(Quick selfie with Mike Shaughnessy, Juan Carlos Morales, and me.) Members of the 2021 NextGen cohort participate in a workshop with AATG leadership at the Goethe Institute, Washington, DC.
na Grüninger of the Kulturabteilung. All of us who were leading the weekend spent a lot of time talking with cohort members, listening carefully to them, learning from them, and answering questions. This NextGen group will continue to meet via Zoom links for more sessions into the future, making the most of our current situation of life. As a member of TraiNDaF 2003, I came away from this recent Washington weekend with renewed confidence in people in our specific field of education. There was/is a lot of energy in the group, and this energy is becoming focused on how we can continue to help all our members, whatever their backgrounds, to achieve the various professional goals they set for themselves. I am grateful that I have been able to work with this specific leadership cohort, because I know they will influence our organization on many levels for good far into the future. If you are wishing you could become more involved in some aspect of the AATG, please spend some time
exploring options on our website, as well as informational articles in our newsletters. Our entire Board of Directors is also very willing to communicate with you as well. While we do not know exactly what our life situation will be in 2022, we are planning a broad spectrum of programs and activities now. In the coming months we will announce a variety of programs on our website and via official emails. Through tremendous engagement with our partner organizations, we are going to offer numerous options that I hope you will find interesting and with which you will also want to engage. Some of the strategic courses include long range planning that the Board of Directors and I are undertaking this fall. We will be looking closely at past plans, considering carefully what has been accomplished, and what needs to be still done from those plans. We will also discuss the new realities in which we are all living and how those impact each thing AATG does. Our national office is working on plans for increasing our summer offerings, revamping our online store, and seeking ways to make sure that all members receive the most for their memberships. We are also planning to build up our foundational funds to keep them strong and vibrant far into the future.
It is through the efforts of many people that we can accomplish so much at AATG, and that fact has been proven to be true countless times. Please know that I am always glad to work with you, and I’m grateful for everything that each of you do for all our students and our organization. All the best,
Doug (Group selfie outside of the German Embassy Washington made with electronic notebook.)
Cheyenne Mountain High School Colorado Springs, Colorado runhiketeach@yahoo.com
