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Australian Curriculum: Geography
Following the meeting of Standing Council on School Education and Early Childhood on 10 May 2013, ACARA has released the Foundation to Year 10 Australian Curriculum: Geography.
>> The Hon Peter Garrett MP's press release "Geography joins the new Australian Curriculum landscape"
GTA NSW 2013 membership
Renew your GTA NSW membership now to ensure continuity of membership and access to new and back issues of the Geography Bulletin.
>> Download a 2013 Membership form.
GTA NSW members' section
The members' section of this website is now open. All members must first register and after verification of their current financial status will be sent a username (email address provided during registration) and a password. Verification may take a short period of time, especially during holiday periods, so your understanding will be appreciated.
>> The latest issue of the Geography Bulletin is now online.
HSC Student lectures 2013
Once again this year, the GTA has organised lectures for HSC Geography students. The presenters are experienced educators and HSC markers. The sessions cover: Ecosystems at Risk, Urban Places, People and Economic Activity and Skills in Geography.
Exposed to the elements: Photo competition
Photograph the essence of earth science in Australia 2013. Earth science is all around us. Many of us barely notice it influencing our daily lives. Top GeoShot is an annual competition taking place in the lead-up to Earth Science Week. To participate, take and submit a photograph that captures the essence of earth science. Fill out the entry form and submit your entry by email. Winners receive a professionally framed enlargement of their image.
Closing date: 23 September 2013
Email your entry form and images to:
education@ga.gov.au or contact us at:
Top GeoShot
Education Centre,
Geoscience Australia
GPO Box 378, Canberra, ACT, 2601
Phone: 02 6249 9673
HSC Exam review lectures
The annual HSC review lectures were held in Newcastle (19 February 2013) , Sydney (26 February 2013) and Wollongong (5 March 2013). Presentations made at the lectures can be accessed below.
>> Questions 1–22
>> Question 23
>> Question 24
>> Question 25 (Note: 20.7 Mb)
>> Question 26
>> Question 27
Arthur Phillip Awards 2013
Geography Fieldwork Competition
The Geography Teachers’ Association of NSW (GTA NSW) organises an annual competition for students and schools to foster an enthusiasm for Geography through engagement and rewards. The emphasis of the competition is fieldwork and the gathering of primary data as part of authentic research in geography.
The competition is open to all secondary schools, both members and non-members of GTA NSW. All the categories of the competition are based on the research action plan outlined on page 17 of the Years 7–10 Geography syllabus. The steps of this research plan have also been applied to the senior Geography course for the purposes of this competition and fit neatly with the Senior Geography Project.
>> School registration and payment form
>> Arthur Philip Awards 2012 Winners
AGTA Conferences
AGTA is contemplating our next Australian Geography conference in January 2015; GTANSW is the host affiliate and Nick Hutchinson has volunteered to be the conference convener.
A selection of keynote and workshop presentations from the AGTA 2013 Conference are now available. The keynote speakers included Professors David Lambert and Simon Catling from the United Kingdom and Professors Peter Newman and Lyn Beasley from Australia. The conference included over 50 workshops many focusing on the new Australian Geography curriculum, five field trips as well as social events, winery tour and a conference dinner.
Geogspace will be launched soon
New Resource from AGTA: Exploring 21st Century Geography DVD
An outstanding collection of teaching resources from the Australian Geography Teachers Association includes spatial technologies/GIS units. The DVD contains:
- articles and resources on 21st century Geography
- GIS skills development, GIS in Physical Geography and Historical GIS books – course processes and activities with geographical data
- 21st Century Internet sites
- technology in the geography classroom articles, internet sites and resources
- inquiry project design and work samples.
Australian orders: AUD$95.00 including GST and postage
>> Purchase
>> Brochure
Waste Not
Waste Not is an award winning (26 minutes) documentary film about the beauty of garbage. It shows who keeps our big cities clean and sparkling, and where our garbage goes. Waste Not is also about the future – how a simple thing like recycling could reconfigure our whole society. On a planet with finite resources, zero waste could be the key to our survival.
>> View film trailer
Conservation: Living in harmony
Details about the Conservation: Living in harmony supplement to be published by the Herald Education are now available. Subscription to the Conservation: Living in Harmony will include:
- Class sets of the supplement - 30 print copies each Monday, March 19 & 26;
- Class sets of The Sydney Morning Herald Digital Edition – 30 logins emailed to the school on March 16.
The population debate
A special issue of Geographical Research looks at the population debate in Australia, a debate mirrored in many other nations around the globe. The special issue has a strong policy focus, and demonstrates how political argument can be interwoven with academic analysis to produce not just an idea for action but an accompanying motivation for aggressive implementation.
Sustainability Degrees
The University of New England is offering a number of interdisciplinary undergraduate and postgraduate programs focusing on sustainability, environmental protection, consultancy and policy and planning.