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Mr. Klaus Werner Driessen
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Mr. Klaus Werner Driessen
Adjunct-Modern Languages
 
Contact address   5314 Hidden Trails Drive, Arlington, TX 76017     Office LocationTrimble Hall, Room No.: 210 
Email  driessen@uta.edu    Contact Number 817-478-5134    Cell Phone 817-988-4055    German German   Faculty Page Faculty Page   
Keywords German   
 Professional Preparation
 DegreeMajorInstitutionYear
 M EdEducational AdministrationUNT1981
 MAGermanUTA1973
 BAGermanUTA1971
toggle toggle Publications
  Category    Type  Publications per page   1  
  YearPublication  Type
1997
High Schools Go On-Line for Travel and Tourism Training, Tech Directions, 1997
 
1992
True Friends, The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives, 1992
 
1978
Games for Foreign Language Learning, Scholastic Magazine, 1978
 
1977
Additions to Source List Schatzkammer, 1977
 
1975
A Source List for Teachers of German, Schatzkammer der Deutschen Sprachlähre Dichtung und Geschichte, 1975
 
 Presentations and Projects
One Book    
Book One Conversations
 Affiliations
Memberships
American Association of Teachers of German (AATG)
Texas AATG
American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)
 Synergistic Activities
Professional Experience

  •    Part time Lecturer of German at the University of Texas at Arlington and Texas Christian University 2002- Present

  • Part time Director of Assessments (PDI, PASS, PIA and SASA) for Principals and Assistant Principals in Region 10- 2002 to Present

  • Coordinator of Administrative Assessment Programs and AEISIT Education Service Center, Region XI 1999-2002

  • Superintendent Lake Worth Independent School District, Lake Worth, Texas 1994-1999

  • Superintendent Huntington Independent School District, Huntington, Texas 1992-1994
  • Assistant Superintendent, Curriculum, Instruction & Facilities Planning Mansfield Independent School District 1988-1992
  • High School Principal Keller Independent School District, Keller, Texas 1987-1988
  • Assistant Principal, Counselor and Teacher Arlington Independent School District Arlington, Texas 1972-1987
  • Teacher of German at Arlington and James Bowie High Schools1972 – 1976
  • University of Texas at Arlington Graduate Teaching Assistant - German 1970-1972

Achievements

  • Preparing School and School Systems for the 21st Century, 1999 16 key characteristics of successful school were identified

  • Congresswoman Kay Granger (R-TX) presented the  Congressional District 12 Star of Texas Award to Superintendent Klaus Driessen, for his committed and innovative leadership in education 1998

  • Superintendent's Academy V Lamar University, Beaumont, Texas 1998 $10,000 IBM Educational Scholarship

  •  Lake Worth Independent School was District named One of five State Honor Board finalists in 1997

  • Who's Who International 1993

  • State Textbook Committee Member 1995

  • Lecturer at University of Texas at Arlington, University of Dallas, Tarrant County College

  • Preparing School and School Systems for the 21st Century, 1999 16 key characteristics of successful school were identified

  • Congresswoman Kay Granger (R-TX) presented the  Congressional District 12 Star of Texas Award to Superintendent Klaus Driessen, for his committed and innovative leadership in education 1998

  • Superintendent's Academy V Lamar University, Beaumont, Texas 1998 $10,000 IBM Educational Scholarship

  •  Lake Worth Independent School was District named One of five State Honor Board finalists in 1997

  • Who's Who International 1993

  • State Textbook Committee Member 1995

  • Lecturer at University of Texas at Arlington, University of Dallas, Tarrant County College

 Teaching
 
GERM 1441-001 - German 1441 001 & 002
Fall 2009

German 1441 is a 4-hour course in German language and culture, consisting of three class meetings and one lab hour per week. Class meetings are on campus, but the lab hours can be done at any time and place.


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Every week students will practice listening, reading, speaking, and writing both in and outside of class. The culture and geography of German-speaking countries will also be explored. Grammatical functions will be analyzed and used, and there will be a heavy emphasis on learning vocabulary. This course will strive to engage students in the appreciation and acceptance of language, diversity, and change in an increasingly global society.


Contact Information
Trimble Hall, #210
Phone: 817-478-5134  Email: driessen@uta.edu
For the Official List of Courses for registration, please visit MyMav - Schedule of Classes
 
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