Autor/-in: Birte Wachtel

Birte currently teaches a 2nd grade German partial immersion class in the Lexington One School District in Lexington, SC. In her previous position as the Language Program Officer at the Goethe-Institut Birte managed multiple projects to promote learning German and about Germany. She also built a network of hundreds of teachers across the US to better support especially German and Social Studies teachers. Her background includes serving six in the Army, teaching, marketing and the non-profit sector. She is passionate about making education accessible for everyone. Follow her on Twitter @birtechen Her blog can be found here: birtechen. blogspot. com