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Professional Development for German Educators


The Goethe-Institut USA offers a broad portfolio of professional development trainings, either online or on-site: Language courses for German educators, pedagogical trainings, intercultural courses, coaching and mentoring, conferences and so much more.

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Scholarships for German Educators

The Goethe-Institut USA awards a wide range of scholarships for German educators for online and on-site professional development trainings, either in the US or in Germany. 

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Online Professional Development

Language courses, topic-specific methodological trainings, professional conferences, intercultural courses, book a coach or become a coach and/or train with us to become a German Educational Multiplier (GEM).

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In-Person Professional Development

Discover the professional development trainings offered on-site on location: Washington DC, Boston, New York City, Chicago or San Francisco. 

Make your learning count. Attend Goethe-Institut workshops and courses, and earn PD hours or graduate credit through Idioma. Learning options through the Goethe-Institut include DLL courses, GEMs and SPARK series, in-person and online workshops, GETVICO24 conference and more. Graduate credits are available through Idioma’s partners: Colorado State University Pueblo, Southern New Hampshire University and University of The Pacific. Goethe-Institut

Idioma Partnership

German teachers can earn professional development hours or graduate-level credit through Idioma Education & Consulting for attending Goethe-Institut workshops and training courses.

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German Educational Multiplier Network

GEM Network is a joint project of the AATG and the Goethe-Institut that provides professional development for German educators at all levels.

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Methodological concepts

CLIL, CEFR? Explore theory and methodology of German language teaching and how they can be applied in your classroom. 

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Newsletter for teachers of German

Want to learn about Goethe-Institut’s new projects, materials, and professional development events for teachers of German? Subscribe to our monthly newsletter here.

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