Upcoming Events

Geoskills: Water in the World

What makes Geography teaching different? How can Geography skills create an engaging classroom in any context?

Using Year 7 “Water in the World” as a case study, this session will share practical transferable strategies for using data & map analysis; fieldwork & excursions; inquiry & report writing in any Year 7-12 HASS classroom. Connect with colleagues to bring together content knowledge in a way that learners understand.

There will be two sessions offered:

1. Thursday 19th September at Guilford Young College (Hobart Campus)

2. Wednesday 25th September at St Patrick’s College (Launceston)

   Register here

Past Events

Are you teaching Geography for the first time? Or are you an experienced teacher looking for some new ideas about how to approach teaching a key geographical skill? Perhaps, you are just needing inspiration for fieldwork or would like some tips about how to best prepare your Year 11/12 students for their TASC examination.

If so, our "Ask an Expert" Online Webinar is here to help!

Join us for a professional conversation where you have the opportunity to hear from and ask our expert panel about practical strategies and ideas to improve your geography teaching.

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ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE

We would like to invite you to attend the TGTA AGM. Pleased be encouraged to nominate for the 2024 Management Committee. We are a very small group and we would always welcome new faces to join our committee. The benefits of collegiality, friendships and professional learning opportunities, far outweigh the commitment of your time. Nominations forms are available via the link below.

Date: Thursday 30th November at 4.00pm

Venue: 125 Nelson Road, Mount Nelson

 RSVP is essential. Please complete the “Intention to Attend” via the link below by 23 November

Wednesday 16th August and Thursday 24th August

The TGTA is holding two online Professional Learning Workshops with the highly engaging Olivia Andrew, presenter at the 2022 AGTA Conference. These online workshops are for any teacher of secondary geography.

The workshops will be delivered in two sessions:
Session 1 - Wednesday 16th August 3:45pm - 4:45pm

Session 2 - Thursday 24th August 2023 3:45pm - 4:45pm

You may choose to attend either or both sessions. 

Session 1 - Overview of Geographical Skills 

Wednesday 16th August 3.45pm

Are you an out-of-field Geography Teacher? Have you ever wondered what geographical skills to include when planning units of work or interpreting curriculum documentation? If so, then this professional learning webinar will be beneficial for you! The session will aim to provide an overview of the essential geographical skills, including:

• Graph types and features (SALTS)

• Map types and features (BOLTSS)

• PQE method 

• Map interpretation - Direction, relative location, area and grid references, spot heights, contour lines and contour intervals

• SHEEPT analysis

• Absolute location (latitude and longitude)

Additionally, the webinar will suggest some tips and tricks on how some skills could be incorporated into learning activities and units of work, as well as how they could be modelled to students.

Session 2 - Spiral Curriculum Framework

Thursday 24th August 3.45pm

This session focuses on the bigger picture of Geography Education from year 7 through to year 12. A Spiral Curriculum Framework ensures that students are exposed to all of the required skills throughout their learning journey and that they are scaffolded and built upon each year. For example, how should the writing of a PQE paragraph to analyse a map be taught and differ between years 7 and 9? Two key principles that underpin this framework are consistency and repetition and therefore, it is dependent on a department-wide approach to the teaching and learning program. The implementation of a ‘Spiral Curriculum’ needs to be carefully planned for each year level, unit of work, assessments and individual lessons.

COST

TGTA Members - $10/session or $15 for both

Non-Members - $25/session or $40 for both

REGISTER HERE

2nd -4th October, 2024

Terms 1, 2 and 4 - 2023

Develop your professional skills by joining UTas on a physical geography field trip.

In this experiential learning activity, join current University of Tasmania studying Global Geographies of Change on the field trip component of the subject. On the field trip, you will be guided by Aboriginal Tasmanian Rob Anders on the eastern shore of the River Derwent (Hobart) or the mouth of the Tamar River (Launceston). By observing and interacting with these areas through Rob’s guidance, you will develop an understanding of key features of Tasmanian Aboriginal landscapes and the responsibilities we all have to them.

Field Trips will take place In Terms 1 (Hobart), 2 (Launceston) and 4 (Bruny Island)

For more details, and to register for this opportunity: https://www.utas.edu.au/community-and-partners/schools/activities/humanity/geography-teachers-professional-development-field-trip

31st August, 2023

PAST TGTA EVENTS

Humanities State Conference - Hobart 2023

Our Stories across time and place  

“The purpose of a storyteller is not to tell you how to think, but to give you questions to think upon.” 

--Brandon Sanderson, writer

Join with fellow Tasmanian educators across the Humanities to share and learn ways to help students recognise the significance of stories in building the skills and insight to navigate an evolving world.