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Wonderland Camp and Conference
Center, Camp Lake, Wisconsin
The Northern Illinois and Wisconsin
Chapters of the AATG together with the Trainernetzwerk of the
Goethe-Institut-Chicago will organize the 12th
annual Immersion Weekend for Teachers of German. The focus will be:
Engaging the Learner - - Personalized, Culture Based Storytelling in the German Classroom
Bernie, Barb, and Byron all structure their teaching around personalized, culture based storytelling. This style of teaching makes strong use of the TPRS (Teaching Proficiency through Reading and Storytelling) techniques developed by Blaine Ray, who based (what has become known as) TPRS on the research of reading and acquisition guru, Dr. Stephen Krashen. All presenters will model the types of personalization techniques they have used and developed since becoming trained in the acquisition techniques gathered at TPRS conferences and the Concordia Language Villages (CLV). The weekend will open with Barb CartfordÕs award-winning TPRS presentation in Swedish. (blo§, weil das Schwedischlernen so viel Spa§ macht!) Over the course of the weekend, participants will gain more insight into the types of culture based teaching techniques which have stemmed since TPRS emerged in the early 1990Õs.
Bernie Schlafke has taught German for the School District of Sun Prairie (WI) since 1991, after having spent two years studying and teaching English in Regensburg, Germany. He worked for Waldsee, the German Village of Concordia Language Villages, since 1988. Bernie is the author of TPRS and the Songs of Waldsee, a teaching manual published by CLV. At Waldsee he could also combine his love for German and choral music, as he served as its Ethnic Music Program Leader.
Barb Cartford Barb Cartford is currently MinnesotaÕs World Language Teacher of the Year! She has taught Spanish and Swedish since 1984, she began to apply TPRS since 2001, and in 2003 Barb began to train teachers in culture-based language teaching. Barb has also been actively involved in many roles with the Concordia Language Villages since 1976. Her model lessons have won awards in 2003 in Minnesota and in 2005 at Central States.
Byron Despres-Berry has taught German in the Appleton (WI) AreaSchool District since 2001, after returning from two years teaching English in Japan. He has also worked as a counselor for Waldsee from 1985 to 2006, was himself a Kursteilnehmer in its summer program in his youth, and a student for a year at its college immersion program, Das Concordia College Institut fŸr deutsche Studien. Most recently Byron has spent his summers assisting Donna Clementi with her CLV methods courses for future Chinese and Arabic teachers, serving as a link between CLV and the world and ways of TPRS.
**** New teachers and teachers in
training are strongly encouraged to attend.
**** Participants must be willing to
communicate in German at all times.
Lodging
and Meals
The Immersion Weekend will be held at
the Wonderland Camp and Conference Center. Housing is in double rooms in the 30
room hotel which has been reserved for our group. The program begins on Friday
evening with a light supper and introductory activities and ends with lunch on
Sunday.
Wonderland Camp and Conference Center http://www.usc.salvationarmy.org/usc/www_usc_wonderland.nsf
The Salvation Army Wonderland Camp and
Conference Center
9241 Camp Lake Road, Camp Lake, WI 53109
Main Office 262-889-4305
(5 miles north of the IL/WI border, just east of Wilmot,
north of Antioch)
Participant's Fee:
Late Registration after Dec. 15, 2009
Double Room: $150, Single Room: $200
Purchase of Concordia Language Villages'
TPRS © Storytelling and the Songs of Waldsee (Book & CD) $25 (Book & CD
cost $35 when purchased directly from CLV)
*The housing and board costs
charged by the conference center are significantly more than the price we are
charging. We are able to run the
weekend with minimal registration costs because of substantial support provided
by the Goethe-Institut-Chicago along with other benefactors.
**We
are charged a per person fee by the conference center for housing and
board. Thus we have to charge full
registration fees even for those people not participating in the program.
Project
Leaders: Charles James, University of Wisconsin at Madison, John Stark,
Illinois Math and Science Academy, Mark Wagner, Nicolette High School, John
Paluch, Northwestern University
Late registration after December 15, 2009 !
Registration includes
room, board, instruction, and instructional materials (2 nights lodging and 6
meals). This workshop is made possible through the generous support of the
Goethe-Institut-Chicago, the Northern Illinois AATG Chapter Projects Fund, the
Wisconsin Chapter AATG, a StaDaF grant and contributions from private
corporations. The participation fee is non-refundable once registration has
been acknowledged.
Registration: First come, first served. Priority given to
AATG Members. Maximum 60 Participants. Advanced Registration Deadline: December
15, 2009. (Late registration accepted based on availability, higher fees apply.
Please send a quick email of inquiry to check on the status of the weekend.)
Project Leaders:Charles James, University of Madison at
Wisconsin, John Stark, Illinois Math and Science Academy, Mark Wagner,
Nicolette High School
Administration: John Paluch, Northwestern University
Department of German 1880 Campus Drive Evanston, IL 60208-2203 Phone:
847-491-8081 Fax: 847-491-3877 paluch@northwestern.edu
The Northern Illinois AATG Chapter is a certified provider
for the Illinois State Board of Education. Participants may earn CPDUs.
Make
check payable to: Northern Illinois AATG
Mail to: John Paluch, Northwestern University, Department of
German 1880 Campus Drive,
Evanston, IL 60208-2203 (847-491-8081)
paluch@northwestern.edu
*****Late Registration Fee Received AFTER December 15, 2009
(Based on room availability)
Double Room:
$150 Single Room: $200
Purchase of
Concordia Language Villages' TPRS © Storytelling and the Songs of
Waldsee
(Book&CD) $25
(Book & CD cost $35 when purchased directly from CLV)
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TPRS
Storytelling (Bk&CD) ($25 rather than regular $35 from CLV) Yes /
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price only through advance order/payment. No extra copies at wkend) Total ________________
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