This page is designed to provide curriculum support for teachers of German, particularly in Victoria related to resources and professional practice. Whilst every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of information provided here, the AGTV cannot be held responsible for the content of any curriculum resource documents or reference texts and websites.
General – Curriculum Documents & Policies & Online Resources
VCE - please ensure you have the current version of the study design for German which must be used in conjunction with the assessment handbook , the most current of which are online together with past exam papers and examiners reports. Click Here:
http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/vce/studies/lote/german/germanindex.html#H2N10048
VELS - the Victorian Essential Learning Standards for Prep to Year 10. Click Here: http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/prep10/vels/index.html
Department of Education and Early Childhood Development, LOTE Doman - find extensive information here about LOTE in Victoria including reports and policies. Click Here: http://www.education.vic.gov.au/studentlearning/teachingresources/lote/default.htm
Languages Online (http://www.eduweb.vic.gov.au/languagesonline) is an excellent free web resource for students in the Early and Middle Years developed by the Victorian Department of Education and Early Childhood Development. It offers topic-based self-paced, interactive tasks, songs and printable worksheets, support for the developing interactive games, cross-curriculum toolkit for developing rubrics, downloads of resources and projects e.g. cross-curriculum links Tip: Languages Online is an excellent support for learning and revision at home.
Goethe-Institut - a list of videos, podcasts, quizzes & games, weblogs and RSS feeds found on the Goethe-Institut website. Click Here: http://www.goethe.de/frm/enindex.htm
Materials for DaF - resources from the Goethe-Institut, Click Here: http://www.goethe.de/lhr/mat/deindex.htm
Übungsblätter selbst gemacht - Click Here: http://www.goethe.de/lhr/prj/usg/deindex.htm
Steps – Information for LehrassistentInnen in the UK with some useful links suitable for Australian students. Click Here: http://www.goethe.de/ins/gb/lp/prj/stp/deindex.htm
Austria via Sweden – Lots of thematic materials, information and links about Austria on this website created though a cooperative partnership to promote German and German teaching between Skövde and the Austrian Ministry for Education, Art and Culture (bm:ukk) Wolfgang Malik presented at the AGTV State Conference in 2009. Click Here: http://www.his.se/hogskolan/organisation/institutioner/iki/osterrikecentrum/
Teaching resources for Austria from the Austrian Kultur und Sprache (bm:ukk). Click here: http://www.kulturundsprache.at/index.php?id=48
AEIOU Austrian information links and explanations. Click Here: http://aeiou.iicm.tugraz.at/
Vorarlberg – Dave Nutting created a website with information and learning resources reflecting his learning at a seminar through the Austrian Bundesministerium für Unterricht, Kunst und Kultur (bm:ukk). Click Here: http://www.kulturundsprache.at/index.php?id=44
Dave also created and maintains his German Australia website, a significant project recording the contribution of German-speakers to Australia. Click Here: http://www.germanaustralia.com
Resources and links are throughout this AGTV website:
Language Trails & Resources - the page provides resources to download for German for authentic learning opportunities to use German e.g. to research the rich German heritage in Victoria, as well as links to useful sites e.g. Film Screenings in Australia, World Cup Fussball resources.
Aktuelles online – this page has a collection of more links including current music in Germany, youth culture and how Australia is promoted in Europe.
Curriculum and promotional materials can be purchased from the AGTV’s Goethe Boutique including Toi! Toi! Toi! - an audio with transcripts for resource for senior students, and Frohes Fest - a collection of songs and craft activities for Weihnachten.
The Professional Learning page on this website provides information about professional development programs, Language maintenance and intercultural learning opportunities and links to a range of curriculum resources.
The AusDaF (Deutsch als Fremdsprache in Australien) website is the official website of the Network of Australia Teachers of German (NATG) for national events and information about teaching German in Australia with links to information for every state and territory, as well as additional information for Victoria.
The Goethe-Institut link is to the website of the Goethe-Institut Australia with information about German language and cultural events and services in Australia, as well as further links to institutes throughout the world and centrally produced materials for German.
This site is our companion website, which originating through a funding initiative of the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development. The AGTV will eventually merge these two sites. The site consists of these sections:
What’s New? – is update on additions to the site including reports and photos of AGTV Events e.g. Poetry Competition, German Days Out and the State Conference. Click Here: http://www.germanlinx.vic.edu.au/whats_new/index.htm
Resources for teachers of German. Click Here: http://www.germanlinx.vic.edu.au/teachers/index.htm
Resources for students which are also resources for teachers including useful links for language learning. Click Here: http://www.germanlinx.vic.edu.au/students/index.htm
ICT links for German. Click Here: http://www.germanlinx.vic.edu.au/teachers/ict.html
Media Links including YoungGermany newsfeed. Click Here: http://www.germanlinx.vic.edu.au/media_links/index.htm
Organizations related to German. Click Here: http://www.germanlinx.vic.edu.au/organisations/index.htm
Careerslinx has information about German beyond the school years.
NB: See also the Promotions page on this site for links and downloads to promote German in schools.
AGTV Networks - The AGTV facilitates the sharing of resources within and across AGTV Networks at network meetings, through the Committee and centrally run PD, through electronic distribution lists, through the national journal SZENE and through presentations at professional development programs. AGTV Newsletters are forwarded to Network Leaders for distribution to AGTV members of the Network. The newsletters include information about upcoming events and resources.
Goethe-Institut Melbourne Library, 1st Floor, 448 St. Kilda Road, Melbourne - visit the Goethe-Institut to discover the huge range of films, DVDs, CDs and books available for borrowing. Or stop by to read a current German newspaper or magazine or view the current exhibition and find out about the language courses available.
Goethe-Institut Australia Resource Centres – These are located in each AGTV Network with a broad range of resources for free-borrowing by teachers. http://www.goethe.de/ins/au/lp/net/lmz/vic/enindex.htm
Languages and Multicultural Education Resource Centre - LMERC is located in Carlton and houses a Goethe-Institut Resource Centre but has an extensive range of additional resources to borrow. LMERC is often used by training teachers for materials for their practicum in schools. Click Here: http://www.education.vic.gov.au/studentlearning/programs/lmerc/default.htm
Ozdeutsch - This wiki was developed for Australian teachers of German to share ideas, to seek advice, and to make teaching materials available to colleagues. The AGTV does not accept responsibility for the content of this site and teachers are strongly advised to check copyright of their work including the use of photographs and graphics. Click Here: http://ozdeutsch.wikispaces.com/About+Ozdeutsch
NB: Copyright : The AGTV advises contributors to cite copyright and check for copyright related to the content, photos and graphics of material submitted to online sharing sources.
Copyright free photos can be found in a number of sources. Search for ‘free photos’.
Many photos on Wikipedia are copyright free and you can check their copyright by clicking on the photo. Read about one free photo source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flickr
Modern Language Teaching Association of Victoria (MLTAV) - papers and materials presented at conferences are often available to download and there are conferences as well as projects in which teachers can become involved to support classroom practice. Click Here: http://www.mltav.asn.au/
Intercultural Language Teaching and Learning in Practice Project - this project is funded by the Australian Government Department of Education, Science and Training through its Australian Government Quality Teacher Programme. It is a major, national professional learning initiative to support languages education and aims to develop our collective understanding and work with intercultural language teaching and learning. Extensive information about the project is on the website. Click Here: http://www.iltlp.unisa.edu.au/default.html
Professional Standards Project (PSP) - this project is funded by the Australian Government Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations through its School Languages Programme and is being developed and implemented by the Australian Federation of Modern Language Teachers Associations (AFMLTA), with the Modern Language Teachers Associations (MLTAs) in each state and territory, and the Research Centre for Languages and Cultures Education (RCLCE) at the University of South Australia. Click Here: http://www.pspl.unisa.edu.au/
Participants in the Professional Standards Project for LOTE teachers have shared their experiences and resources on a Wiki. Click Here: http://pspljourney.wikispaces.com/
Assessment for Learning
This website is an initiative of the Curriculum Corporation and provides professional learning and resources for teachers in regard to assessment for learning, a process of seeking and interpreting evidence for use by learners and their teachers to decide where the learners are in their learning, where they need to go and how best to get there . Click Here New link!!!! http://www.assessmentforlearning.edu.au/default.asp
Web 2.0 Community Learning Program – the Next Generation of the Victorian DEECD’s Knowledge Bank Click Here: http://www.kbng.net/community/
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