Geography Teachers' Association of Victoria Inc.

Program of activities

Professional learning

Booking forms in PDF format are available from the links provided from each event as soon as they are available. Please check this calendar regularly as additional events will be added to the calendar throughout the year.

Day/Date	Event	Venue
Term 1 – 1 February to 26 March 2010
Sun 7 February	Inexperienced VCE teachers	Hawthorn
Fri 12 February	Meet the Examiners	Hawthorn
Sun 21 February	MDB student lecture and Get Set for VCE workshops	Melb Uni
Mon 1 March	Basic geospatial skills and knowledge for Geography	Holmesglen
Mon 1 March	Geography 7-10 relevant and fun	Holmesglen
Tue 16 March	Using GTAV resources in the Geography Classroom	Camberwell
Term 2 – 12 April to 25 June 2010
Mon 3 May	Using GTAV resources in the Geography Classroom	Camberwell
Wed 5 May	Spatial from scratch	Coburg SSC
Fri 7 May	Basic geospatial skills and knowledge for Geography	Holmesglen
Tue 22 June	Applied GIS – Beginners level	Monash Uni
Mon 28 June	Applied GIS – Intermediate level	Monash Uni
Term 3 – 12 July to 17 September 2010
Sun 18 July	Population lecture	Melb University
Mon 19 July	Help ... How do I teach Geography?	Holmesglen
Mon 26 July	Quality teaching ideas for middle years Geography	Holmesglen
Tue 3 August	Using GTAV resources in the Geography Classroom	Camberwell
15-17 August	Annual Conference	Clifton’s Training Rooms, 440 Collins Street, Melbourne
Term 4 – 4 October to 17 December 2010
Sat 9 October	VCE student exam revision 9.30am – 11.00am and 11.30am – 1.00pm	University of Melbourne
Mon 8 November	Using GTAV resources in the Geography Classroom	Camberwell
Thu 25 November	Applied GIS Beginners Level	Monash University, Clayton
Mon 29 November	VCE conference	Monash University, Clayton
Wed 1 December	Spatial from Scratch	Coburg SSC
Thu 2 December	Applied GIS Intermediate Level 11	Monash University, Clayton

In addition to the external Professional Development programs the GTAV is in a position to customise activities to enhance professional learning opportunities for individuals and groups. The GTAV can help in areas such as: Developing curriculum and assessment in light of VELS

Specific topic ideas and resources
Incorporating sustainability as an underlying principle
Implementing relevant teaching strategies
Incorporating spatial concepts and skills
Incorporating other domains
Designing meaningful fieldwork
Introducing and enhancing incorporation of GIS and other spatial technologies
supporting Geography teachers who do not have an academic background in geography.

We are able to assist an individual school, faculty, teaching team or a cluster network. To discuss your needs please contact the Education Officer. Phone: 9824 8355 or Email: eo@gtav.asn.au