About

We are excited to welcome you the 2024 national conference for the Australian Geography Teachers Association, which will be hosted in Darwin for the very first time. We have put together a program to enhance the teaching and learning of geography across Australia connected to our theme, A Sense of Place. Our theme will explore geographical themes relating to northern Australia, including tropical physical and human environments, First Nations culture and sustainable economic development in the north.
3
Days
41
Speakers
4
Sponsors
55
Sessions

Sponsors

Major Sponsor

Sponsor

Speakers

Ian Morris OAM
Ian Morris OAM
Beth Welden
Beth Welden
ForestLearning - Forest and Wood Products Australia
Veronica Tyquin
Veronica Tyquin
ForestLearning - Forest and Wood Products Australia
Kathy Jones
Kathy Jones
Fieldwork Connections
Dr Emily Flies
Dr Emily Flies
Senior Lecturer in Environments and Sustainable Communities University of Tasmania
Simon Miller
Simon Miller
GTASA
Danielle Cross
Danielle Cross
Geography Coordinator Prince Alfred College, SA
Susan Martin
Susan Martin
Mick Law
Mick Law
Brisbane South State Secondary College
Colleen Burke
Colleen Burke
Senior Geography teacher Mt St Benedict College, NSW
Stacey Viljoen
Stacey Viljoen
Sharon Robinson
Sharon Robinson
Education Officer Primary Industries Education Foundation Australia
Dr Susan Caldis
Dr Susan Caldis
Senior Lecturer Macquarie University
Kristen Clarke
Kristen Clarke
Essential Need
Stephen Cranby
Stephen Cranby
Sidsel Farrimond
Sidsel Farrimond
Lauren Hargreaves
Lauren Hargreaves
Jeremy Waterford
Jeremy Waterford
Amber Dias
Amber Dias
Dr Robyn Smith
Dr Robyn Smith
University of Newcastle
Rachelle Willington
Rachelle Willington
Curriculum specialist: HASS ACARA
Dr Adam Liedloff
Dr Adam Liedloff
Trish Douglas
Trish Douglas
Kate Batishall
Kate Batishall
Emily Nash
Emily Nash
Louise Swanson
Louise Swanson
James Heafey
James Heafey
Steve Hawkins
Steve Hawkins
Dr Greg Calvert
Dr Greg Calvert
Cindy Bin Tahal
Cindy Bin Tahal
Kate Eadie
Kate Eadie
Naomi Rea
Naomi Rea
Power & Water Corporation
Julie Davis
Julie Davis
Catherine Holmes
Catherine Holmes
Yuliya Snoxall
Yuliya Snoxall
Ania Tait
Ania Tait
Catherine Pearce
Catherine Pearce
Karen Caporelli
Karen Caporelli
Caryn Shield
Caryn Shield
Richard Fejo
Richard Fejo
Simone Cameron
Simone Cameron
Cotton Australia

Program

Stages
Ballroom 1
7:30 AM
8:30 AM
9:30 AM
10:30 AM
11:30 AM
12:30 PM
1:30 PM
2:30 PM
3:30 PM
4:30 PM

WELCOME FUNCTION

8:10 AM - 8:30 AM
Steve Hawkins Steve Hawkins

Welcome

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM

Plenary session 1

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Ian Morris OAM Ian Morris OAM

Morning tea

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Identifying pathways to uptake of geography education for the benefit of students and society

10:30 AM - 11:20 AM
Dr Emily Flies Dr Emily Flies

Urban Heat Islands: Keeping Cool

11:25 AM - 12:15 PM
Susan Martin Susan Martin

Lunch

12:20 PM - 1:20 PM

Focus on Fieldwork Skills

1:20 PM - 2:10 PM
Stephen Cranby Stephen Cranby

Assessment of Fieldwork skills

2:15 PM - 3:10 PM
Stephen Cranby Stephen Cranby

Afternoon tea

3:10 PM - 3:35 PM

Effective Teaching Strategies for Engaging Students in Today’s Geography Classroom

3:35 PM - 4:30 PM
Kate Batishall
Emily Nash
Ballroom 2
7:30 AM
8:30 AM
9:30 AM
10:30 AM
11:30 AM
12:30 PM
1:30 PM
2:30 PM
3:30 PM
4:30 PM

Morning tea

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Discovering Australia's Great Southern Reef: Empowering Ocean Literacy Through Experiential Education

10:30 AM - 11:20 AM
Danielle Cross Danielle Cross

Practical Representations: Topographic maps and cross-section skills

11:25 AM - 12:15 PM
Colleen Burke Colleen Burke

Lunch

12:20 PM - 1:20 PM

Integrating Indigenous Knowledge into Geography Education: Lessons from New Zealand and Opportunities for Australia

1:20 PM - 2:10 PM
Stacey Viljoen Stacey Viljoen

Paving the Way: Understanding Urban and Regional Planning in Australia

2:15 PM - 3:10 PM
Amber Dias Amber Dias

Afternoon tea

3:10 PM - 3:35 PM

Approaches to teaching Geographies of Human Wellbeing

3:35 PM - 4:30 PM
Trish Douglas Trish Douglas
Litchfield Room
7:30 AM
8:30 AM
9:30 AM
10:30 AM
11:30 AM
12:30 PM
1:30 PM
2:30 PM
3:30 PM
4:30 PM

Morning tea

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Forests, People, Places - GeoExplorations using EdTech & the ForestLearning Toolkit

10:30 AM - 11:20 AM
Beth Welden
Veronica Tyquin

Interdisciplinary Geography in Junior Secondary: Making it work

11:25 AM - 12:15 PM
Mick Law Mick Law

Lunch

12:20 PM - 1:20 PM

Integrating food and fibre into your programs - Showcasing Primezone and Primary Industries Education Foundation Australia programs and resources

1:20 PM - 2:10 PM
Sharon Robinson Sharon Robinson

Enhancing Geographic Education Through Immersive Fieldwork.

2:15 PM - 3:10 PM
Sidsel Farrimond
Jeremy Waterford
Lauren Hargreaves

Afternoon tea

3:10 PM - 3:35 PM

Exploring Asia and Australia's Engagement with Asia: Unveiling Opportunities in Australian Curriculum Geography Version 9.0

3:35 PM - 4:30 PM
Rachelle Willington Rachelle Willington
Darwin Room
7:30 AM
8:30 AM
9:30 AM
10:30 AM
11:30 AM
12:30 PM
1:30 PM
2:30 PM
3:30 PM
4:30 PM

Morning tea

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

A sense of place through simple fieldwork

10:30 AM - 11:20 AM
Kathy Jones Kathy Jones

Cultivating a Sense of Place: Integrating the Australian Cotton Landscape into the Geography Classroom

11:25 AM - 12:15 PM

Lunch

12:20 PM - 1:20 PM

Essential Need: Educating Our Next Generations for a Water-Secure Future

1:20 PM - 2:10 PM
Kristen Clarke Kristen Clarke

Colonial Frontier Mapping Project

2:15 PM - 3:10 PM
Dr Robyn Smith Dr Robyn Smith

Afternoon tea

3:10 PM - 3:35 PM

Getting the 'G' into STEM

3:35 PM - 4:30 PM
Dr Adam Liedloff Dr Adam Liedloff
Territory Room
7:30 AM
8:30 AM
9:30 AM
10:30 AM
11:30 AM
12:30 PM
1:30 PM
2:30 PM
3:30 PM
4:30 PM

Morning tea

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Utilization of drones to create maps, vegetation data, and 3D representations of landscapes

10:30 AM - 11:20 AM
Simon Miller Simon Miller

Utilization of drones to create maps, vegetation data, and 3D representations of landscapes

11:25 AM - 12:15 PM
Simon Miller Simon Miller

Lunch

12:20 PM - 1:20 PM

Supporting out-of-field teachers in geography: Co-designing a university-professional association research-based initiative

1:20 PM - 2:10 PM
Dr Susan Caldis Dr Susan Caldis

Supporting out-of-field teachers in geography: Co-designing a university-professional association research-based initiative

2:15 PM - 3:10 PM
Dr Susan Caldis Dr Susan Caldis

Afternoon tea

3:10 PM - 3:35 PM

Integrating the Australian Cotton Landscape into the Geography Classroom

3:35 PM - 4:30 PM
Simone Cameron Simone Cameron

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