Professional Standards for Teaching School Geography
The GTAV is one of four sponsors of the 'Standards for Teaching School Geography' project. The draft of these standards is now complete and teachers are invited to complete a survey to provide feedback to the project team.
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Supporting VCE Geography Teaching
For which VCE topics should new GTAV resource materials be developed?
The GTAV plans to produce resource materials to support the teaching of the current VCE course. Please complete a short survey here to help us determine which VCE topics have the greatest need for new support materials.
GTAV professional learning 2010 calendar
The draft professional learning calendar for 2010 is available here.
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New resources from the GTAV
New Perspectives
Supplement
 This supplementary booklet to the New Perspectives
text book published by the GTAV
includes new data and information on the two mandated topics for unit 3 and 4 – the
Murray-Darling Basin and Human Population.
Features include:
* new case studies
* updated data (including maps,
* graphs and statistics)
* new design
* full colour.
Download an order form.
Geospatial Skills Activity Book:
Level 5
 This 72-page activity book complements the skills being taught
in the classroom by providing students with interesting and
fun activities where they apply the Geoskills learnt.
Tear-out, double-page sheets are self-contained and refer
to black-and-white data as well as 16 pages of colour data in
the centre of the book. Download an order form.
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GTAV
Topographic Map Set
 The GTAV has produced a new Topographic Map Set comprising four-A2 posters with topographic map and aerial photograph. The maps are Bundalong (on the Murray River), Hotham Heights, Port Campbell and Toolangi.
CD-ROM The CD-ROM provides five GeoPDF enabled maps – Bundalong, Hotham Heights, Port Campbell and Toolangi PLUS a BONUS one of Phillip Island. GIS-like features include the ability to measure length and area, turn layers on and off and search map attributes. You can zoom in on a particular region/study area and look at specific features in detail.
Student activities – FREE!
Teachers buying these maps have access to curriculum support material on the GTAV website. These have been written for VCE and VELS and include many activities utilising spatial concepts. The topics covered include national/marine parks, recreation and tourism, coastal landforms, agriculture, water resources and management, settlement, alpine regions, river catchments and forests.
50 years on: Geography has the world in focus
 This edition of Interaction reflects many of the wonderful offerings at the conference including the keynote address from Alan Noble and many workshop sessions. The article on coastal fieldwork by Iain Meyer develops thinking skills. VELS articles include teaching about the Asia-Pacific by Jo Leech, and using up-to-date Victorian data from the Internet by Anne Dempster. Examples of how global education is highly applicable in Geography classrooms is outlined in the articles by Rod Yule and Milton Brown.
Look out for a copy ofthe latest Interaction in your Geography staffroom. View the list of contents.
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GTAV Resource Catalogue 2009
View the latest GTAV Resource Catalogue (1.1MB Acrobat PDF). Details include
- Teaching Kits and Textbooks
- Teacher Resources
- Forthcoming Publications
- Promotional Materials
- Order Form
GTAV Forums
Members now have an opportunity to share ideas, ask for advice and discuss issues related to the teaching of Geography on one of the GTAV's forums. After registering as a forum member you will be able to post comments to any one of the moderated forums. View the forum home page from the menu bar above (select Support then Forums) or click here.
VCE Resources
A wide range of resources for teaching VCE Geography units 1-4 is now available here. Additional resources are regularly added so please check this link regularly for the latest additions.
Interested in GIS?
If you would like to know more about the growing trend to use GIS in geography classrooms come along to one of the GTAV Spatial Technology Network meetings.
Date: Thursday 11 March 2010
Time: 4.15pm for 4.30 pm start
Venue: TBA
Date: Thursday 6 May 2010
Time: 4.15pm for 4.30 pm start
Venue: TBA
Date: Thursday 28 October 2010
Time: 4.15pm for 4.30 pm start
Venue: TBA
For further information please contact Pat Beeson, GTAV GIS Teachers Network.
AGTA conference 2010
The bi-annual AGTA national conference will be held from Monday 10 to Wednesday 13 January 2010 in Adelaide. Further information here.
Geography careers
Looking for information about geography careers? Make AGTA's GeoCareers website your first destination.
North Central Victoria: A golden era, a changed ecosystem forever?
The Royal Society of Victoria is holding this regional symposium on 2–3 December 2009 at the
La Trobe University (Bendigo Campus) to recognise the environmental history and the scientific
significance of the North Central region. The conference will concentrate on the management and sustainability of the
region and also examine priorities and options for future management.
Further details here.
The Right Move – Geography of Logistics & Supply Chains
 The Right Move – Geography of Logistics & Supply Chains is an exciting new online resource for Years 7 and 8 (VELS Geography - Level 5). Developed by TDT Victoria, this website is designed to engage students in the investigation of the often complex global networks that are responsible for delivering many of the products we use every day.
With great links to a variety of topics, including globalisation and tourism the website offers fourteen ready to use activities. All information on the website is available in MS Word format so that it can easily be adapted to suit your needs. There is an assortment of diagrams, facts and figures, online tasks, mapping activities and student worksheets that are ready to be printed and filled in. There is also teacher reference material that provides discussion questions and answers for all activities.
Murray-Darling Basin VCE resources
 The GTAV is please to announce the release of an outstanding set of resources to support the teaching of the 'Murray-Darling Basin water' VCE unit.
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