Mr. Patrick Wallace Herr Wallace Whitewater High School
Whitewater High School Students: 1450 Languages : Spanish, French, German and Latin Grades: 9-12 Class Structure : 7 Period day German Level 1 : 62 (2 classes) German Level 2 : 61 (2 classes) German Level 3 : 23 (1 class) German Level 4/5 – AP : 23 (1 class) German Club Members (76) • Delta Epsilon Phi (German Honor Society) • GAPP Exchange with Oschersleben • Gymnasium in Sachsen-Anhalt. Exchange with Robert Bosch Gesamtschule • in Niedersachsen. Exchange with Neuss Football Team • Home of the Schule zur Arbeit Initiative • PASCH School (2014) •
If you have not viewed all the webinars in this series, I strongly encourage you to do so! Be visible • Be a communicator • Be an interdisciplinary teacher • Be involved in your professional organizations • German Club / German Honor Society • GAPP Exchanges / Exchanges • Be active in your community • Involve your community • Maximize Social Networking • Celebrate! (National German Week and beyond) •
• State German Convention/Spoken Language Contests • GHP – Governor’s Honors • Integrate Technology in Teaching • Websites galore! (Teacher/Student) • Actively Engage decision Makers! • Gain Parental Support at every turn! • Encourage Testing (AATG/DSD/AP) • Take Full Advantage of Outside Resources • Teach in the Target Language! • Build toward success for all!
Strike the right academic balance! Be ready to lose the map! Incorporate technology! Smile and the world smiles with you! Use your talents! Differentiate when possible! Let the music out! Be organized! Incorporate Literature! Make clear objectives / Rubrics Daily Formula = i + 1 Open door! Build the language house! The show must go on! Be a Grammar Warrior! Make the Connection! Special Projects! You are the engine – take care of yourself! Established Procedures! Don’t lose your love for being a student yourself! Speak German!
Getting Organized Activities (Socials) Officer Positions Eisparty! Selecting Officers Grillfest Planning meetings Oktoberfest Point Systems German Week Sign in sheets (attendance) Bowling Dues Kinoabend Conducting Meetings Fussball Freitag Lebkuchenhaus Wettbewerb Weihnachtsparty Miscellaneous Maifest T-shirts Ostereier malen Sponsoring friends Stammtisch Art projects (Oragami/basteln) Ausflüge Speak German Day Poster Wettbewerb Special Projects – Berlin Wall GAPP Activities Schnitzeljagd
Georgia’s Career Clusters The 17 Career Clusters / Pathways encompass both secondary and postsecondary education and will strengthen and improve student transition from secondary to postsecondary education. http://www.gadoe.org/Curriculum-Instruction-and-Assessment/CTAE/Pages/CTAE-Georgia-Career-Clusters.aspx Agriculture, Food, & Natural Hospitality & Tourism • • Resources Human Services • Architecture and Construction Information Technology • • Arts, A/V Technology, & Law, Public Safety, Corrections, & • • Communications Security Business Management & Manufacturing • • Administration Marketing • Education and Training Science, Technology, Engineering, • • Energy Mathematics • Finance Transportation, Distribution & • • Government & Public Administration Logistics • Health Science •
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