Champaign CUSD 4
GERMAN:
“Our Department”
Centennial High School
913 S Crescent Dr
Champaign, IL 61821
Our Philosophy:
5 Great Ideas from German Class
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Englisch ist eine germanische Sprache. English is a Germanic language.: This means German is
easy! Most vocabulary words are cognates. Teaching methods are modern and interactive.
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Klein aber fein. Small but fine.: we don’t have the enrollment of Spanish or the popular
attention of Chinese, but German in Unit #4 is a classy department with lots of cultural
activities and pathways for success. We form a tight learning community.
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Deutschland ist eine moderne Demokratie. Germany is a modern democracy.: Young Germans
responsibly acknowledge their country’s past while presently taking on respected and trusted
international leadership roles. Germans are our defense partners in NATO, our business
partners in the G-8, and our academic partners in STEM.
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Das 21. Jahrhundert. The 21st Century.: Knowing about Europe is a 21st century skill.
Germany is the driving force behind the European Union.
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Deutsch ist cool! German is cool!: Rick Steves told his own son, “Learn German and go to
Berlin!” Germans love sports, theater, movies, literature, music, travel, cars, and other
languages, and they excel at them!
Recruiting 8th graders for high school German:
Our Promotional Flyer
Our German Room at Centennial H.S.
OUR CURRICULUM
German I:
German II, III-1st Semester:
German III-2nd Semester:
German AP:
Parkland College:
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Intro (STEM focus numeracy);
Intermediate;
Pre-AP;
Honors;
Dual Credit
German Department for both Central High School and Centennial High School
housed in Centennial
Lesson Plans – UbD and Standards-based Grading
IPA summative and formative assessments; Rubrics
Deutsch Aktuell Thematic Units
Literacy Methods and Classroom Library
Sony e-readers with German Literature
Culture
Technology – wiki page with student submissions
Communicative Participation Structures
Our German Teacher, Frau Malloy
Her motto: “Talk Drives Acquisition.”
Our Ties to the
Business Community
--Arends, Hogan, Walker, LLC
--Around the World Tax Services, LLC
--Biggby’s Coffee
--Kessler Optical
--Klose Knit
--Pekara Bakery
--Peter B’s Automotive
--Webber & Thies, P.C., Lawyers Attn.: David Thies
--ThyssenKrupp in Danville, IL
(next slide: from our field trip to the plant)
Students assemble a camshaft
at the ThyssenKrupp Foundry
Our Outcomes: Wall of Honor
of students by year since 2000 who have taken the
AP Exam and/or placed on the National German Exam
Our International Travel: World Languages Hallway Display
of individual students by year and destination
who participated in the AATG Summer Study Trip:
3 weeks, family stay, daily German lesson, weekend excursions
Our EU Essay writers
• http://eucenterillinois.blogspot.com/2013/02/
illinois-high-school-students.html
• Every year we participate in the Essay Contest
at the European Union Center at the
University of Illinois placing numerous times.
Our Trophies from the Illinois State
“Global Connections” Knowledge Bowl at the
Foreign Language Festival “Globalfest”
Our GlobalFest Team 2014
Our Webpage
http://www.champaignschools.org/schools/pro
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Calendar of Activities
Alumni Stories
Year in Review
“Our German Department” Powerpoint
Our Technology
“digital story-telling” on the smartboard
OKTOBERFEST
Our big event of the year is our
Family Outreach Night “Oktoberfest”
held on the last Monday of October
every fall: singing, dancing, brass band,
potluck dinner, knowledge contest,
games, and play all in German.
Potluck Meal Sharing
Play & Blaskapelle: Friedrich der Groβe
Next Generation
Our Honors Students:
New National German Honor Society Initiates May 1st, 2013
Maibaum
Our German Alpine Rock Garden
Centennial Courtyard (PTSA)
Day of Service Courtyard Clean-Up
Our Guests and Helpers:
Mentors, Student Teachers,
Native-Speaking Presenters
Our Parents
Unit #4 German Parents Booster Organization
Join us on Facebook!
Fall 2013:
Selling Pekara Bakery Pretzels October 12th for
Developmental Services of Champaign County
April 2014:
National Pretzel Day Sales at both High Schools
Our Costs & Funding
• Costs: AATG Membership, Outstanding Senior Awards,
National German Exam for III/AP, Summer Study Trips,
German Honor Society Memberships and Scholarships,
Senior Honor Cords, Globalfest Registration, ICTFL Fall
Conference, Workbooks for German III/AP, Field Trips,
Online Resource Accounts, Oktoberfest Invitation Postage,
Service to German Awards, Recruitment Flyers, T-Shirts.
• Funding: Scholarship Accounts held at First Federal Bank,
Unit #4 German Parent Boosters Account held at Busey
Bank, German Activity Account at Centennial, District
World Languages Coordinator Fund, Principal Fund,
Students’ Families, and Teacher personal funds.
Our Senior “Trilingual Award”
for German and one other language
Senior Awards Ceremony:
Outstanding Senior in German,
NGHS Scholarship, Service to German
Keep studying after you graduate!
IL Colleges & Univ. with GERMAN
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PRIVATE COLLEGES
Columbia College Chicago
Elmhurst
Illinois College
Knox College
Lake Forest College
North Central College
Rockford College
Augustana
PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES
University of Chicago
DePaul University
Illinois Wesleyan University
Judson University
Lewis University
Loyola University Chicago
Northwestern University
Quincy University
Robert Morris University
Bradley University
PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES
Chicago State University
Eastern Illinois University
Illinois State University
Northern Illinois University
Southern Illinois University (Carbondale, Edwardsville)
University of Illinois (Chicago, Springfield, Urbana-Champaign)
Western Illinois University (Macomb, Quad Cities)
COMMUNITY COLLEGES Black Hawk College
College of DuPage
Harper College
Heartland College
Highland College
Illinois Central College
Illinois Valley Comm College
Joliet Junior College
Kaskaskia College
Kishwaukee College
College of Lake County
Lake Land College
Lewis & Clark Comm College
Lincoln Land Comm College
McHenry County College
Moraine Valley Comm College
Oakton Comm College
Parkland College
Rend Lake College
Richland Comm College
Rock Valley College
Southwestern Illinois College
Waubonsee Comm College
John Wood Comm College
Where we’re going:
Our Strategic Plan
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The German Department remains a vibrant force in the life of Unit #4 schools.
All students develop fluency, literacy, and cultural awareness for the German language.
Enrollment: Recruitment for a German One of at least 30 students at each high school.
(Offering German One during summer school.)
Retention: Keep entering students in German.
Intermediate: Strengthen German III 2nd semester in a Pre-AP class for Honors.
Outcome: Build and strengthen new AP class with most students taking the exam.
Promote Dual Credit German for cross-over language learners.
Send at least 2 juniors on the AATG trip.
Send a yearly group to Washington Univ. St. Louis “German Day for High Schoolers”.
Expand Unit #4 German Parent Boosters and Pretzel Sales
Continue to develop business partnerships.
Get more U of I members into the mentor program. (2 this year)
Databases: German-speakers in CU; former students who’ve studied college German
Teacher: Professional Development dealing with Technology
Our Goal:
Become an
American Assoc. of Teachers of German
“K-12 German Center of Excellence”
http://www.aatg.org/coe-K12