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Kathryn Sederberg

@ksederbe.bsky.social
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German Studies prof in Michigan. Researching refugee diaries written by German and Austrian Jews fleeing Nazism. Teaching German at all levels. Ansonsten: proud auntie, cyclist, cookbook enthusiast, into running, swimming, almond croissants.

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Kathryn Sederberg @ksederbe.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Back on campus to help out with new faculty orientation! 🌞
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Kathryn Sederberg @ksederbe.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
wow, that's some interesting gendering of blank notebooks.
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Kathryn Sederberg @ksederbe.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
And did you read "Yesteryear" yet?!
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Kathryn Sederberg @ksederbe.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Read Ann Patchett's "Whistler" on the plane and couldn't put it down until I finished, in tears. Highly recommend!
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Kathryn Sederberg @ksederbe.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Gorgeous!
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Kathryn Sederberg @ksederbe.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Fresh graffiti in Vienna on the statue of Karl Lueger. (And it seems like more people stopping to read about it)
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Kathryn Sederberg @ksederbe.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Sharing on behalf of the ACTFL German Special Interest Group - we give out two annual awards, one for Early Career faculty, and one to recognize Outstanding German Program Development and Advocacy. Please nominate yourself or others! And share widely! Danke im Voraus! @aatgonline.bsky.social
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Kathryn Sederberg @ksederbe.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Can someone explain what these "limit times" would be? Seems too fast for a regular lap lane. I cannot make sense of it. (At Schönbrunner Bad in Vienna) #SchwimmeninWien
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Kathryn Sederberg @ksederbe.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Apparently this sign is funny to non-German speakers, my mom tells me😂
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Kathryn Sederberg @ksederbe.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Not yet!!
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Kathryn Sederberg @ksederbe.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Arrived in Vienna for my 4 weeks as a Fellow at VWI, thanks to EHRI-ERIC fellowship. So grateful to have this opportunity to access libraries and archives in Vienna. @ehri-project.eu
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Kathryn Sederberg @ksederbe.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Best part about research trips abroad? Discovering the historic swimming pools. 😍 Had a great swim this morning at Kongressbad in Vienna.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Two people have climbed to the top of the Empire State Building antenna. They are holding a banner that reads: “When the power of love beats the love of power, the world knows peace”
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Kathryn Sederberg @ksederbe.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
A great read for German instructors! Interview with Nichole Neuman and Illi Anna Heger onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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Kathryn Sederberg @ksederbe.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
"Neopronouns are still like rugged stones in a river. It’s rugged when it first falls into the river or the ocean, but over time, it gets smoother and smoother, and we’re just in the middle of that smoothing process with language." - Illi Anna Heger #DaF onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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Kathryn Sederberg @ksederbe.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Gender neutral language in the German classroom? Check out this interview with Illi Anna Heger! "if you include gender-neutral, gender inclusive language in the DaF classroom, you have to keep in mind that nothing is set in stone yet." onlinelibrary-wiley-com.kzoocoll.idm.oclc.org/doi/10.1111/...
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Kathryn Sederberg @ksederbe.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Alptraum!😱😱😱
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Kathryn Sederberg @ksederbe.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Campus was very pretty today😍
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Kathryn Sederberg @ksederbe.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
@ankahajkova.bsky.social Got my copy today!!
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Kathryn Sederberg @ksederbe.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Yesterday: Commencement. Today: faculty writing retreat. ✍️ ✍️ ✍️
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Kathryn Sederberg @ksederbe.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Omg I had not even thought about this possibility yet😭
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Kathryn Sederberg @ksederbe.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Sehr schön!
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Kathryn Sederberg @ksederbe.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Very proud of our graduating seniors who presented their research yesterday! Great to see all their hard work pay off. #KalamazooCollege
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Kathryn Sederberg @ksederbe.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
What would be your "PLAY THAT IDOL" codeword?😂 and what do you think it was for Cirie and Ozzy, that she couldn't somehow sneak the codeword via Jonathan? #NoBuffs
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Kathryn Sederberg @ksederbe.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
@jeskeets.bsky.social #NoBuffs - what an episode! Amazing. I couldn't believe they had to go right from pigging out at the auction into a challenge. 🤮 What would be the worst classic survivor immunity challenge to do after a big meal? Looking forward to the pod tomorrow! #NoSpearFishingNeeded
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Kathryn Sederberg @ksederbe.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Campus is so pretty today😍
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Kathryn Sederberg @ksederbe.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Very excited to be among the EHRI Conny Kristel Fellows 2026 and meet everyone at our welcome session today! www.ehri-project.eu/ehri-fellows...
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Conny Kristel Fellows 2016-2026
EHRI unites leading Holocaust collection holders, research institutions, and digital humanities specialists.
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Kathryn Sederberg @ksederbe.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
Spring at the Farmers Market😍
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Kathryn Sederberg @ksederbe.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
@jeskeets.bsky.social so Coach cites Magellan, Freud, Nietzsche ...when he is not whispering haikus... who would you be citing from memory out there on the island? What would be the #NoDunks inspirational words of wisdom? #survivor50
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Kathryn Sederberg @ksederbe.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Talking about "Wäsche waschen" in German class and I told my students I grew up in the Midwest and we said "to do the wash" in my family (not laundry). They looked at me like they had never heard this. How common is this elsewhere?! #Regionalisms #AmericanEnglish
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Kathryn Sederberg @ksederbe.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
So grateful for our year-round Farmers Market. 😍
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Kathryn Sederberg @ksederbe.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
@slayyypod.com @stacywitkowski.bsky.social ACTFL has a free webinar (for members) "Leading the Grammar Revolution: Shifting Minds and Methods" with Catherine Ritz and Michael Travers! my.actfl.org/user/Event_D...
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Kathryn Sederberg @ksederbe.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
This was another great one! Thanks for sharing!
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wendy 🏳️‍⚧️ @awendyb.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Speaking a foreign language with an accent is okay, because your accent is part of who you are and of your own culture.
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Kathryn Sederberg @ksederbe.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
"Something can be Linguistically simple but cognitively engaging"👏👏👏 @mmeblouwolff.bsky.social
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Kathryn Sederberg @ksederbe.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
A few years old but still SUCH a great interview! Source: Cult of Pedagogy share.google/IauJDoJjjdkz...
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How World Language Teaching Has Evolved | Cult of Pedagogy
French class doesn't look the same as it did when you were in school. These six key shifts have changed world language instruction for the better.
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Kathryn Sederberg @ksederbe.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Spring term starts tomorrow and some of our students returning from Study Abroad brought us a new Dept Mascot😂 #BernddasBrot
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Kathryn Sederberg @ksederbe.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
@jeskeets.bsky.social Jeff doing impersonations! 😂 Ok #NoBuffs, let's hear your best impersonations of your favorite survivors, this season or any season. What do you got?
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Kathryn Sederberg @ksederbe.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
@jeskeets.bsky.social Is this a new Buff fashion move? Did the #NoBuffs guys try this one out? @nodunks.com
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Kathryn Sederberg @ksederbe.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
German instructors: join us April 8 for this great webinar sponsored by the German Special Interest Group! Free to ACTFL members!
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Kathryn Sederberg @ksederbe.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
That's my colleague! @kalamazoocollege.bsky.social www.insidehighered.com/news/student...
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How One College Helps Students Navigate Civil Discourse
Kalamazoo College’s senior seminar teaches students to approach disagreement around political views without shutting down dialogue.
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Kathryn Sederberg @ksederbe.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
This is presenting a new challenge as a German teacher. Although the article does say they know how to shift in register to more formal writing.... www.upworthy.com/gen-z-calls-...
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Gen Z thinks capital letters are just 'too intense.' And a linguist agrees.
It's not about being lazy.
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Kathryn Sederberg @ksederbe.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
How fun would this challenge be in a language class? apollo-magazine.com/traitors-bbc...
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The Traitors milks art history
A painting-focused challenge on the hit BBC series has caught Rakewell’s attention, and reminds us all of the pleasures of the Victorian tableau vivant
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Kathryn Sederberg @ksederbe.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
You know you're a Lang teacher when you watch this challenge with the paintings in #TraitorsUK & #TheTraitors and all you can think about is how fun this would be in class. Group 1 reads a description and acts out a painting, Group 2 gets a photo and has to match it to the original. #langchat
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Kathryn Sederberg @ksederbe.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Thanks to Amy Simon and Hannah Holtschneider for editing the issue of "Holocaust Studies" on "Personal documents and ephemera" My article is now out: "‘These papers had too many memories. So I burned them’: Holocaust diaries, diarists, and their afterlives" www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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‘These papers had too many memories. So I burned them’: Holocaust diaries, diarists, and their afterlives
Diaries have long been considered crucial sources for documenting the fate of European Jews during the Holocaust. However, unlike retrospective accounts, Holocaust diaries are often published by in...
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AAUP @aaup.org · 16/03/2026
Oscar-winner Ryan Coogler recalling how a college writing professor pushed him to become a screenwriter & the possibility of #Sinners being taught in film curriculums someday: “I have so much respect for professors…for dedicating their life to future generations & making sure their minds are solid.”
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Kathryn Sederberg @ksederbe.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Who all is attending Central States this weekend? I'm looking forward to meeting other language teachers and getting some new ideas for the classroom! #CentralStates26 @cslang4all.bsky.social
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Kathryn Sederberg @ksederbe.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Do you have a template?! Looks amazing but so much hard work!
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Kathryn Sederberg @ksederbe.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Lucian Rothe sharing a great reading list for those looking to redesign their German programs
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Kathryn Sederberg @ksederbe.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Webinar happening now! Dr. Lucian Rothe sharing tips and research-informed strategies for creating strong German programs
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