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Australian Geography Teachers' Association Ltd (AGTA)[ News ] [ Mission ] [ Personnel ] [ Resources ] [ Professional Development ] [ Member Associations ] NewsAustralian Curriculum: GeographyThe draft geography F-12 Australian Curriculum: Geography went live on-line for consultation in October 2011 and is available for feedback until 28 February 2012. If you want to have a look at the draft scope and sequence for geography just go to http://consultation.australiancurriculum.edu.au/ and log-in. The draft includes the Rationale, Aims, Concept definitions, General Capabilities and Cross Curriculum priorities for geography, F-12 content descriptions, elaborations, skills and inquiry sequences and achievement standards. Geographia - AGTA newsletterRead all of the latest news from AGTA in the latest issue of Geographia. Professional Standards for Teaching School GeographyAGTA was a partner, along with Melbourne University, the GTAV and VIT, in a project to develop professional standards for teaching school geography. The professional standards for accomplished teaching school geography and further material is available at www.geogstandards.edu.au. National Regional Profiles: The One Stop Shop for data about a geographic areaNational Regional Profiles (NRP) available from the Australian Bureau of Statistics website provide 'snapshots' for over 2,000 regions across Australia. The profiles contain a range of data from both the ABS and other sources, for geographic areas such as Local Government Areas, Statistical Local Areas up to States and Territories. The data are presented for a number of years (2004-2008) where it is available, and therefore provides the opportunity to compare regions over time. The National Regional Profiles are found on the left hand navigation bar of the home page of the ABS website (www.abs.gov.au). Australian Geography Teachers’ Association biennial national conferenceThe national conference was held in Adelaide, South Australia from 10-13 January 2011. Further details here Towards a national geography currciulum for AustraliaDetails of the 'Towards a national geography curriculum for Australia' project being undertaken by AGTA, the RGSQ and IAG are available here. Geography's place in the curriculum
Professional standards for teaching GeographyAGTA was a partner, along with Melbourne University, the GTAV and VIT, in a project to develop professional standards for teaching school geography. Further details are availbale from jeana@unimelb.edu.au. Beijing 2008 Olympic Games resourcesAn exciting new set of resources has been produced by AFSSSE to support teaching about the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. Four units for environment education, history and culture, economics and business, and geography are available now. With the Olympic Games to be held in China in 2008, these resources can be used to build a better understanding of China and promote mutual understanding between Australia and China. The resource includes inquiry-based activities and resources enabling students in the middle years of schooling (Years 7-10) to develop a positive image of China and explore Australia’s relations with China. The project was funded by the Australia-China Council and is available for download here. Australian Geography CompetitionFull details of the student competition here. MissionThe Australian Geography Teachers' Association Inc seeks to:
AGTA supports and promotes the three values areas of democratic process, social justice and ecological sustainability. AGTA aims to serve geography teachers from years 1-12 and tertiary educators in all affiliate associations, both metropolitan and non-metropolitan. Additionally, it seeks to link with community members and other educators and researchers who have an interest in geographical education. Further details are available at the AGTA Home Page. Personnel
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