Immersion Weekend for Teachers of German - February 19-21, 2010 Northern Illinois AATG - Wisconsin AATG - Trainernetzwerk of the Goethe-Institut-Chicago Wonderland Camp and Conference Center, Camp Lake, Wisconsin Engaging the Learner - - Personalized, Culture Based Storytelling in the German Classroom

Bernie, Barbara, 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 Barbara Cartford’s award-winning TPRS presentation in Swedish. (bloß, weil das Schwedischlernen so viel Spaß macht!) Over the course of the weekend, participants will gain more insight into the types of culture based teaching techniques that have stemmed since TPRS emerged in the early 1990’s.

Bernie Schlafke has taught German for the School District of Sun Prairie (WI) since 1991, after having spent two years studying, singing, and teaching English in Regensburg, Germany. He worked for Waldsee, the German Village of Concordia Language Villages (CLV), 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. Barbara Cartford is currently Minnesota’s World Language Teacher of the Year! She has taught Spanish and Swedish in Minnesota since 1980, and has worked for CLV’s Spanish and Swedish villages since 1976. In 1982 Barbara founded Cartford Language Services, a private institute for language teacher training located in Minneapolis. She began to shift to a more personalized, culture based approach to language teaching at a TPRS workshop in 2001. Byron Despres-Berry has taught German in the Appleton (WI) Area School 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 für 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 at 6:00 p.m. 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: Advanced Registration before Dec. 15, 2009 Double Room: $125, Single Room: $175 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, the National AATG Organization 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. There is a contract with the conference center, committing us to pay for all reserved rooms, whether or not participants are able to arrive for the weekend. ***There are no refunds after receipt of registration and check. Project Leaders: Charles James, U of Wisconsin, John Stark, Illinois Math and Science Academy, Mark Wagner, Nicolette High School, John Paluch, Northwestern University. Registration Form for Immersion Weekend 2008 (Feb. 19-21, 2010) Late registration: We still have room for additional participants!

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: Bernie Schlakfe, Sun Prairie High School, 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 [email protected]

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) [email protected]

*****Advanced Registration Fee Received BEFORE December 15, 2009 Double Room: $125 Single Room: $175

*****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

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