AATG Fall Meeting and Workshop
Saturday, September 24, 2011
Northern Illinois AATG Fall Meeting and Workshop 2011
The New German AP Exam
Saturday, September 24, 2011 at COD (College of DuPage),
SRC (Student Resource Center) Room 2052
* * * Information * * *
The significantly revised German AP exam is going in effect this year! High school students will take it for the first time next spring and colleges and universities will use it as an evaluative
measure as they admit students into their programs. The approach is theme-oriented and the curriculum is organized according to six main topics: Globalisierung, Naturwissenschaften und
Technologie, Alltag, Persönliche und öffentliche Identität, Familie und Gesellschaft, and Schönheit und Ästhetik. Diverse forms of communicative competence, connected meaningfully to cultural content, are emphasized.
• What does the new German AP exam look like?
• What is going to be tested?
• How can I best prepare students for the exam?
• Where can I find materials to implement relevant topics in class?
• What can college instructors expect as students enter their programs?
You are cordially invited to find out the answers to these questions during the Northern Illinois
AATG Fall Workshop! This is a fantastic opportunity and a significant bargain for high school
and middle school as well as college and university instructors to learn about the changes
involved in the new exam!
Morning Session
Representatives from the Goethe-Institut Trainer Network Central and instructors
from the Northern Illinois Chapter of the AATG will present the new exam and give
examples of materials that can be used to prepare for the exam. Our primary
presenters are:
* Katharina Barbe (Northern Illinois University, Illinois)
* Ninja Nagel (Barrington High School, Illinois)
* John Stark (Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, Illinois)
* Volker Langeheine (Millard North High School, Nebraska)
* Friedemann Stuebing (Northern Illinois University, Illinois)
Participants will also have the opportunity to explore many relevant materials to use; Dagmar Schalliol and Arthur Grauman will present Langenscheidt resources.
Afternoon Session
During the afternoon, participants will have the chance to discuss selected aspects of the AP exam further. High school and middle school instructors may create their own
AP-related materials and college and university instructors may talk about language placement and the effects of the new AP exam at colleges and universities.
Program for
Northern Illinois AATG Fall Meeting and Workshop 2011
The New German AP Exam
Saturday, September 24, 2011 at COD (College of DuPage),
SRC (Student Resource Center) Room 2052
8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Breakfast
Pastries, coffee, tea, juice (included in registration fee)
9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. Business Meeting
9:30 a.m. - 12:20 p.m. Workshop, Part I
o Discussion
o Presentations
o Stationenarbeit
12:20 p.m. - 12:30 p.m. Presentation of Langenscheidt Materials
12:30 pm - 1:00 p.m. LUNCH (included in registration fee)
Please indicate meat/vegetarian preference on registration form
o Exploration of AP materials (on tables)
o Swap Shop (see below)
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Workshop, Part II
o Hands-on Activities
o Discussion
Swap Shop
Do you have German materials you no longer use, but hate to throw away? Clean out your unused German items. We will have a swap shop during lunch. Bring materials that are
relevant to German culture and instruction that you no longer need. You may sell them, trade them or donate them to the chapter for a later fund-raising raffle. Your unused items could be
another teacher's great find!
Registration Form Northern Illinois AATG Workshop Fall 2011
AP Workshop Survey
Please answer the following questions, so we can adjust the workshop as much to your needs as possible.
1. I teach at a a. college or university b. high school c. middle school d. other (please explain below)
___________________________________________________________________
2. I teach German AP courses. Yes No
3. I have taken part in an intensive weeklong workshop on the new German AP exam. Yes No
4. I have taken part in a one-day or half-day workshop on the new German AP exam. Yes No
5. What book do you use for lower level German courses? _________________________
6. What book do you use for German AP courses? _______________________________
Registration fee is $50 if paid by Tuesday, September 6, 2011, or $60 at the door. It includes
the workshop, breakfast, and lunch - please indicate meat or vegetarian preference on form below. All
members must pay the registration fee.
The AATG is a State of Illinois Preferred Provider and hours earned at this workshop can be used for
the re-certification process. Participants earn 3 CPDUs (for attending the morning session) or 5 (for
attending both). Please indicate below whether you need a certificate of participation.
Special opportunity! Bring a teaching colleague who has never attended a meeting and that individual
pays $25.00. We hope to draw new members into our organization and encourage participation.
University program directors may also invite their new teaching assistants for that price! Please indicate
your guest's name below.
Please make registration form and check payable to Northern Illinois AATG and mail to:
Ingrid Zeller
Department of German
Northwestern University
1880 Campus Drive 2-375/2-530
Evanston, IL 60208
Name: __________________________________
Phone: __________________________________
Address: _________________________________
E-mail: __________________________________
School: __________________________________
Certificate of Participation Yes No
Lunch preference (please circle) Meat Vegetarian
Name of Guest: ____________________________ School: ____________________________
*** Please register early! Seating is limited! ***