2025-2026 Events for Utah DLI German Teachers

October 10, 2025: German Bridge Fall Workshop @ Beehive Room at Utah State Capitol

October 27-28, 2025: Atlanta German DLI Conference

November 6, 2025 @1:00pm: GIST Webinar: Utah's Core Instructional Strategies

November 19, 2025: DSD 2 Schriftliche Kommunikation

November 21, 2025:  Deutscher Vorlesetag

November 21-23, 2025: ACTFL Convention in New Orleans

December 3-6, 2025: Salt Lake City Christkindlmarkt

January 8, 2026 @1:00pm: GIST Webinar: Teaching Grammar & Spelling

January 23, 2026: German Bridge Fall Workshop at Clearfield High School Library Conference Room

January 29, 2026: Secondary German DLI PD

February 5, 2026: Elementary German DLI PD

February 19-21, 2026: SWCOLT Conference in Broomfield, CO

March 5, 2026 @1:00pm: GIST Webinar: Instructional Walls

July 11-14, 2026: AATG Conference in Boston

News from AATG

AATG's fall newsletter is out. Have you checked it out yet? Click here to access it.

AATG's National German Exam registrations is now open. Click here for more information.

No GAPP program? Do you have students that want to spend their summer in Germany? AATG can help. Have your students check out the AATG Summer Study Program. Click here for more information. There are also multiple scholarships available for summer study abroad.

Articles Worth Reading

Elementary: Imagine the classroom as a launchpad for your students’ futures, not just for academic success but for their place in a global economy. This article argues that dual-language programs in North Carolina aren’t just a “nice-to-have” in schools — they’re quietly becoming one of the state’s most powerful economic levers. If you’ve ever wondered how teaching language skills could do more than open doors for students — how it might strengthen communities, fuel workforce development, and transform your students into global-ready leaders — this is a must-read. Dive in to see how what happens in your classroom might just shape a state’s economic trajectory. Click here to read the full article.

Elementary: What if the graphs your students see in school could be more than just charts? What if each one became a door into deeper thinking, curiosity, and real data sensemaking? This Edutopia article introduces a clever yet powerful routine called slow-reveal graphs, where students gradually uncover the pieces of a graph—one layer at a time—so they can debate, revise, and truly make sense of data together.  If you're curious about turning passive graph-reading into active mathematical thinking, or about giving students tangible strategies to decode data in any subject area, this is a read worth your time. Dive in — and see how a simple shift in how you present graphs can spark richer conversations and deeper understanding. Click here to read the full article.

Secondary:  In a world wired for speed and instant answers, what if the “slow lane” is where true learning happens? This Edutopia article isn’t just another listicle. It makes a compelling case that helping students pause, reflect, and dig deeper can shift them from superficial responses to thoughtful, durable understanding. If you’re intrigued by strategies that push students beyond snap judgments — into moments of metacognition, deeper questioning, and evidence-based thinking — this read is for you. Press pause on your day and discover nine classroom-ready ways to help your learners master the power of deliberate thinking. Click here to read the full article.

Lernmaterialien

Lernmaterialien vom PASCH-Netzwerk

Alle PASCH Materialien im Überblick gibt es hier. Man kann es nach Themenbereich oder Sprachniveau filtern. Eine wunderbare Ressource, wenn man auf der Jagd nach authentischem Material ist.

Have you or your students played Google Quickdraw yet? Here is an addictive game that makes learning vocabulary fun! Click here to play right now. Click on the language setting in the lower right-hand corner to select German.

Here are some new ideas how to practice vocabulary.  These ideas were shared by Birsen Özünal in a Cornelsen webinar called Wortschatz mit Witz und Grammatik mit Pfiff. Cornelsen offers  great webinars for free. Check them out here.

DAAD Updates

The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research has a website with lots of information for U.S. students that are interested in studying in Germany. The website is in English and German: https://www.study-in-germany.de. Please share with interested students!

Grants and Scholarships

AATG Grants and Scholarships

AATG has multiple grants and scholarships opportunities. Please click here to see them all.

Would You and Your Students Like to Be Featured in the November Newsletter?

Send pictures and blurbs to Michaela at mclaus-nix@utahdli.org by October  31, 2025.

Please share your hard work and the accomplishments of your students so that we can celebrate you!