Mifflin, Johns Hopkins University

    Vice-President

     Carolyn Ostermann-Healey, Robinson Secondary School

    Secretary

       Haley Crittenden Gordon,

       Lee High School and Key Middle School  

   Treasurer

         Shirley Santora, Chesapeake High School

   

Membership Chairs: Hal Boland, Heritage High School and  Sarah Zaniello, Lake Braddock Secondary School

 

 

Testing Chair

   Dorothy Louks, Century High School

  

Newsletter Editor

   Maureen Helinski, Anne Arundel Community College

 

OTHER BOARD MEMBERS:

Sally Cranston, Woodrow Wilson High School

Mohamed Esa, McDaniel College

Katrina Griffin, North County High School

Kerstin Hopkins, German School Washington, DC (GLC)

Uta Larkey, Goucher College

Ulrich Levi-Goerlich, Jefferson Junior High School

Margaret Mullens, Gallaudet Univeristy

Mary Upman, McDaniel College

Jeffrey Wheeler, Annandale H.S. and Woodson High School

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
 

 


A A T G Building Bridges for Future Partnerships

 

FALL 2004
 

DC METRO
 
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