GTAV Education Officer vacancy
Applications are invited for the position of GTAV Education Officer commencing in 2010. A job description and selection criteria can be obtiained from the President.
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Elida Brereton's retirement
 A retirement function is being held for Elida Brereton on Thursday 10 December 2009. Members are cordially invited to attend this special occasion and celebrate the contribution of an outstanding educator and GTAV Life Member.
Further details here.
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Best of Borneo study tour – Limited places left
 The GTAV has designed this study tour itinerary to provide Geography teachers and their friends with the unforgettable experience of seeing orang utans in a natural rainforest setting, to experience the World Heritage listed Mount Kinabalu National Park and the magnificent tropical rainforest flora and fauna along the Kinabatangan River.
The tour price includes return airfare to Kota Kinabalu, all flights in Borneo, airport transfers, accommodation in 3-5 star hotels with breakfast, tours and meals as outlined in the itinerary (View itinerary here).
Tour departs 3 January 2010. Cost $2998 pp twin share plus approx $500 in airfare related taxes and charges.
Please contact Barrie Jones (GTAV Tours Convenor) at home on (03) 9818 2856, as soon as possible, if you are interested in joining this tour.
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New resources from the GTAV
Trial Examination Paper 2009
The GTAV has produced a trial examination paper to support VCE Geography teachers in addressing the criteria for the examination as specified by the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority. The format is similar to the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority paper. The colour A4 data booklet uses a variety of data – maps, graphs, photographs, tables and text extracts. A separate question booklet includes spaces for responses and base maps and table layouts. Download an order form.
New Perspectives
Supplement
VCE 1-4
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.
The booklet will be available towards the end
of 2009 in time to be included on school
booklists. 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. |
New 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.
Polar Regions
 Polar Regions — the theme for this issue — have featured in the global climate change discussions over the past decade. Maps, photos and film have shown the world the beauty and awe of these magnificent areas as well as the consequences of global warming. The world has taken on a new appreciation of the Polar Regions and it is appropriate that we do so in the classroom.
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 29 October 2009
Time: 4.15pm for 4.30 pm start
Venue: Scotch College ( Melways 59C1)
For further information please contact Pat Beeson, GTAV GIS Teachers Network.
GTAV professional learning 2009 calendar
Register early to avoid the disappointment of missing out on the professional learning activities offered by the GTAV. Booking forms for activities are available for downloading here.
Geography careers
Looking for information about geography careers? Make AGTA's GeoCareers website your first destination.
VCE examiners lecture DVD
Copies of the VCE Geography 'Meet the Examiners' presentation at the Copland Theatre, University of Melbourne, Saturday 10 October 2009 are now available for purchase. Download an order form here.
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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