April 17, 2024: BYU German Fair
April 17, 2024: German Language Advisor at Summit Academy
April 18, 2024: German Language Advisor in Tooele
May 6, 2024: German Immersion Schools Collaboration (virtual)
July 29 - August 2, 2024: AUDII 2024
July 31 - August 2, 2024: Bridge Summer Institute
Summit Academy High School hosted a group of 12 students and 2 teachers from their partner school, the Albert Schweitzer Gymnasium in Kaiserslauten, Germany as part of the German-American Partnership Program or GAPP from March 19 until April 2, 2024. This is how many life-long connections are forged and how learning comes to life. The students from Germany are experiencing the American way of life and a real American high school. The group visited the Pioneer Memorial Museum and the Capitol in Salt Lake City and presented on cultural topics in Frau Andrae's German classes. The exchange visit ended with a big surprise party at the Provo Rec Center. The American students hosting will in return join their German partners at the end of May and learn how the German way of life and how German high schools are different and similar. What an experience of a lifetime!
What Keeps Teachers on the Job? In this article, teachers share what keeps them in the classroom. How do you continue to find joy in teaching?
New Math games for the elementary classroom - find the article here.
Students usually do not come with sound research skills. They need to be taught explicitly. Here is a short blog post from the MiddleWeb Blog that gives a few tips on how to hone researching skills in your students.
Do you support your English partner teacher by teaching test taking strategies before RISE? This blog post by DLI Consultant Marie Bouteillon on Test Taking Strategies includes a great video at the bottom of her post. Enjoy!
Here is a website with free digital German books for read alouds. Copies can be downloaded:
AMIRA: Leseprogramm für Grundschüler in 9 Sprachen. They also have the picture book without text available to simplify language if necessary.
A1 / A2 Text zum Lieblingsthema Lieblingsessen. Was essen Ihre Schüler am liebsten? Hier geht es zum Lernmaterial.
A2 Text zum Thema Schultaschen. Was haben Ihre Schüler in der Schultasche? Hier geht es zum Lernmaterial.
A2 - B2 Lernaktivitäten zum Stationenlernen zum Thema Fussball und Gesundheit. Hier geht es zum Lernmaterial.
B1 / B2 Text zur Holocaustgedänkstätte in Berlin. Hier geht es zum Lernmaterial.
B2 Videos zu Sophie Scholls Geburtstag am 9. Mai. Hier geht es zum Lernmaterial.
Check them out here.
Do you want to learn another language over the summer in an immersive setting? Check out these scholarships!
Apply here for this month's classroom culture awareness grant!
Send pictures and blurbs to Michaela at mclaus-nix@utahdli.org by April 30, 2024.
Please share your hard work and the accomplishments of your students so that we can celebrate you!
Contact:
Michaela Claus-Nix, Ed.S.
German DLI Coordinator
Utah State Board of Education
mclaus-nix@utahdli.org
