GROW (German Resources on the Web)

GermanShare is a community supported website (created by Brian Zahn) designed to provide teacher-tested resources for German teachers of all levels. It includes the capability to store files and pictures for teacher use, and the forums provide teachers the ability to share ideas, strategies, or to ask questions of other experienced teachers.

http://www.germanshare.org/

   
 

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GROW Mission Statement

The Editorial Board for GROW (formerly the AATG Technology Committee) believes that as the Internet continues to grow as a medium of communication and information exchange, it will become an even more powerful educational tool. Our goal is to help teachers of German use the Web more effectively and efficiently by making relevant Internet resources more accessible on this teaching resources site. The GROW committee is committed to working with the AATG membership to make www.aatg.org the premiere Web portal for German language educators.

The Editorial Board for GROW (Jim Witte, University of Illinois, Martha Williams, AATG Headquarters) sees itself as a board of directors for the teaching resources section and is responsible for monitoring and updating its content.

Guide to GROW Listings

Web Resources: Lists the “best of the best.” Sites chosen for their overall usefulness for German teaching at all levels. Categories based on topics commonly addressed in German textbooks. Stable sites that contain minimal or no advertising are preferred.

Web Activities: Topic-oriented. Learners use external web sites to complete. Simple design and online submission preferred. Web activities are coded for: general topic, level, and options for submission. Printing out the activity as a worksheet is always an option and is not listed unless it is the only option.

Level is determined by difficulty of vocabulary and structures. Every attempt is made to be accurate according to the following rubric: e.g., 1 = first year secondary, first semester postsecondary, 2 = second year secondary, second semester post-secondary, etc.

Web Exercises: Grammar, vocabulary, or topic oriented. Self-contained (use no external web sites to complete). Simple design, self-correcting exercises preferred. Web exercises are coded for: general topic, level, and correction option. Printing out the exercise as a worksheet is always an option and is not listed unless it is the only option.

Level is determined by difficulty of vocabulary and structures. Every attempt is made to be accurate according to the following rubric: e.g., 1 = first year secondary, first semester post-secondary, 2 = second year secondary, second semester post-secondary, etc.

Standards-based Thematic Units: Topic-oriented units, must include references to and integration of the Standards for Foreign Language Learning in the 21st Century and suggestions for teaching. May include lesson plans, student worksheets, exercises, etc. Simple design preferred.
Level is determined by difficulty of vocabulary, structures and tasks. Every attempt is made to be accurate according to the following rubric: e.g., 1 = first year secondary, first semester post-secondary, 2 = second year secondary, second semester post-secondary, etc.

Project: Topic-oriented units, may include lesson plans, student worksheets, exercises, etc. No explicit reference to the Standards for Foreign Language Learning in the 21st Century required. Simple design preferred.

Level is determined by difficulty of vocabulary, structures and tasks. Every attempt is made to be accurate according to the following rubric: e.g., 1 = first year secondary, first semester postsecondary, 2 = second year secondary, second semester post-secondary, etc.

Online Course: No-cost online German courses.