Jack of all trades in the teaching field
She plays a major role in the education segment
Corinna Burth started her career as a teacher in Germany and added another two years’ study on Montessori pedagogics and worked as a tutor, teacher trainer in educational development and advisory.
Burth is the head of education cooperation of Goethe-Institut and her job is a mixture of various tasks, all meant to support and advise all institutions and especially teachers and students that are engaged in German foreign language as a subject.
“I have the honour to organise a great number of scholarships, coordinate teacher training, offer fun events like concerts, German days, competitions, film or theatre, social or career projects for students and much more,” she says.
According to her the biggest challenges in her career are balancing and organising work and family life as well as nurturing individual needs and is still a big challenge nowadays.
“I am curious which concepts our next generations will develop to ensure enough time for building a strong loving family and social bonds, combined with career opportunities, especially for women,” Burth says.
A sneak peek at her typical day in the office could be described as multitasking a chicken stall. “Have you ever joggled with four tennis balls? Yip! But always fun with a great team of colleagues!” she exclaims. She loves working on ideas and brainstorms together with all kinds of people on all kinds of topics. Burth mentions that people, especially also learners that are creative, open-minded, enthusiastic inspire her and are the fuel to get her going forward.
When asked by Careers what her future plans are Burth mentions that the future is always now. “Living in the present and striving for the best each present moment automatically creates and leads my future path and often with lots of positive surprises, so I don’t really plan for it,” she says.
One thing she knows how to do is telling a joke without forgetting the punchline. Her greatest fear is political leaders worldwide who lack responsibility, common sense or even worse, humanity.
Burth is the head of education cooperation of Goethe-Institut and her job is a mixture of various tasks, all meant to support and advise all institutions and especially teachers and students that are engaged in German foreign language as a subject.
“I have the honour to organise a great number of scholarships, coordinate teacher training, offer fun events like concerts, German days, competitions, film or theatre, social or career projects for students and much more,” she says.
According to her the biggest challenges in her career are balancing and organising work and family life as well as nurturing individual needs and is still a big challenge nowadays.
“I am curious which concepts our next generations will develop to ensure enough time for building a strong loving family and social bonds, combined with career opportunities, especially for women,” Burth says.
A sneak peek at her typical day in the office could be described as multitasking a chicken stall. “Have you ever joggled with four tennis balls? Yip! But always fun with a great team of colleagues!” she exclaims. She loves working on ideas and brainstorms together with all kinds of people on all kinds of topics. Burth mentions that people, especially also learners that are creative, open-minded, enthusiastic inspire her and are the fuel to get her going forward.
When asked by Careers what her future plans are Burth mentions that the future is always now. “Living in the present and striving for the best each present moment automatically creates and leads my future path and often with lots of positive surprises, so I don’t really plan for it,” she says.
One thing she knows how to do is telling a joke without forgetting the punchline. Her greatest fear is political leaders worldwide who lack responsibility, common sense or even worse, humanity.
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