8-9:00 Registration / Coffee & Breakfast
9-9:30 Welcoming Remarks
- Ms. Katrina Griffin, AATG Maryland/DC Metro
- Dr. Lawrence Poos, Catholic University
- Ms. Andrea Christ, Embassy of Federal Republic of Germany
- Mr. Ulrich Braess, Goethe-Institut Washington
9:30-12:30 Discussion Panels (consecutive)
- Panel 1: Why learn German? Perspectives from the Business and Government World (Moderator: Dr. Mohamed Esa, McDaniel College)
Dr. Daniel Hamilton, Center for Transatlantic Relations, SAIS
Mr. Dennis Burnett, EADS North America, Inc.
Mr. Peter J. Esser, Representative of German Industry & Trade
Mr. Tyson Barker, Bertelsmann Foundation, Washington DC
- Plenary Address: The State of German Education in the US
Ms. Helene Zimmer-Loew, Executive Director of AATG
Coffee Break
- Panel 2: Current Challenges to Offering German – Facts on the Ground (Moderator: Ms. Amy Peterschmidt, Bryn Mawr School)
Ms. Susan Spinnato, Maryland Department of Education
Ms. Claudia Bezaka, Washington, DC Public Schools
Ms. Helen Small, Virginia Department of Education
Ms. Leslie Grahn/ Ms. Debbie Espitia, Howard County Public Schools
- Panel 3: Success Stories / Direct & Local (Moderator: Ms. Deborah McGee Mifflin, Johns Hopkins University)
Dr. Bill Heiser, Mr. George Lindley, and Ms. Katrina Griffin, Anne Arundel County Public Schools
Ms. Jennifer Kraeer & Attilie Kilmon, Dorchester County Public Schools
Dr. Lawrence Poos, Dr. Claudia Bornholdt, Catholic University
12:30 Lunch
1:30 – 3:00 Breakout for Working Groups (concurrent)
- Group 1: Creating partnerships with the business community
- Group 2: Creating new promotional materials – Why learn German?
- Group 3: Creating educational partnerships across school levels
- Group 4: Improving the pool of qualified German teachers
- Group 5: Connecting / Outreach to the community
3:00 – 3:30 Coffee Break
3:30 – 4:15 Group Reports
4:15 Future Planning: “Sustaining the Momentum” & What’s Next?
4:30 Cocktail Reception
