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The Power of Geography
49th GTAV Annual Conference
23-25 August 2015
Karstens Conference Centre, Melbourne
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Conference Guide
Welcome��1
Messages�� 2
Conference Highlights ��3
Conference Details ��4
Registration �� 5
Session Information �� 6
Guest Speakers ��7
Keynote Presenters ��8
SCHEDULE
Sunday ��10
Monday ��12
Tuesday - Fieldwork Day�� 13
Primary Stream�� 14
Masterclass Presenters��15
ABSTRACTS
Sunday Sessions��16
Monday Sessions ��25
Fieldwork day
Tuesday Fieldwork Trips ��38
Sponsors & Partners ��40
Welcome
to the 49th GTAV Annual Conference
From the Conference Convenor Stephen Latham
Whether you are a classroom teacher, domain leader, leading teacher or Principal, the
eagerly anticipated Annual GTAV Conference provides you with the best keynotes,
masterclasses, workshops and educational exhibitors to suit your professional
learning requirements for the teaching of Geography.
As an independent not-for-profit member-teacher organisation, the GTAV Annual
Conference will provide you with an outstanding Professional Learning experience
encompassing geographic skills, spatial technology, curriculum development, edtech,
thinking and learning, global education and of course fieldwork.
The number of delegates continues to rise at this conference and we are now including a
wider range of learning opportunities including short intensive teach-meet style sessions,
traditional one hour workshops and the new capacity-building masterclasses. At its heart, our
conference has the integrity of teachers sharing with other teachers their knowledge and skills
in what they do in the classroom or field. It is very practical and useful. Whilst our focus is very
much on the future for our great subject, the conference provides the opportunity to recognise
our fine tradition and the talented and dedicated people who have worked so hard to develop
the association and discipline.
Thank you to all of our conference partners, presenters, keynotes and exhibitors for your
strong support. Particular thanks to my wonderful team at the GTAV office and the GTAV
Committee for their tireless work in bringing this fabulous conference to fruition.
The
largest Geography
Education event
in Australia.
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33 years
Geography
education
experience
Messages
Messages
From the GTAV President Trish Douglas
GTAV is committed to providing support to facilitate the learning and teaching of Geography.
Our Annual Conference provides a valuable opportunity for teachers across all levels of Primary
and Secondary education to hear from high profile keynote speakers, engage in workshops
presented by fellow teachers, to participate in fieldwork and to exchange ideas with colleagues.
In addition, a wide variety of publishers and external service providers will be displaying their
resources.
Joined
GTAV
committee
in 2003
With the implementation of AusVELSAC Geography in F–10 and the forthcoming introduction of
new VCE Geography Units 1–4 in 2016, this is an opportunity not to be missed. Early registration
is advised in order to ensure the greatest range of workshop choices. I look forward to seeing
you at what promises to be a most stimulating and invigorating event.
From the GTAV Patron Rob Gell AM
Our 2015 Conference theme ”The Power of Geography” clearly expresses the Geography
teacher’s belief that there is no more relevant subject for students to learn. “It is Geography
that shows students how to observe, describe and seek explanations for the here and now and
positively encourages them to imagine possible futures. It helps them think more intelligently
about complicated and unresolved issues”. (Lambert, 2004)
GTAV
Patron
since 1996
Geo-literacy—the ability to make decisions based on an understanding of natural and manmade
systems and connections in the world, properly prepares students and enables them to prosper
in 21st century technology-based careers. Geo-literacy is a natural fit with STEM education.
Having a geo-literate populace is critical, not only to maintain economic competitiveness but to
ensure quality of life in our interconnected world.
Whilst Geography provides the pathway to a plethora of successful careers, it is of serious
concern that recent ACER research indicates that Geography is taught by the highest number of
‘out of field’ teachers (40% in 2013).
The 2015 GTAV Annual Conference therefore provides an ideal opportunity to address this issue.
It is critical that both experienced Geography practitioners and those who are new to teaching
the subject attend. Our keynote speakers, Lord Mayor Robert Doyle and former Commissioner
for Environmental Sustainability Prof. Kate Auty have been handpicked and will inspire, and I
am looking forward to hosting a first class panel of geo-literate professionals who will explore
the complex issues of hazards and disaster management from all perspectives. This conference
provides a unique opportunity to experience practical workshops across all levels, masterclasses,
fieldwork days and networking opportunities.
There is no other Geography Conference like this one. Record numbers attended the GTAV
Conferences in 2013 and 2014 and I look forward to seeing you at the 2015 Conference that
promises to be even bigger and better.
A little
about
Rob Gell
Rob is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and an Inaugural Fellow of the Environment
Institute of Australia and New Zealand. He is a coastal geomorphologist by training; he taught
Environmental Science and Physical Geography at tertiary level, then for thirty one years
presented television weather. In his professional life he works as an environmental and
communications consultant and is a Director of bhive Group Pty Ltd and World Wind Pty Ltd.
He is a published author and a photographer.
He is the Chairman of Wildlife Victoria and a member of the Victorian Coastal Council.
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Conference Highlights
Conference Highlights
You may have attended the GTAV Annual Conference in the past, but don’t miss out on the highlights and
enhanced program for 2015. We have a lot in store for you – we hope you’re excited!
Conference Opening
We are delighted that the Hon. James Merlino, Deputy Premier and the Minister for Education will open and
address the GTAV Annual Conference on Sunday August 23.
NEW
Masterclasses
With exceptional presenters, the Masterclass sessions are new for 2015. Masterclasses will provide an
in-depth analysis of important Geography topics, concepts and skills. Covering key content areas in AusVELSAC
and VCE, these sessions will be provided by experts in the field and experienced Geography educators.
Founders’ Keynote Panel Sunday
This year’s panel topic ‘Hazards and Disasters’ will see our expert panellists each spend about 10 minutes
provoking your thoughts about this topic – so relevant for both Primary and Secondary educators. GTAV Patron
Rob Gell AM will be joined by Craig Lapsley (Emergency Services Commissioner), Estrella Melero-Blanca (GIS
Professional), Professor Jon Barnett and Jane Hayward AM (Principal, Strathewen Primary School). A question
and answer time will complete the session.
Founders’ Keynote Honours John Collins
The Founders’ Keynote each year honours one of Geography’s outstanding educators who is a founding member
of the GTAV and someone who epitomises Geography. 2015 sees the Founders’ Keynote address named in
honour of John Collins.
Primary Stream Sunday
With such success last year, the Primary Stream is back again this year – bigger and stronger! Check out all
the sessions which will assist you in developing key Geography skills and provide you with inspiring ideas and
resources for implementing Geography in your classroom.
Conference Dinner
Whether you are from metropolitan Melbourne, country Victoria, interstate or overseas, you are warmly welcome
to join us and catch up with colleagues for a relaxing dinner at Il Nostro Posto, 60 Hardware Lane, Melbourne on
Sunday evening. Book when you register for the Conference.
Keynote Session Monday
The GTAV is thrilled to bring to you two inspiring Keynote Speakers for 2015: the Lord Mayor – City of Melbourne
Robert Doyle and University of Melbourne Vice-Chancellor’s Fellow Professor Kate Auty. Each speaker will spend
about 40 minutes engaging your thoughts about their experiences and relevant topics to AusVELSAC 7–10 and VCE
Geography curriculum. This session is sponsored by Primary Industries Education Foundation Australia (PIEFA).
Fieldwork Trips Tuesday
Fieldwork is an essential component of Geography at all levels. This year sees a fantastic collection of fieldwork
locations around Melbourne and Victoria that can inspire you and your students out of the classroom. Come and
join us experiencing visits to a host of destinations including CBD locations such as the National Sports Museum
and Eureka Tower, along with Merri Creek and Yarra River catchments, Darebin Parklands, Kinglake National
Park, a Parwan Valley Farm and more.
NEW
It’s a Wrap!
A new Conference wrap-up session to bring all our topics together. This year Rod Quantock will provide us with
some light relief and refreshing insight into our geographical world. By attending this session, you will also have
the chance to win great prizes, including travel within Australia to the value of $1000 and overseas travel to the
value of $6000 – courtesy of Latitude Group Travel.
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Conference Details
Conference Details
Venue
Sunday 23 and Monday 24 August
Karsten’s Conference Centre
The GTAV Annual Conference will be held at Karsten’s
Conference Centre, situated in the heart of Melbourne’s
CBD at 123 Queen Street, between Bourke and Little
Collins Streets.
Tuesday 25 August Fieldwork Day
Many of the fieldwork trips will begin at Highfield Park,
Camberwell. Please check your confirmation letter
carefully for details.
Transport & Car Parking
Tram
Tram stops are conveniently located within one block of the venue, in any direction; use trams on Bourke, Collins,
Elizabeth and William Streets.
Train
The venue is less than 500 metres from Flinders Street Station and Southern Cross Station.
Parking
There is parking at 123 Queen Street, entrance via Little Collins Street. Sunday flat rate is $29; Monday early bird
rate: $24 but must park before 9.00am and leave after 3.00pm. Confirm these rates and find further information
at secureparking.com.au.
General Information
For more detailed information and alerts scan this QR Code or go to this link:
http://www.gtav.asn.au/professional-learning/annual-conference
Follow @GeographyVic on Twitter and tweet your experiences using #GTAVConf
Catering
Tea and coffee upon arrival, morning tea and lunch are included in the registration fee. Those with special dietary
requirements should indicate their needs when registering online. If you have any special needs or enquiries
please contact the Office Administrator, Margaret O’Brien, on 03 9824 8355 or [email protected].
Conference Dinner
Join us and catch up with colleagues for a relaxing dinner at Il Nostro Posto, 60 Hardware Lane, Melbourne on
Sunday evening at 5.30pm. Authentic Italian cuisine with a two–course meal with a glass of wine/beer/soft drink
included for a cost of $45.00 per head. Please indicate at registration if you wish to attend.
Disclaimer of Liability
GTAV reserves the right to amend any part of the conference program or event should it be necessary. GTAV will
not accept liability for damages of any nature sustained by participants, or their accompanying persons, for loss
or damage to their personal property as a result of the conference or related event. In the event of unforeseen
circumstances, GTAV will not accept responsibility for loss of monies incurred by delegates. Exhibitors should
consult their own insurance companies for proper coverage of their merchandise and displays.
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Registration
Registration
• Register early to ensure your choice of workshops. With anticipated large numbers, workshops
Register
will be allocated strictly in order of receipt of registration.
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• Interstate GTA Members are invited to attend the Conference at GTAV Metropolitan Member
Tuesday
18 August
rates. Please contact the Office Administrator, Margaret O’Brien, to register in order to take
advantage of this special offer for 2015.
• Registration is available online at the GTAV website www.gtav.asn.au. If you are a GTAV member you
will need to log in using your Username and Password to obtain the Member rate for your School/Institution or
the Individual/Pre-Service rate. If you do not have a Username and Password please contact the Primary contact
person at your school or if not known contact the GTAV office on 03 9824 8355. Schools can pay by Purchase
Order or Credit Card; Individuals or Pre-Service members can pay by Credit Card only.
•Please nominate the sessions you wish to attend; you must nominate a second preference as well if available.
Note: while we will try to accommodate your first preference where possible, this cannot be guaranteed.
• There are no part-day registrations available.
• A confirmation email is sent instantly upon completion of the online registration form. If you have not received
this confirmation within two days of registering please contact the GTAV office. A second email will follow with
the final confirmation of session allocations a week before the Conference. If you do not receive notification by
Wednesday 19 August, please contact the office.
• Our refund policy can be viewed at http://www.gtav.asn.au/professional-learning/refund-policy
• One presenter per workshop is entitled to free registration on the day of their workshop.
• All registrations must be received by 5.00pm Tuesday 18 August 2015.
Registration Fees
Membership type
Metropolitan rates
Country/Interstate rates (>100 KM CBD)
One day
Two days
Three days
One day
Two days
Three days
Individual
$215
$330
$450
$185
$280
$390
Institution/ School
$270
$405
$560
$240
$360
$500
Pre-service
Teacher
$ 60
$120
$180
$ 60
$120
$180
Non member
$525
$660
$865
$495
$615
$795
* Country rates are applicable to travel greater than 100km from the CBD.
GTAV Members will receive a substantial saving; please consider applying for membership if you are not a
member at this time. The cost of membership, plus the member registration fee, is cheaper than paying the nonmember rate. Become an individual member, enjoy the benefits and help strengthen Victorian Geography by
completing the online membership form at www.gtav.asn.au/membership.
The Australian Professional Standards for Teachers are now used by Australian teacher registration and
accreditation authorities. There are seven standards within the domains of knowledge, practice and engagement.
Delegates will be given certified endorsement for up to 24 hours of Australian standards referenced professional
learning.
Early Bird Rates
To receive your early bird discount of $20.00 per registration please register online by
5.00pm Friday 24 July 2015. Pre-Service members are already substantially discounted and are
not eligible for this further discount.
Early bird
rate until
24 July
Attendee Waiver
By registering for this event all registrants agree to any images being reproduced for GTAV communications and
marketing purposes in which they appear. The registrant also consents to GTAV maintaining registration and
personal details collected during registration for marketing and important communications. We respect your right
to privacy and your details are confidential. GTAV will not share your personal details with outside parties.
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Session Information
Session Information
At a Glance
SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
Registration
• Session 1
Morning Tea
• Founders’ Keynote Panel
Lunch
• Session 2
• Session 3
Conference Dinner
Registration
• Keynote Session
Morning Tea
• Session 4
Lunch
• Session 5
• Session 6
• Conference Wrap
• Fieldwork Trips
Registration will begin at 8.45am on Sunday 23 August and 8.15am on Monday 24 August.
On Tuesday 25 August most Fieldwork Trips will be leaving from Highfield Park, Camberwell. Times for each
destination/session will depend on the trip location – further details will be provided once registration is
confirmed.
Session Categories
Sessions have been categorized for easy navigation of the program.
F–6 Primary – Australian Curriculum: Geography; AusVELSAC Geography
7–10 Secondary – Australian Curriculum: Geography; AusVELSAC Geography
VCE Victorian Certificate of Education
Masterclass
Masterclass providing an in-depth analysis of important Geography topics, concepts and skills.
Victorian Government and Catholic schools are equally committed to the AC:G and VCAA has produced
AusVELSAC Geography curriculum for F–10 that contains further detailed Elaborations to help support the full
2017 implementation. At the time of printing, VCAA has published the AusVELSAC Geography for familiarisation
and planning document. Download a copy of this document at www.gtav.asn.au. Schools will need to be able to
demonstrate where they have taught all of the Geography F–10 Content Descriptions and report to parents and
students the corresponding Achievement Standards.
Independent schools are committed to the Australian Curriculum: Geography.
Bring Your Own Device (BYOD)
There are some workshop sessions where it is suggested that participants bring along their own devices.
Look out for this symbol within the session abstract details. Please note that each session will have a note
about the type of device best suited to the session.
Session repeats
To give you greater flexibility in choice of workshops sessions, some sessions that run on Sunday will be
repeated on Monday. Keep your eyes out for the note within the session abstract details.
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Guest Speakers
Guest Speakers
11.00
am
Conference Opening Sunday 23 August
The Hon. James Merlino
Deputy Premier and Minister for Education James last addressed our Conference in 2013 as Deputy Leader of the Opposition
and Shadow Minister for Education. We welcome his return as Deputy Premier and
Minister for Education in 2015.
James was first elected to Parliament as a Member of the Legislative Assembly for
Monbulk in 2002. Following the 2006 state election, James became Minister for Sport,
Recreation and Youth Affairs in the Bracks Labor Government. As Minister, James was
a passionate advocate for sport, at the grass roots through to elite level. During this
period James was also appointed with the additional responsibility of Minister Assisting
the Premier on Multicultural Affairs. Between October and November, 2010 James was
the Minister for Police and Minister for Corrections. He was Shadow Minister for Police
and Shadow Minister for the TAC and Road Safety from December 2010 to February
2012. That same month James was named Deputy Leader of the Opposition and
Shadow Minister for Education. Following Labor’s victory at the 2014 state election,
James was sworn in as Deputy Premier and Minister for Education in the Andrews
Labor Government.
Outside of politics and his family, James’ passions include reading, movies, gardening,
taking care of his Golden Retriever and passionately supporting the Hawthorn Football
Club, Melbourne Victory, Melbourne Vixens and his local football teams.
3.30
pm
It’s a Wrap! Monday 24 August
New for 2015 we introduce you to the Conference Wrap-up session. A chance to wind
down at the end of two full days of geographical learnings and be entertained.
Rod Quantock AM
Rod Quantock is an Australian stand-up comedian and writer and one of the reasons
that Melbourne is the live comedy capital of Australia. Rod grew up in Coburg. His
father worked in Fitzroy in a metal-polishing factory and as a tram conductor. Rod
studied architecture at the University of Melbourne for 5 years before venturing into
professional comedy. For more than thirty years he has remained a contemporary
stand-up comedian, evolving and staying at the forefront of the craft. Rod was a
founding member on the Melbourne International Comedy Festival board. Described
as “a living Melbourne treasure” by The Age newspaper, he has also achieved great
prominence with his involvement in political activism and social justice. Rod was
the recipient of the Adelaide Justice Coalition Romero Community Award for his
contribution to Australian social justice (2005).
In 2014, Rod became a research associate at the Melbourne Sustainable Society
Institute, University of Melbourne, working on the presentation of climate change
impacts and resource crises.
The It’s a Wrap! session is sponsored by Latitude Group Travel.
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Keynote Presenters
11.00
am
Keynote Presenters
Founder’s Keynote Panel Sunday 23 August
GTAV Patron Rob Gell AM will facilitate the panel with this year’s topic being:
‘Hazards and Disasters’.
Professor Jon Barnett
Jon Barnett is a Professor in the School of Geography at the University of Melbourne. He is a political
geographer whose research examines the impacts of and responses to environmental change on social
systems. This includes research on vulnerability and adaptation to climate change with a particular focus
on conflict, cultures, mobility and peace. In recent years he has conducted fieldwork in Australia, China,
the Marshall Islands, Niue, and Tuvalu. Jon is Lead Author of the Human Security chapter in the most
recent IPCC Assessment Report, and he co-edits the journal Global Environmental Change.
Jane Hayward AM
With almost 30 years of teaching in Victorian Primary schools behind her, Jane is passionate about
education and the small school setting. Jane’s focus on student welfare and wellbeing underpins all that
she does.
Jane has been the teaching Principal at Strathewen Primary School since 2007. The Strathewen
community suffered incredible loss in the Black Saturday bushfires of 2009. The school, local farms,
homes, community infrastructure and all that was familiar was gone. Many of the surrounding townships
were also devastated. Jane has led her school community through some very challenging times.
Jane was presented with the National Excellence in Teaching Award in 2010 and was also recognised
with a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in 2012, for services to the Strathewen community.
Craig Lapsley
The Victorian Emergency Management Commissioner has legislated coordination and control
responsibilities over major emergencies in the state of Victoria. Craig Lapsley was appointed to this
position in July 2014. Craig has enjoyed a career in the Australian emergency management sector for
more than 30 years, commencing as a volunteer firefighter.
Craig was appointed as Victoria’s first and only Fire Services Commissioner from 2010-2014. As Victoria’s
first Emergency Management Commissioner, Craig believes the shift to an “all hazards, all emergencies”
approach to emergency management is the next logical step in ensuring a systematic and coordinated
approach before, during and after major emergencies. It is also an opportunity for the alignment of
strategy, planning and investment across multiple agencies, to champion unified information systems,
an organisational culture that supports information sharing, and a sharp and deliberate focus on better
decision making with the community as a central partner in emergency management.
Estrella Melero-Blanca
Estrella has recently returned from the Dominican Republic on assignment with the National Emergency
Commission. Her mission was to introduce GIS and Remote Sensing technologies as tools to improve
the country’s disaster management. Estrella is a spatial professional with eight years of employment
in the GIS industry where she has worked for State Government and the private sectors. She studied
Agricultural Engineering in Spain and completed one year of Development Studies in Sweden. She
developed a passion for Emergency Management while working for the Department of Sustainability
and Environment where she was part of the Bushfire Rapid Risk Assessment teams.
In her work with the Dominican Republic’s Disaster Management Authority, she was given the
opportunity to put together her three areas of professional interests: GIS, International Development
and Emergency Management, highlighting the important role played by GIS and spatial professionals to
support decision makers during emergency situations.
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Keynote Presenters
9.00
am
Keynote Session Monday 24 August
This session is proudly sponsored by PIEFA.
Professor Kate Auty
Professor Kate Auty, the former Victorian Government Commissioner for Environmental
Sustainability, is the Vice-Chancellor’s Fellow at the University of Melbourne (2014–
2017), and the Chair of the Advisory Board for the Melbourne Sustainable Society
Institute. In 2008 and 2009, Kate was the Chair of the Victorian Ministerial Reference
Council on Climate Change Adaptation and also a member of the Premier’s Reference
Committee on Climate Change. In 2008, she was appointed a Charles Joseph La Trobe
Fellow with the Centre for Sustainable Regional Communities.
Professor Auty holds tertiary qualifications in environmental science, law and history.
She has worked in agriculture, academia, as a solicitor in her own law firm, and as a
barrister. Her extraordinary public career spans Indigenous justice issues, native title,
community consultation, curriculum, natural resource management and environmental
policy. Kate says “When it comes to climate change the evidence is in and the time
for skepticism about the link to greenhouse gases emissions and climate change has
passed. It’s now about implementing more action plans.” Kate is a foundation member
of Strathbogie Voices in north east Victoria and one of the organising committee for the
2015 Euroa Environment Series. www.StrathbogieVoices.com.au
Robert Doyle
Robert Doyle was elected in 2008 and 2012, and is the serving Lord Mayor of
Melbourne.
Robert Doyle is a Principal at The Nous Group, a management consultancy business
based in Melbourne and, since 2007, has been Chairman of Melbourne Health (The
Royal Melbourne Hospital).
Robert is President of the Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation, Chairman of the Royal
Melbourne Hospital Foundation and a Trustee of the Shrine of Remembrance. Robert is
also an Ambassador for Odyssey House, a drug and alcohol abuse rehabilitation facility,
an Ambassador for SecondBite, a not-for profit organisation committed to making a
positive difference by distributing fresh food to the disadvantaged and homeless, an
ex-officio member of Cancer Council Victoria and an Ambassador for Field of Women,
a charity raising awareness of breast cancer, an Ambassador for the White Ribbon Day
Foundation, an international day for the elimination of violence against women, an
Ambassador for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, the Honorary President of
the Melbourne Region of the Scout Association and a Board member of the Plumbing
Industry Climate Action Centre (PICAC) Ltd.
In 2010 Robert was made a Fellow of Monash University.
Robert recently joined the United Nations Advisory Committee of Local Authorities
(UNACLA) as a committee member.
A Member of Victoria’s Parliament for 14 years, Robert was Leader of the Opposition
and Leader of the Liberal Party for four years. He has also been Shadow Minister for
Health and, in government, Parliamentary Secretary for Health.
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Sunday Schedule
Schedule Sunday 23 August 2015
Time
Code Title and Presenter
8.45am
Registration Opens
9.30am
Session 1
101
VCE and AusVELSAC update and forum | Monica Bini, Stephen Cranby, Assoc. Prof. Alaric Maude,
Raymond Pask
102
Ideas and resources for teaching Year 7 Geography | Anna Blamey
103
Mountain high – base camp to summit | Heather Shipp, Cheryl Kempton
104
Engagement and the Magic Bathtub – using Port Phillip as a study tool | Andrew Mains, Sonny
Voss
105
Integrating atlas skills into the Year 9 Geography curriculum | Mark Easton
106
Global Connections
Rwanda Dreaming: Human Wellbeing – a new Year 10 e-textbook from the land of a thousand
hills | Sally Morgan, David Fullerton
Global education – values education? | Anita Mitchell, Sarah Roediger
107
Jacaranda learnON – Australia’s first online Geography course | Alex Rossimel, Brent Ramsay
108
ICT and iPads in the Geography classroom | Paul Cross
109
Getting into the picture – resources for Primary school Geography
Exploring the seven Geography concepts | Melinda Rankin
Discover MWorld | Carly Willis
Digital worlds: Heritage At Your Touch | Jo Clyne, Barney Meyer
110
Empowering students to think, talk and act sustainably (F–6) | Jessica Lee
10.30am
Morning Tea in the Exhibition area
11.00am
Keynote
CONFERENCE OPENING
Deputy Premier of Victoria and Minister for Education – Hon. James Merlino
Founders’ Keynote PANEL
‘Hazards and Disasters’
Facilitator – Rob Gell AM
Panellists – Prof. Jon Barnett, Jane Hayward AM, Craig Lapsley, Estrella Melero–Blanca
Alex Lyne Fieldwork Award
12.40pm
Lunch and networking in the Exhibition area
1.40pm
Session 2
201
VCE Geography assessment: the new rubrics | Stephen Cranby
202
Summerland Peninsula, Phillip Island – changing land use and tourism | Graeme Burgan, Brendan
McKinnon
203
Geography basic skill set | Jenne King
204
Unpacking sustainable ideas | Vivienne Lynch
205
What is so special about Google Earth? | Adrian De Fanti
206
Political Geography: how to become an active citizen | Danijela Spoljaric
207
Feedback to grow and develop teaching and learning strategies | Bev Steer
208
Linking inquiry and skills in Middle years Geography | John Butler OAM
209
Out in the field in Primary years Geography
SmartSteps in the field | Leigh Cawood
Food and fibre in the Primary Geography curriculum | Ben Stockwin, Kelly Anne Spence
210
2.40pm
Whole-school approach to implementing Geography in the Primary years | Lachlan Zubevich,
Nga Tran
Session Changeover
10
Sunday Schedule
Time
2.50pm
Session 3
301
‘The elephant in the room’ | Dr Stephen Legg, Stephen Cranby
302
Working with change: VCE concepts unpacked | Stephen Matthews
303
Hazards and disasters | Trish Douglas
304
Desert landscapes booklet | Margaret Bourke
305
Not too busy for fieldwork | Paul Cross, Bruce Paton
306
Active learning in Geography | Anna Haigh
307
Powerful knowledge and the Australian Geography curriculum | Assoc. Prof. Alaric Maude
308
Environmental change and management – some practical ideas | Mary Catus-Wood, Andrew
Hinchliffe
309
Choosing resources and methods for different levels of Primary Geography | John Butler OAM
310
A novel approach: teaching the new Geography curriculum Years 5-6 | Lyn White
3.50pm
Day End
5.30pm
Conference Dinner
Il Nostro Posto, 60 Hardware Lane, Melbourne
Founders’ Keynote Honour
John Collins
The Founders’ Keynote each year honours one of Geography’s outstanding educators who is an inspiration to
their students and teachers alike, as well as someone who epitomizes Geography. 2015 sees the Founders’
Keynote address named in honour of John Collins.
John Collins was an innovator, an inspiration to others and one who helped bring
professionalism into the GTAV. John joined the Committee in 1960 and served as
GTAV President in 1967. John taught in both the government and private sector,
in Australia and in England. In 1963 John became one of the first students to
complete a Masters degree in Geography from the University of Melbourne. Soon
after, he took up a lectureship from the University of Melbourne where he was on
the staff of Melbourne’s School of Education and later its Sub-Dean. His lecturing
included Method of Teaching Geography to the great benefit of countless budding
Geography teachers. By 1967 he was Chief Examiner of Matriculation. At a stage
when teaching materials were lacking, John helped fill the void by authoring a
wide range of new textbooks, striving to lift Geography out of the “capes and
bays” mentality of the past. John was a tireless Committee member, always full of ideas, he was editor of the
Geography Teacher, ran fieldtrips and wrote and produced an ABC/TV Geography classroom series.
John’s career in Geography took him to places across the globe including lecturing in Malawi, associate
professor at the University of British Columbia and a Readership in Education at the University of the South
Pacific. John’s work on the Jacaranda atlas led to a close relationship with Jacaranda, joining their staff in
1971 and continuing until his retirement in 1993 when he occupied the position of Managing Director and Vice
President Wiley New York.
It is most appropriate that the GTAV names the Founders’ Keynote Address for 2015 in honour of John Collins.
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Monday Schedule
Schedule Monday 24 August 2015
Time
8.15am
Registration Opens
9.00am
Keynote
KEYNOTE SESSION – sponsored by PIEFA
Keynote Robert Doyle, Lord Mayor, City of Melbourne
Keynote Professor Kate Auty, Vice Chancellor’s Fellow at the University of Melbourne
10.30am
Morning Tea in the Exhibition area
11.15am
Session 4
401
VCE and AusVELSAC update and forum | Monica Bini, Stephen Cranby, Assoc. Prof. Alaric Maude,
Raymond Pask
402
Hazards and disasters | Trish Douglas
403
Research skills for Geography students | Emma Reilly
404
Melbourne’s next container port? How Geography saves the day! | Dr Hermione Parsons
405
Harnessing the power of geographic literacy and language | Paul Rogers
406
Desert landscapes booklet | Margaret Bourke
407
Bringing Year 9 Unit 1: Biomes and Food Security to life | Annalise De Mel
408
Environments: climate change and sustainability
Adapting to climate change | Lauren Rickards
Practical ideas to promote sustainability and increase engagement in Geography |
Cath Donnelly
409
Human wellbeing and the work of development organisations | Joelle Stoelwinder
410
Developing Asia capabilities | Carole Egan
411
What is so special about Google Earth? | Adrian De Fanti
412
Using and creating ITunes U courses in Geography | Clare Rafferty
413
Using GPS devices in the classroom | Peter Girolami
12.15pm
Lunch and networking in the Exhibition area
1.15pm
Session 5
501
Water in the World and the Murray–Darling Basin | Will Inveen
502
On the move: learning about population movement | Jeana Kriewaldt, Marianne Ward
503
VCE Geography assessment: the new rubrics | Stephen Cranby
504
Using ClickView to enhance Geography in the classroom and in the field | Kerry Thomas
Online Professional Development: it’s not as scary as you think! | Angela Andrews
505
Water Smart City, how do we get there? | Mary Catus-Wood, Kim O’Hoy
506
Urban sustainability in Year 8 | Brendan McKinnon, Jackie Evans
507
Ideas and resources for teaching Year 9 Unit 1: Biomes and Food Security
Where there are computer games, there are happy Year 9s | Kate Brown
Food and fibre in the Secondary Geography curriculum | Ben Stockwin, Kelly Anne Spence
2.15pm
508
Rwanda Dreaming: Human Wellbeing – a new Year 10 e-textbook from the land of a thousand
hills | Sally Morgan, David Fullerton
509
Zoos Victoria: just a tourist destination? | Andrew Eadon, Melanie Treweek
510
511
The power of Geography: promoting deeper thinking in Geography | Emma Mathias-Williams
512
The place for a village: exploring the Geography and History of Melbourne | Cam Hocking
513
Political Geography: how to become an active citizen | Danijela Spoljaric
Session Changeover
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Tuesday Schedule
Time
2.25pm
Session 6
601
Spatial technology in hazards and disasters | Dr Nathan Quadros
602
‘The elephant in the room’ | Dr Stephen Legg, Stephen Cranby
603
Summerland Peninsula, Phillip Island – changing land use and tourism | Graeme Burgan, Brendan
McKinnon
604
605
Free and easy – a wealth of resources to teach Geography | Judy Mraz
606
Landforms and landscapes | Mark Easton
607
Sustainable cities | Jess Reifschneider, Adriana Abels, Dr Beau Beza
608
Geographical skills and concepts through the prism of agriculture Years 7–10 | Dianne Stuart
609
Powerful fieldwork | Vivienne Lynch
Sport and the Geography concepts | Terry McMeekin
610
The drought will return – using water sustainably | Mary Catus-Wood, Kim O’Hoy, Andrew
Hinchliffe
611
Jacaranda learnON – Australia’s first online Geography course | Alex Rossimel, Brent Ramsay
612
Year 8 Unit 2: Changing Nations with focus on Asia and the National Curriculum CCP |
Phillip O’Brien
613
Engagement and the Magic Bathtub – using Port Phillip as a study tool | Andrew Mains, Sonny
Voss
3.25pm
Session Changeover
3.35pm
It’s A WRAP! – sponsored by Latitude Group Travel
Rod Quantock AM
Prize Draw
4.30pm
Day end
Schedule Tuesday 25 August 2015
Fieldwork Day
Location
Code Field Title
Mornington
Peninsula
701
Local land use: changes in a critical wetland environment and using Port Phillip Bay for
Marine Geography | Despina Polatidis, Andrew Mains, Sonny Voss
Kinglake
702
Visiting a bushfire site for VCE Fieldwork | Anne Maher, George Mifsud
Yarra River
703
Year 10 Fieldwork – environmental change on the Yarra | Matt Davidson, Mary
Catus-Wood
Northeast
Melbourne
704
Fieldwork opportunities in the Northeast of Melbourne | Maree Pollard, Shane French,
Peter Wiltshire, Andrew Stocker, Jim Robinson
Melbourne
705
City fieldwork | Claire Jones
Melbourne
706
A Merri walk | Leigh Cawood, Shae Nechwatal
Bacchus Marsh
707
From the Parwan Paddock to the plate | Leah Donnelly, Leonie Brown
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Sunday Primary Stream
Primary Stream
Sunday 23 August 2015
Sunday is filled with Primary specific presentations and workshops. If you are interested in the Primary stream,
below is a focused guide to Sunday’s program for you to use. Look out for the F-6 symbol in the session
abstract details section.
Session
Session 1
108
109
Getting into the picture – resources for Primary school Geography
Exploring the seven Geography concepts | Melinda Rankin
Discover MWorld | Carly Willis
Digital worlds: Heritage At Your Touch | Jo Clyne, Barney Meyer
110
Session 2 203
Empowering students to think, talk and act sustainably (F–6) | Jessica Lee
Geography basic skill set | Jenne King
208
Linking inquiry and skills in Middle years Geography | John Butler OAM
209
Out in the field in Primary years Geography
SmartSteps in the field | Leigh Cawood
Food and fibre in the Primary Geography curriculum | Ben Stockwin, Kelly Anne Spence
210
Session 3 307
Whole-school approach to implementing Geography in the Primary years | Lachlan Zubevich,
Nga Tran
309
Choosing resources and methods for different levels of Primary Geography | John Butler OAM
310
A novel approach: teaching the new Geography curriculum Years 5-6 | Lyn White
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Session
101 Sun
401 Mon
Monica Bini is Curriculum
Manager (Humanities and Social
Sciences) at the Victorian Curriculum
and Assessment Authority. Her
responsibilities include managing the
Geography curriculum both for the
VCE and F–10. In this capacity she
was a member of the advisory panel
for the development of the Australian
Geography curriculum. Monica
taught studies in areas of humanities
and commerce in Secondary schools
for over a decade prior to joining
the VCAA. She is actively involved
in the professional development of
teachers and has a keen interest
in the distinctive contribution of
Geography to schooling.
Session
101 Sun
401 Mon
Stephen Cranby, recently retired
Session
101 Sun
401 Mon
Session
201 Sun
Session
301 Sun
602 Mon
from teaching, is currently working
as an Educational Consultant on
projects in schools, and teaching
the Geography Method course
at Monash University. He was a
member of the re-accreditation
panel for the new VCE Geography
Study Design [2016–2020] and was
subsequently employed by VCAA
to develop and write the Advice
for Teachers in support of the new
course.
Session
404 Mon
Will Inveen is the Director
Session
501 Mon
of Education at the MurrayDarling Basin Authority. He has a
background in natural resource
management, education (Secondary
Science and Geography) and
scientific communication and has run
education initiatives in 16 countries.
The education@MDBA program uses
traditional model tools as well as
innovative and cutting edge methods
to engage diverse audiences across
Australia and internationally.
Assoc. Prof. Alaric Maude, recently
retired from Flinders University, was the Lead
Writer and Writing Coach for the Australian
Geography curriculum. His work in this regard
included the writing of a position paper on
key issues, an initial advice paper, a shape
paper, and successive drafts of the final
curriculum. Alaric has published several articles
on geographical education. He has also
written a book for Primary school teachers on
how to understand and teach the Australian
Geography curriculum from Foundation to
Year 6. He was Secretary of the Institute of
Australian Geographers from 2004-2012, and
is currently Chair of the National Committee
for Geographical Sciences of the Academy of
Science.
Dr Hermione Parsons is the Director of
the Institute for Supply Chain and Logistics at
Victoria University and Chairperson of the Supply
Chain Advisory Network involving businesses
representing each point of the international
supply chain. She has more than 20 years
executive management experience in public and
private sector organisations with responsibility
for port landside logistics, multimodal
infrastructure, competition, regulation, supply
chain reengineering, perishable food supply
chains and industry government relations. Dr
Parsons has led many projects relating to ‘whole
of supply chain’ integration and complexity
nationally and internationally for the Association
of South East Nations (ASEAN) and Asia Pacific
Economic Cooperation (APEC).
Raymond Pask is currently a Geography
teacher at Melbourne High School. His love of
the subject extends beyond the classroom to
positions with VCAA as an advisor, study writer
and panel chair of the VCE Examination Setting
Panel. Session
101 Sun
401 Mon
Dr Nathan Quadros works across Rapid
Dr Stephen Legg is a
Session
301 Sun
602 Mon
Masterclass Presenters
Senior Adjunct Research Fellow
in the Centre for Geography and
Environmental Science, Monash
University. His research interests
include the historical geography
of environmental management,
focussing on conservation of
natural resources as well as the
role of humans in environmental
change. His work includes studies
of environmental politics and policy
formation particularly concerning
forests in Australia and New Zealand.
His teaching experience includes
Secondary and Tertiary Geography
as well a professional interest in
pedagogy more generally.
Session
601 Mon
15
Spatial Analytics (RSA), education and business
development at the Cooperative Research
Centre for Spatial Information (CRCSI). Nathan
is responsible for developing the CRCIS
RSA research strategy and investment. This
compliments his BD responsibilities for bringing
new research opportunities into the CRCSI. As
the Education Manager Nathan looks after a
network of up to 40 PhD students across seven
universities. Nathan’s specialisation is in airborne
LiDAR. Recently, Nathan managed the J.K. Barrie
Award winning Sea Level Rise Capacity Building
Project delivered to Tonga, PNG, Vanuatu and
Samoa. He is currently providing advice to the
World Bank on LiDAR acquisitions in Samoa and
Bangladesh.
Sunday Abstracts
Abstracts
Sunday Sessions
9:30 – 10:30am / Session 1
101
7–10
VCE
Masterclass
VCE AND AusVELSAC UPDATE AND FORUM
Monica Bini VCAA
Stephen Cranby Faculty of Education Monash University
Assoc. Prof. Alaric Maude Flinders University
Raymond Pask Melbourne High School
VCAA Curriculum Manager for Humanities and Social Science Monica Bini will provide an update on
the developments in Year levels 7–10 AusVELSAC Geography and the new VCE Geography course to
be implemented in 2016. Stephen Cranby will introduce delegates to the VCAA VCE Geography Advice
for Teachers document that has been published to support the introduction of the new VCE Geography
Study Design [2016–2020]. Learn how the content of the document can be used in planning, developing
and teaching the new course. Other information will include applying the key geographical concepts,
geographical skills and fieldwork requirements; detailed unit descriptions; and approaches to developing
assessment tasks. ACARA lead author Alaric Maude will provide a comparison of the Australian
Curriculum: Geography with those of other countries and outline key aspects of the course.
The panel will respond to questions from the floor.
Repeat on Monday – 401
102
7–10
IDEAS AND RESOURCES FOR TEACHING YEAR 7 GEOGRAPHY
Anna Blamey Vermont Secondary College
Do you need some help and inspiration to teach Year 7 Geography? This workshop will provide an
overview of all aspects of the Australian Curriculum/AusVELSAC Year 7 Geography course. It will cover the
two units Year 7 Unit 1: Water in the World and Year 7 Unit 2: Place and Liveability. Participants will be
given unit outlines (lesson by lesson), sample activities, assignments and fieldwork tasks. We will discuss
ways to make Geography engaging and suggest resources, case studies and specific content relating to
both units.
103
7–10
MOUNTAIN HIGH – BASE CAMP TO SUMMIT
Heather Shipp Methodist Ladies’ College
Cheryl Kempton Methodist Ladies’ College
This session will investigate Year 8 Unit 1: Landforms and Landscapes with a focus on mountains.
Participants will experience the journey taken from the introductory exercise, through knowledge about
plate tectonics, fieldwork, climbing the summit of a mountain and finishing with an exploration of mountain
hazards. Geospatial skills are covered through overlay maps, topographic mapping and field sketching.
Examples of tasks, activities and student work will be included. Join us for the ascent.
104
7–10
ENGAGEMENT AND THE MAGIC BATHTUB – USING PORT PHILLIP AS A STUDY TOOL
Andrew Mains Mount Eliza Secondary College
Sonny Voss Dive Victoria
In this session we present an innovative way of teaching Year 9 Unit 2: Geographies of Interconnections.
This exciting Marine Geography course makes use of local resources and unusual fieldwork. We will build
an understanding of Victoria’s history of marine resources and the present reliance on the sea to make
global interconnections. Students are encouraged to make projections for the future use and sustainable
management of Port Phillip Bay.
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Sunday Abstracts
9:30 – 10:30am / Session 1
105
7–10
INTEGRATING ATLAS SKILLS INTO THE YEAR 9 GEOGRAPHY CURRICULUM
Mark Easton Oxford University Press and St Margaret’s School
The Australian Curriculum: Geography demands a fresh approach to classroom resources, one which
includes atlases. Join Mark Easton, experienced Geography teacher and one of the contributing authors of
the new Oxford Australian Curriculum Atlas, as he shares strategies for making the Australian Curriculum
come to life in the classroom. This workshop will explore how atlas skills can be integrated into lesson
plans using the two units Year 9 Unit 1: Biomes and Food Security and Year 9 Unit 2: Geographies of
Interconnections as case studies.
All workshop attendees receive their choice of text from either Oxford Big Ideas Geography, Oxford Big
Ideas Geography/History or Oxford Australian Curriculum Atlas.
Note: This workshop is aligned with resources produced by Oxford University Press.
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7–10
VCE
GLOBAL CONNECTIONS
RWANDA DREAMING: HUMAN WELLBEING – A NEW YEAR 10 E-TEXTBOOK FROM THE
LAND OF A THOUSAND HILLS
Sally Morgan Vanishing Point
David Fullerton Vanishing Point
Rwanda Dreaming – homegrown strategies for human wellbeing is Vanishing Point’s new e-book for 1:1
technology classrooms. It fully covers Year 10 Unit 2: Geographies of Human Wellbeing and is also relevant
to VCE Unit 2: Human Environments and VCE Unit 4: Global Perspectives. It presents a wide range of
current indicators from Rwanda, comparative information about post-genocide Cambodia and Indigenous
Australia, and includes student activities and assessment tasks. This workshop introduces you to Rwanda’s
progress in human development and wellbeing and equips you to confidently use this resource.
BYOD – Participants to bring along a laptop or iPad
Extended version of this workshop Monday – 508
7–10
GLOBAL EDUCATION – VALUES EDUCATION?
Anita Mitchell International Needs Australia
Sarah Roediger International Needs Australia
What is values education and how does it fit into Geography? Is it important to teach our students to care?
If so, how do we do it? This session will look at some simple ways to engage your students in the world
beyond their comfort zones (and maybe yours as well). Geography should be and can be in the classroom
every day.
107
7–10
JACARANDA learnON – AUSTRALIA’S FIRST ONLINE GEOGRAPHY COURSE
Alex Rossimel Jacaranda
Brent Ramsay Jacaranda
Introducing Jacaranda learnON Geography – a collaborative, customisable, media-rich online course
designed to improve learning outcomes. Students access, complete and submit work online; collaborate
with their peers and teacher at the point of learning and receive immediate and meaningful feedback. No
more separate textbooks, workbooks and folders. All course materials and student work are integrated in
one place. Teachers assign learning tasks and have greater visibility as to how their students are tracking
via online reports. Workshop participants will take home codes to discover this ground-breaking resource
which harnesses the power of digital learning in ways never before thought possible.
Note: This workshop is aligned with resources produced by Jacaranda, John Wiley and Sons.
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Sunday Abstracts
9:30 – 10:30am / Session 1
108
F–6
7–10
VCE
ICT AND iPads IN THE GEOGRAPHY CLASSROOM
Paul Cross St Catherine’s School
The tablet and iPad are a great resource for geographers – completing field sketches using Art Set Pro,
constructing short animations using iMotion or webpages using Weebly, using Google Earth or Camtasia to
“flip the classroom”, or QR Codes to provide information during fieldwork. There are endless opportunities
for both teachers and students to engage in eLearning. This session will provide examples of how iPads
and ICT can be used in the Geography classroom to engage and enhance deeper discussion and analysis.
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GETTING INTO THE PICTURE – RESOURCES FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL GEOGRAPHY
F–6
EXPLORING THE SEVEN GEOGRAPHY CONCEPTS
Melinda Rankin Serpell Primary School
The GTAV Primary Geography Concept Posters are a set of carefully-selected, stunning images that are
designed to introduce the seven Geography concepts to Primary students. This workshop will provide
you with practical examples of how these images can be used to engage learners in the key concepts in
a context that will encourage curiosity and fascination about the world. Each poster comes with questions
designed to enhance understanding of the concept.
F–6
DISCOVER MWorld
Carly Willis MWorld Monash University
MWorld is a content-rich, e-learning resource for Year levels 3–6, produced by Monash University. MWorld
uses an inquiry-based approach to introduce children to the amazing world around us. Crafted by a
team of academics, MWorld divides the world into ten subject areas, each comprising a growing library
of multimedia titles. Packed with quizzes, videos and educational games, MWorld’s titles are the ultimate
curriculum-aligned inquiry resource.
BYOD – iPad with MWorld already downloaded onto it is optional.
F–6
DIGITAL WORLDS: Heritage At Your Touch
Jo Clyne HTAV
Barney Meyer Program designer
The Heritage At Your Touch Project was designed to let students explore inside heritage properties without
leaving the classroom. Students navigate a series of environments at La Trobe’s Cottage and McCrae
Homestead by interacting with information hotspots, primary sources and historical characters. Suitable
for students in Year levels 4–6. This resource is a partnership between the National Trust of Australia
(Victoria) and the History Teachers’ Association of Victoria.
110
F–6
EMPOWERING STUDENTS TO THINK, TALK AND ACT SUSTAINABLY (F–6)
Jessica Lee Serpell Primary School
What do our students really understand by the concept of sustainability? Using literature as a stimulus,
students can be guided to inquire into different aspects of what it means to be sustainable. This workshop
will provide you with examples of literature and practical activities that will engage students in discussions
and deep-level thinking about their impact as global citizens and the change they can influence on our
environment.
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Sunday Abstracts
Sunday Sessions
1:40 – 2:40pm / Session 2
201
VCE
Masterclass
202
VCE
VCE GEOGRAPHY ASSESSMENT: THE NEW RUBRICS
VCAA has recently released the Advice for Teachers document to support the introduction of the new
VCE Geography Study Design [2016–2020]. This workshop, focussed on VCE Assessment, will examine
the thinking behind the development of the rubrics that accompany the Advice. Participants will workshop
how these rubrics can/could be used in practice, opportunities for refining them to suit a school’s individual
teaching practice, and how they can inform and support practice in the new VCE Geography Units 1–4.
SUMMERLAND PENINSULA, PHILLIP ISLAND – CHANGING LAND USE AND TOURISM
Graeme Burgan Phillip Island Nature Parks
Brendan McKinnon Frankston High School
The Summerland Peninsula is an ideal fieldwork location and case study for the new VCE Geography
Units 1 and 3. The Boon Wurrung people lived in harmony with the environment on Summerland Peninsula
for thousands of years. European settlement changed the ecology for over 100 years, threatening the very
existence of its wildlife. Farming, then urban development and inappropriate tourism almost wiped out the
last of Phillip Island’s penguin colonies. Over the last 25 years the Phillip Island Nature Park has, together
with the state government, reclaimed the peninsula, reinstated habitat and established ecotourism
principles to recover the little penguin colony and the ecosystem.
Brendan McKinnon, Geography teacher from Frankston High School will outline how he will use the
Summerland Peninsula for fieldwork and as a case study for the new VCE Geography Unit 3: Changing
the land.
203
F–6
7–10
GEOGRAPHY BASIC SKILL SET
Jenne King Education consultant
204
7–10
UNPACKING SUSTAINABLE IDEAS
Vivienne Lynch Korowa Anglican Girls’ School
Jenne will show you the very basic skills of Geography including different types of maps, how to measure
scale, directions, contours, latitude and longitude and fun activities for students. These essential elements
of Geography teaching will be presented in a simple and effective way to provide some basic knowledge
and map reading skills. Hands-on activities will assist in building your confidence to effectively use maps in
the classroom. All participants will receive a free copy of the GTAV text Geospatial Skills Level 5.
For those schools using electives as a way of attracting students study Geography, Vivienne has some
successful ideas and activities that can be incorporated into a Geography-based curriculum elective to
showcase the most important concept of sustainability. This theme is a really powerful and engaging way
to get students thinking about their role in protecting the Earth for the future.
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Sunday Abstracts
1:40 – 2:40pm / Session 2
205
7–10
VCE
WHAT IS SO SPECIAL ABOUT GOOGLE EARTH?
Adrian De Fanti Cranbourne Secondary College
206
7–10
POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY: HOW TO BECOME AN ACTIVE CITIZEN
Danijela Spoljaric Victorian Electoral Commission
This workshop will teach you how to use the basic functions of Google Earth. Topics covered will include
adding placemarks, assigning comments or data to placemarks, georeferencing photos, accessing
historical imagery, measuring distances and area, using topography and elevation data, using street
view, tracking movement with location history and downloading and creating KML files. You will have the
opportunity to explore these functions in a workshop setting using practical ideas applicable to classwork
and fieldwork.
Research and knowledge acquired in a Geography classroom is relevant and can be used practically.
By developing and delivering on a plan of action students do just that – they apply their knowledge by
engaging with the community. In this session we will cover how the Passport to Democracy resource
can be used in any Geography classroom. Teachers attending this session will be provided with practical
activities and resources to use in their classroom.
207
7–10
FEEDBACK TO GROW AND DEVELOP TEACHING AND LEARNING STRATEGIES
Bev Steer Carey Baptist Grammar
What is powerful learning feedback? How can we make this a powerful learning tool for staff and students?
This interactive workshop will present ideas for teacher-to-teacher, teacher-to-student, student-to-teacher
and student-to-student feedback including group feedback. It will embed visible thinking routines to
empower both the teacher and the student. Teaching practice and student performance can be improved.
This process is collaborative, guiding, motivating and supportive and a pathway for future learning.
208
F–6
7–10
LINKING INQUIRY AND SKILLS IN MIDDLE YEARS GEOGRAPHY
John Butler OAM Flinders University
This practical workshop will focus on techniques to ignite your students’ skills of geographical thinking,
inquiry and literacy in the Middle years – especially relevant to Year levels 7–8 and also applicable to
Year levels 5–6. A range of classroom resources will be presented and discussed, offering methods and
content based around the new Australian Curriculum: Geography. Learn about practical ways of developing
geographical thinking, techniques for linking inquiry with skills and ways of developing language and
literacy through Geography.
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Sunday Abstracts
1:40 – 2:40pm / Session 2
209
F–6
OUT IN THE FIELD IN PRIMARY YEARS GEOGRAPHY
SMARTSTEPS IN THE FIELD
Leigh Cawood Victoria Walks
This workshop helps teachers to combine healthy walking activities with classroom-ready lesson plans to
conduct local fieldwork. In addition, participants are shown how to use curriculum resources to investigate
local areas such as mapping a route to school, walks around my school and a class walkability project.
These activities create a variety of opportunities for learning experiences based on local fieldwork. This
workshop is relevant to all Primary year levels and covers all curriculum areas.
BYOD – Participants to bring along a laptop
F–6
FOOD AND FIBRE IN THE PRIMARY GEOGRAPHY CURRICULUM
Ben Stockwin Primary Industries Education Foundation Australia (PIEFA)
Kelly Anne Spence Primary Industries Education Foundation Australia (PIEFA)
When 76% of Year 6 students believe cotton socks are an animal product (ACER survey) there is a real
need for educational resources relating to the agriculture, forestry and fisheries industries. Farms are
places that all Foundation to Year 3 students should study as part of their understanding of people living in
distinctive places that are connected to other similar and different places. At Year levels 4 and 5, students
learn that farm environments support the lives of people and can be managed sustainably by farmers.
This workshop will provide Primary educators with a myriad of high quality, free, inquiry-based resources
that can address that need. These include the recently-released, free, digital learning resources of the
Agriculture in Education project. 17 units of inquiry and 34 matching videos showcase the diversity and
economic importance of food and fibre production in Australia. These resources are all aligned to the
Australian Curriculum learning areas and are especially relevant to Geography.
210
F–6
WHOLE-SCHOOL APPROACH TO IMPLEMENTING GEOGRAPHY IN THE PRIMARY YEARS
Lachlan Zubevich Serpell Primary School
Nga Tran Serpell Primary School
In 2014, Serpell Primary implemented the AusVELSAC Geography curriculum. The approach was to
empower all year levels to design their own unit from the ground up, integrating Geography into existing
learning priorities and programs. Nga Tran and Lachlan Zubevich, both working in the Year 3 team, took
the lead in creating an inquiry-based unit for the Year 3 level focus Places are both similar and different.
Come to this workshop to learn from and discuss with practising Primary teachers how they implemented
the new curriculum.
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The newly-revised VCE Geography course, Units 1–4, will be
implemented in 2016. This is a course that studies the big issues
of our time – Hazards and Disasters, Tourism, Changing the Land
and Human Population – trends and issues.
NEW
VCE Geography
textbooks
The GTAV is publishing a series of four textbooks for the new VCE
Geography course.
Unit 1 and Unit 3 will be available October 2015.
Unit 2 and Unit 4 available early 2016.
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Sunday Abstracts
Sunday Sessions
2:50 – 3:50pm / Session 3
301
VCE
Masterclass
‘THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM’
Dr Stephen Legg Centre for Geography and Environmental Science Monash University
This workshop aims to explore the nuances of the new VCE Geography Unit 3: Changing the land,
specifically Area of Study 2: Land cover change. Attention will be given to the role of climate change across
the three major processes that are changing land cover: deforestation, desertification and melting glaciers
and ice sheets. Time frames identified within the study design will be explored with regard to land cover
changes. Suitable resources and possible locations to explore these significant processes will be provided.
302
VCE
WORKING WITH CHANGE: VCE CONCEPTS UNPACKED
Stephen Matthews Victoria University
This workshop provides an overview of the nature of concepts in the new VCE course and how they
have evolved to strengthen the study of Geography at the senior level of schooling. The concepts will be
“unpacked” and applied to each of the four VCE units using a variety of data, examples and activities.
303
VCE
HAZARDS AND DISASTERS
Trish Douglas Eltham College
This session will help teachers prepare for the new VCE Geography Unit 1: Hazards and disasters course
by focussing specifically on biological hazards. Suggestions for case studies and suitable resources will be
provided as well as possible fieldwork examples.
304
7–10
DESERT LANDSCAPES BOOKLET
Margaret Bourke McKinnon Secondary College
Introducing a “tried and true” way of engaging students in a study of desert landscapes, relevant to Year
8 Unit 1: Landforms and Landscapes. Each student will create a booklet that covers content on Australian
deserts and Antarctica. The task is driven by a PowerPoint and includes a range of geographic skills such
as mapping, creating a climate graph, annotating a cross section and research skills across both content
foci. Students are free to arrange their pages as they see fit trying to develop an informative and visuallyinteresting booklet for the reader.
BYOD – It is optional for participants to bring along a device
305
7–10
NOT TOO BUSY FOR FIELDWORK
Bruce Paton Earthwatch Australia
Is a whole day of fieldwork an activity of the past? Unfortunately, this is a reflection of our busy schools.
This presentation will discuss examples of fieldwork conducted at Years 7 and 8 that facilitate quick data
collection and analysis. Coastlines (Year 8 Unit 1: Landforms and Landscapes), a trip on the Yarra River
(Year 7 Unit 1: Water in the World), urban analysis (Year 7 Unit 2: Place and Liveability) as well as virtual
fieldtrip examples will be discussed.
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Sunday Abstracts
2:50 – 3:50pm / Session 3
306
7–10
ACTIVE LEARNING IN GEOGRAPHY
Anna Haigh Melbourne Grammar Senior School
Active learning can manifest itself in many ways in the classroom. Active learning promotes greater student
participation, engagement and accountability, whilst also improving student motivation and encouraging
students to “think outside the box”. Activities include “Quiz Quiz Trade”, use of mini whiteboards, music,
playing cards, post it notes, wool . . . the list is endless! Anna will share some of her ideas about how to
engage students through active participation in and out of lessons as well as encouraging others to share
their own ideas.
307
F–6
7–10
VCE
POWERFUL KNOWLEDGE AND THE AUSTRALIAN GEOGRAPHY CURRICULUM
308
7–10
ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE AND MANAGEMENT – SOME PRACTICAL IDEAS
Mary Catus-Wood Melbourne Water
Andrew Hinchliffe Schools Water Efficiency Program
This presentation examines the question of what geographical knowledge might be considered powerful.
It builds on the writings of Michael Young, a British sociologist of education, who has developed the
concept of powerful knowledge. The presentation will explore what makes knowledge powerful, and
identify different types of powerful knowledge. These will be illustrated with examples from the Australian
Curriculum: Geography. The presentation will be similar to, but a development of, a talk given at the AGTA
Conference in Rotorua, New Zealand. There will be time for participants to contribute their own ideas on
powerful geographical knowledge.
Suitable for Year 10 Unit 1: Environmental Change and Management, but also relevant to the teaching
of the concept of sustainability, this workshop focuses on the internationally significant Ramsar wetlands
in Edithvale. Mary will outline how using maps and other resources, students can explore the history
of change in the wetland and surrounding area, and the impact that this has had on the environment,
traditional owners, local residents and farmers through the Edithvale-Seaford Wetland Education Centre.
Andrew will outline how students can also be empowered to act at a local level by being connected to
the Schools Water Efficiency Program (SWEP) which has identified water savings for participating Victorian
schools of more than 1.3 billion litres since the program began. SWEP promotes, fosters and enhances the
continuation of water efficiency education in Victorian schools.
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Global Education /
Geography resources
FREE Global Education resources for GTAV members.
The GTAV is holding thousands of copies of resources produced
and published by the Global Education Project. There are limited
copies available – once distributed, these will be out-of-print.
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Sunday Abstracts
2:50 – 3:50pm / Session 3
309
F–6
CHOOSING RESOURCES AND METHODS FOR DIFFERENT LEVELS OF
PRIMARY GEOGRAPHY
John Butler OAM Flinders University
Help is on hand from an expert on how to teach Primary Geography. This workshop will provide a close
look at a range of new and useful resources for teaching Primary Geography from Foundation to Year 6.
A variety of sources will be used including AGTA GeogSpace, websites, the Pearson Discovering
Geography series and many more. Examples of materials and activities for immediate classroom use will
be included. John is the author and co-author of many of these Primary Geography resources.
310
F–6
A NOVEL APPROACH: TEACHING THE NEW GEOGRAPHY CURRICULULM YEARS 5–6
Lyn White Series editor, Primary educator
This practical workshop demonstrates how the popular Through My Eyes series of texts, created and
edited by the presenter, support content descriptors and key focus questions for Year levels 5 and 6
AusVELSAC Geography, cross-curriculum priorities, personal and social learning and global education. The
six titles that promote intercultural understanding and geographical knowledge facilitate the exploration of
geographical concepts: place, interconnection, environment, sustainability and change. Participants will
complete inquiry-based student activities from the extensive Teaching and Learning Guides Lyn has written
for the series and realise the potential of this literary resource for teaching Primary Geography in a highly
accessible context.
Please join the GTAV
to celebrate the
2015
Annual Conference
Sunday 23 August 2015
Dinner @ 5:30pm
Authentic Italian Cuisine
Il Nostro Posto
60 Hardware Lane,
Melbourne
Please indicate at registration if you wish to
attend. For further details, contact:
[email protected] or 03 9824 8355
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Monday Abstracts
Monday Sessions
11:15am – 12:15pm / Session 4
401
7–10
VCE
Masterclass
VCE AND AusVELSAC UPDATE AND FORUM
Monica Bini VCAA
Raymond Pask Melbourne High School
VCAA Curriculum Manager for Humanities and Social Science Monica Bini will provide an update on
the developments in Year levels 7–10 AusVELSAC Geography and the new VCE Geography course to
be implemented in 2016. Stephen Cranby will introduce delegates to the VCAA VCE Geography Advice
for Teachers document that has been published to support the introduction of the new VCE Geography
Study Design [2016–2020]. Learn how the content of the document can be used in planning, developing
and teaching the new course. Other information will include applying the key geographical concepts,
geographical skills and fieldwork requirements; detailed unit descriptions; and approaches to developing
assessment tasks. ACARA lead author Alaric Maude will provide a comparison of the Australian
Curriculum: Geography with those of other countries and outline key aspects of the course
The panel will respond to questions from the floor.
Repeat on Sunday – 101
402
VCE
HAZARDS AND DISASTERS
Trish Douglas Eltham College
This session will help teachers prepare for the new VCE Geography Unit 1: Hazards and disasters course
by focussing specifically on biological hazards. Suggestions for case studies and suitable resources will be
provided as well as possible fieldwork examples.
403
7–10
VCE
RESEARCH SKILLS FOR GEOGRAPHY STUDENTS
Emma Reilly State Library Victoria
In this practical workshop participants will be introduced to essential research skills to support their
Geography students. They will learn how to locate reliable geographical information sources such as
digitised maps, newspapers and pictures through State Library Victoria and National Library of Australia’s
Trove. Participants will then discover great learning resources to help their students undertake authentic
and effective research in any area of study.
404
7-10
VCE
Masterclass
Melbourne’s next container port? How Geography saves the day!
Dr Hermione Parsons Director, Institute for Supply Chain and Logistics Victoria University
Dr Hermione Parsons has enthralled us with her keynotes at the 2013 VCE Conference and the 2015
Patron’s Forum. She has left the audience demanding more. Hermione will outline the rationale and folly of
developing the Port of Hastings as Melbourne’s container port. She will provide extensive spatial data and
resources to substantiate the case. Especially relevant as a case study for Year 9 Unit 2: Geographies of
Interconnections, this session focuses on the interconnectivities of our entire transport network and the
important role that Geography plays in decision making. Hermione will stress the importance of developing
young geoliterate students with an understanding of supply chain and logistics. This is your opportunity to
have a masterclass with the leader in this field.
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Monday Abstracts
11:15am – 12:15pm / Session 4
405
7–10
HARNESSING THE POWER OF GEOGRAPHIC LITERACY AND LANGUAGE
Paul Rogers Box Hill High School
Geared toward improving Geography literacy in Secondary Geography classrooms, this workshop is directed
at not only Geography teachers but teachers from different disciplines who are new to Geography teaching.
The session will focus on methods for introducing geographic terminology during Year levels 7 and 8 and
activities, approaches and exercises for nurturing geographic vocabulary in Year levels 9 and 10 Geography.
Participants will encounter a range of lesson ideas used to model and integrate language-focused activities
into teaching practices. You will take away practical advice, useable handouts and other resource material.
406
7–10
DESERT LANDSCAPES BOOKLET
Margaret Bourke McKinnon Secondary College
Introducing a “tried and true” way of engaging students in a study of desert landscapes, relevant to Year
8 Unit 1: Landforms and Landscapes. Each student will create a booklet that covers content on Australian
deserts and Antarctica. The task is driven by a PowerPoint and includes a range of geographic skills such
as mapping, creating a climate graph, annotating a cross section and research skills across both content
foci. Students are free to arrange their pages as they see fit trying to develop an informative and visuallyinteresting booklet for the reader.
407
7–10
BRINGING YEAR 9 UNIT 1: BIOMES AND FOOD SECURITY TO LIFE
Annalise De Mel Oxfam Australia
This workshop explores Food 4 Thought, a free interactive resource created by Oxfam Australia and the
GTAV for Year 9 Unit 1: Biomes and Food Security. Using current real-world examples from Oxfam’s
development programs and research, students gain an understanding of how biomes are altered to grow
food, and how land-grabs and climate change pose challenges to food production. Students also explore
how food security can be achieved and how they, as global citizens, can create positive change. The
online student-centred learning sequence uses an inquiry-based approach, and can be taught as a self
contained unit or individual lessons.
408
7–10
VCE
ENVIRONMENTS: CLIMATE CHANGE AND SUSTAINABILITY
ADAPTING TO CLIMATE CHANGE
Lauren Rickards RMIT University
This session will provide an overview of the latest thinking about climate change adaptation. In particular,
it will explore climate change vulnerability, resilience and uncertainty. Vulnerability is a concept that
encompasses not only exposure but the myriad of factors affecting people’s adaptive capacity, including
uneven development. Resilience is a prevalent but contested concept used in various ways to respond to
acute and chronic stressors. Uncertainty about the future is an inescapable aspect of living with climate
change, necessitating new approaches to planning. This workshop will work with participants to draw out
important points for students.
7–10
PRACTICAL IDEAS TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABILITY AND INCREASE ENGAGEMENT
IN GEOGRAPHY
Cath Donnelly Irrawang High School
An overview of tried and tested practical ideas to promote sustainability and engage students in Year levels
7–10 which can lead to greater numbers choosing Geography in Years 11–12. Areas include fieldwork,
water/energy audits, composting, food gardens, recycling and running a whole school Green Day.
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Monday Abstracts
11:15am – 12:15pm / Session 4
409
7–10
HUMAN WELLBEING AND THE WORK OF DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATIONS
Joelle Stoelwinder World Vision Australia
This workshop will explore global education resources from World Vision that examine issues of poverty,
health, hunger, and rapid urbanisation – all factors that affect human wellbeing and appropriate to Year
levels 7–10. These resources include videos, photo analysis and activities that enable students to evaluate
issues impacting development and provide examples of Australian Government and NGO initiatives.
Participants will be provided with samples of the resources.
410
7–10
DEVELOPING ASIA CAPABILITIES
Carole Egan Asia Education Foundation
This workshop focuses on developing teachers’ own Asia capabilities and supporting resources to
implement the cross-curriculum priority of Asia and Australia’s engagement with Asia in the Australian
Curriculum: Geography. The first part of the session will focus on the “Asia literate teacher professional
learning pathway”, while the second will explore and contextualise Asia Education Foundation learning
sequences and curated digital resources for Geography classrooms. The workshop will show how these
resources can be used online by teachers and students.
411
7–10
VCE
WHAT IS SO SPECIAL ABOUT GOOGLE EARTH?
Adrian De Fanti Cranbourne Secondary College
412
7–10
VCE
USING AND CREATING iTunes U COURSES IN GEOGRAPHY
Clare Rafferty Ringwood Secondary College
This workshop will teach you how to use the basic functions of Google Earth. Topics covered will include
adding placemarks, assigning comments or data to placemarks, georeferencing photos, accessing historical
imagery, measuring distances and area, using topography and elevation data, using street view, tracking
movement with location history and downloading and creating KML files. You will have the opportunity to
explore these functions in a workshop setting using practical ideas applicable to classwork and fieldwork.
A hands-on session in which you will gain an understanding of the power of iTunes U courses. Learn how
and why to use iTunes U courses and also how to create them for students to use on their iPads. Courses
created will only work on Apple devices i.e. iPads and iPhones.
BYOD – Participants must bring a wireless-enabled device (e.g. laptop, iPad or tablet) loaded with iTunes
software. You require an Apple id and an up-to-date browser: Safari 6 or later on a Mac, Mozilla Firefox 12
or later on a Mac or PC or Google Chrome 28 or later on a Mac or PC. iPads need to be
up-to-date with both operating system and iTunes U app.
413
7–10
VCE
USING GPS DEVICES IN THE CLASSROOM
Peter Girolami Galen Catholic College
In recent years, geospatial technologies have been incorporated into our daily lives as a means of easing
navigation issues, tracking our runs/walks and almost every other movement. The use of GPS devices
in the classroom provides hands-on activities and incorporates GIS, bringing Geography concepts to life
whilst teaching students practical skills for functioning in the modern world. Over the past few years Peter’s
school has bought a bank of GPS devices to use in Geography classes from Years 9–12. Students use them
for a number of purposes starting with Geocaching in Year 9 to marking fieldwork locations, researching
topography, and land use and management techniques in VCE. Student information is then downloaded to
free mapping applications and they can keep a record of their studies as they progress through the school.
BYOD – Participants will use the provided GPS devices. Participants will need a laptop loaded with
Garmin Basecamp (free) and also ideally Google Earth.
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Monday Abstracts
Monday Sessions
1:15 – 2:15pm / Session 5
501
7–10
VCE
Masterclass
WATER IN THE WORLD AND THE MURRAY-DARLING BASIN
Will Inveen Murray Darling Basin Authority
The Murray-Darling Basin (MDB) is a well-used case study for the current VCE Unit 3, but it is also a perfect
resource for Year 7 Unit 1: Water in the World, Year 8 Unit 1: Landforms and Landscapes, Year 9 Unit 1:
Biomes and Food Security, Year 10 Unit 1: Environmental Change and Management and the new VCE
Geography Unit 2: Tourism and VCE Geography Unit 3: Changing the land. Effective management of the
water resources of the Murray-Darling Basin is critical to Australia’s future. The Murray-Darling Basin is one
of the driest major river basins in the world, yet it is Australia’s food bowl, producing over 40 per cent of
our agricultural produce. Two million people live in the MDB and over three million people drink water from
it. Extensive environmental assets, economies and communities are depending on effective management
of its water resources for a sustainable future. Use this hands-on session to discover some of the many
resources that MDBA offer to teachers to help tune students into this important and fascinating issue
across the Geography curriculum.
BYOD – Participants to bring along a iPad, Android tablet or PC laptop
502
VCE
ON THE MOVE: LEARNING ABOUT POPULATION MOVEMENT
Jeana Kriewaldt The University of Melbourne
Marianne Ward Presbyterian Ladies’ College
This session will outline our approach to an in-depth study of migration to support this new component in
VCE Geography Unit 4: Human population – trends and issues. It will also be relevant to the International
Baccalaureate. We will propose a unit sequence and provide some assessment examples. Key resources
will be listed and participants are welcome to share their approaches and resources too.
503
VCE
Masterclass
VCE GEOGRAPHY ASSESSMENT: THE NEW RUBRICS
VCAA has recently released the Advice for Teachers document to support the introduction of the new
VCE Geography Study Design [2016–2020]. This workshop, focussed on VCE Assessment, will examine
the thinking behind the development of the rubrics that accompany the Advice. Participants will workshop
how these rubrics can/could be used in practice, opportunities for refining them to suit a school’s individual
teaching practice, and how they can inform and support practice in VCE Geography Units 1–4.
education@MDBA
Email: education@
mdba.gov.au
Basin Champions interactive videoconference program:
What:
Group investigations on your local waterway
Who:
Year 3 to 10 classes from across
the Murray-Darling Basin
When:
Terms 2-3, 2015
Where: Your school’s video conference facility
(contact us if you‘re not sure if you’ve got the right equipment)
Murray–Darling Basin Authority
GPO Box 1801 Canberra ACT 2601
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Monday Abstracts
1:15 – 2:15pm / Session 5
504
F-6
7–10
Using ClickView to enhance Geography in the classroom and in the field
Kerry Thomas ClickView
This hands-on workshop will concentrate on accessing educational videos using your mobile device to
enhance teaching and learning in the classroom, at home and in the field. Participants will learn how to
search for resources mapped to the Australian Curriculum using Albert, record and edit clips from free-toair TV, and record and upload videos in the field to create their own content.
This workshop is open to all current ClickView users and anyone who would like to see how ClickView can
benefit their school. All participants will be given a trial account to use during the session.
BYOD – Participants to bring along a laptop, iPad, iPhone or Android
F-6
7–10
Online Professional Development: It’s not as scary as you think!
Angela Andrews Cool Australia
What is online professional development? How does it work? Is it for me? Angela Andrews from Cool
Australia will share with you the many benefits of online PD and demonstrate how it can enable you
to develop your skills, knowledge and reflective practice. During the workshop, you will get hands-on
experience with a typical online learning platform and learn that it’s easier and more interactive than you
may first imagine.
BYOD – Bring your own device (laptop or iPad) and be ready to have a play.
505
7–10
WATER SMART CITY, HOW DO WE GET THERE?
Kim O’Hoy Melbourne Water
This hands-on session will focus on the Year 7 Unit 1: Water in the World and Year 7 Unit 2: Place and
Liveability and the Melbourne Water resources available to support student learning. In this session we will
get creative with Lego on a grand scale and using the Lego Water Smart City model we will demonstrate
the changes urbanisation has had on our catchments. We will explore the impacts of urbanisation and
consider the practical initiatives and action your students can put in place to use water sustainably in their
school, at home and in their local area.
506
7–10
URBAN SUSTAINABILITY IN YEAR 8
Jackie Evans Frankston High School
This unit of work which relates to Year 8 Unit 2: Changing Nations explores urbanisation, megacities and
sustainability. It introduces students to the key concepts for each and uses video shorts laced with key
student activities to help keep them interested and focussed. Assessment for this unit is a build your own
sustainable city project.
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Monday Abstracts
1:15 – 2:15pm / Session 5
507
7–10
IDEAS AND RESOURCES FOR TEACHING YEAR 9 UNIT 1: BIOMES AND FOOD SECURITY
WHERE THERE ARE COMPUTER GAMES, THERE ARE HAPPY YEAR 9s
Kate Brown McKinnon Secondary College
Introduce your urban Year 9 students to agriculture with the online game Farmville 2 as part of the Year 9
Unit 1: Biomes and Food Security unit. There are many ways that Farmville reflects life on a farm. Students
learn about day-to-day farm workings (irrigating, feeding, harvesting, selling produce etc.) and also learn
some higher-order concepts such as value adding, the importance of farm improvements to yield and
income, the importance of community in rural environments and the power and benefits of belonging to a
farming co-operative.
7–10
FOOD AND FIBRE IN THE SECONDARY GEOGRAPHY CURRICULUM
Ben Stockwin Primary Industries Education Foundation Australia (PIEFA)
Kelly Anne Spence Primary Industries Education Foundation Australia (PIEFA)
The recently launched Agriculture in Education project showcases the diversity and economic importance
of food and fibre production in Australia and is especially relevant to Year 9 Unit 1: Biomes and Food
Security. This workshop will provide a snapshot of the 75 free high quality digital learning resources
created for this project. Topics include sustainable production practices in food and fibre and food security.
Of course the importance of water, place and liveability, landscapes and environmental change and
management are central to agricultural environments. This is just one of a suite of high quality, free, inquirybased resources, aligned to the Australian Curriculum learning areas, which will engage and motive your
students.
508
7 – 10
VCE
RWANDA DREAMING: HUMAN WELLBEING – A NEW YEAR 10 e-TEXTBOOK FROM THE
LAND OF A THOUSAND HILLS
Sally Morgan Vanishing Point
David Fullerton Vanishing Point
Rwanda Dreaming – homegrown strategies for human wellbeing is Vanishing Point’s new e-book for
1:1 technology classrooms. It fully covers Year 10 Unit 2: Geographies of Human Wellbeing and is also
relevant to VCE Unit 2: Human Environments and VCE Unit 4: Global Perspectives. It presents a wide
range of current indicators from Rwanda, comparative information about post-genocide Cambodia and
Indigenous Australia, and includes student activities and assessment tasks. This workshop introduces
you to Rwanda’s progress in human development and wellbeing and equips you to confidently use this
resource.
Abridged version of this workshop on Sunday – 106
509
7 – 10
VCE
ZOOS VICTORIA: JUST A TOURIST DESTINATION?
Andrew Eadon Melbourne Zoo
Melanie Treweek Melbourne Zoo
Melbourne Zoo, Healesville Sanctuary and Werribee Open Range Zoo are iconic tourist destinations. As
a Zoo-based Conservation Organisation, we have a strong commitment to preserving wildlife and wild
places. Tourists arrive at our zoos with their own worldviews and motivations for visiting. Do our zoos
enable tourists to engage in conservation and have a positive impact on endangered animals? Or are we
just another tourist destination? During this workshop, you will learn how your VCE students can visit one
of the Melbourne Zoos as part of their fieldwork for the new VCE Geography Unit 2: Tourism. Find out
how they will be able to gather relevant primary data, analyse secondary data and draw conclusions to
address this inquiry.
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Monday Abstracts
1:15 – 2:15pm / Session 5
510
F-6
7–10
VCE
ICT AND iPads IN THE GEOGRAPHY CLASSROOM
511
7–10
VCE
THE POWER OF GEOGRAPHY: PROMOTING DEEPER THINKING IN GEOGRAPHY
Emma Mathias-Williams Melbourne Grammar Senior School
The tablet and iPad are a great resource for geographers – completing field sketches using Art Set Pro,
constructing short animations using iMotion or webpages using Weebly, using Google Earth or Camtasia to
“flip the classroom”, or QR Codes to provide information during fieldwork. There are endless opportunities
for both teachers and students to engage in eLearning. This session will provide examples of how iPads
and ICT can be used in the classroom to engage and enhance deeper discussion and analysis.
Our aim as educators is to prepare our students for the “real world”, by best equipping them with the skills
which will enable them to survive and thrive in the dynamic global village we now inhabit. Geography is
a subject ideally placed to capitalise on not only equipping our students with the knowledge of how the
world operates, but also the understanding and application. Geographers need to be able to analyse
the interactions and interconnections between and within humans and the physical environment.
Geographers need to be thinkers. In this presentation, Emma plans to share and discuss the strategies
used in the MGS Geography Department to develop key skills and promote students to think below the
superficial surface about some of the world’s most challenging issues.
512
7–10
VCE
THE PLACE FOR A VILLAGE: EXPLORING THE GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY
OF MELBOURNE
Cam Hocking Museums Victoria
Mobile devices can be used on location to add to the experience of an excursion or fieldwork. In this
session you will be introduced to several tools that can be used by students when they are learning on
location, as well as discovering how you can use the online collections of institutions such as Museum
Victoria to explore our changing world. We will look at some excellent free apps for exploring the natural
and built environment. If time permits, you will then head out into the city to explore two significant city
blocks and do some hands on fieldwork with mobile devices (provided). 513
7–10
POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY: HOW TO BECOME AN ACTIVE CITIZEN
Danijela Spoljaric Victorian Electoral Commission
Research and knowledge acquired in a Geography classroom is relevant and can be used practically.
By developing and delivering on a plan of action students do just that – they apply their knowledge by
engaging with the community. In this session we will cover how the Passport to Democracy resource
can be used in any Geography classroom. Teachers attending this session will be provided with practical
activities and resources to use in their classroom.
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Geography Teachers’
Association of Victoria Inc.
Alex Lyne
Fieldwork Award
The Alex Lyne Fieldwork Award recognises the importance of fieldwork in the school
Geography curriculum. It is in the field that students learn skills and consolidate
knowledge learnt in the Geography classroom. For many students, fieldwork is the
highlight of their study of Geography.
The Award was named after Alex Lyne whose passion for fieldwork is legendary.
He fostered the integration of fieldwork into the Geography curriculum in Victorian
schools. The GTAV is proud to offer this award in honour of Alex Lyne founding
President of the GTAV.
For criteria and details on submissions, please go to www.gtav.asn.au
ENTRIES OPEN NOW
Entries will close 24 July 2015.
www.gtav.asn.au
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Monday Abstracts
Monday Sessions
2:25 – 3:25pm / Session 6
601
VCE
Masterclass
SPATIAL TECHNOLOGY IN HAZARDS AND DISASTERS
Dr Nathan Quadros CRC for Spatial Information
This masterclass in spatial technology will focus on hazards, disasters and population issues in regards
to sea level rise and coastal flooding. It is of particular relevance in providing case studies in the role of
spatial technology and relevant to the key knowledge and key skills in VCE Geography Units 1–4. Dr
Quadros has been involved in work with people of the Pacific islands, helping them plan for sea level rise
through the provision of spatial data and training. He will focus this class on new mapping technologies,
open spatial data and online communication tools involved in helping coastal communities plan for sea
level rise and coastal inundation. He has recently been involved in creating a Google Maps Engine based
Vanuatu Crisis Map post-Cyclone Pam. This and several other tools will be available in class.
602
VCE
Masterclass
‘THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM’
Dr Stephen Legg Centre for Geography and Environmental Science Monash University
This workshop aims to explore the nuances of the new VCE Geography Unit 3: Changing the land,
specifically Area of Study 2: Land cover change. Attention will be given to the role of climate change across
the three major processes that are changing land cover: deforestation, desertification and melting glaciers
and ice sheets. Time frames identified within the study design will be explored with regard to land cover
changes. Suitable resources and possible locations to explore these significant processes will be provided.
603
VCE
SUMMERLAND PENINSULA, PHILLIP ISLAND – CHANGING LAND USE AND TOURISM
Graeme Burgan Phillip Island Nature Parks
The Summerland Peninsula is an ideal fieldwork location and case study for the new VCE Geography
Units 1 and 3. The Boon Wurrung people lived in harmony with the environment on Summerland Peninsula
for thousands of years. European settlement changed the ecology for over 100 years, threatening the very
existence of its wildlife. Farming, then urban development and inappropriate tourism almost wiped out the
last of Phillip Island’s penguin colonies. Over the last 25 years the Phillip Island Nature Park has, together
with the state government, reclaimed the peninsula, reinstated habitat and established ecotourism
principles to recover the little penguin colony and the ecosystem.
Brendan McKinnon, Geography teacher from Frankston High School will outline how he will use the
Summerland Peninsula for fieldwork and as a case study for the new VCE Geography Unit 3: Changing
the land.
604
F-6
7–10
VCE
POWERFUL KNOWLEDGE AND THE AUSTRALIAN GEOGRAPHY CURRICULUM
This presentation examines the question of what geographical knowledge might be considered powerful.
It builds on the writings of Michael Young, a British sociologist of education, who has developed the
concept of powerful knowledge. The presentation will explore what makes knowledge powerful, and
identify different types of powerful knowledge. These will be illustrated with examples from the Australian
Curriculum: Geography. The presentation will be similar to, but a development of, a talk given at the AGTA
Conference in Rotorua, New Zealand. There will be time for participants to contribute their own ideas on
powerful geographical knowledge.
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Monday Abstracts
2:25 – 3:25pm / Session 6
605
7–10
FREE AND EASY – A WEALTH OF RESOURCES TO TEACH GEOGRAPHY
Judy Mraz Geography Teachers’ Association of Victoria
Teachers require a lot of support when planning new units of work for the Geography curriculum.
Sometimes textbooks are not enough, or are not quite right for your class. Focussing on each unit in
the Years 7–10 curriculum, this workshop will take participants on a whirlwind tour of resources and
demonstrate some of the wonderful and free resources available to teach Geography units. Teachers will
come away with lots of ideas and materials.
606
7–10
LANDFORMS AND LANDSCAPES
Mark Easton Oxford University Press and St Margaret’s School
The Year 8 Unit 1: Landforms and Landscapes was welcomed by many Geography teachers as a chance
to examine the natural processes that shape our landscape and the hazards created by these processes.
The curriculum also calls for studies on the way in which landscapes are managed and valued by different
cultures. In this workshop you will be shown case studies of a coastal landscapes unit and also a case
study of bushfires. It will include suggestions for building key skills into these units as well as fieldwork
possibilities.
All workshop attendees receive their choice of text from either Oxford Big Ideas Geography, Oxford Big
Ideas Geography/History or Oxford Australian Curriculum Atlas.
Note: This workshop is aligned with resources published by Oxford University Press.
gtav
Careers in
Geography
Natural
Resource
Management
Geomorphology
Land
Degradation
Remote
Sensing
Resource
Management
Environment
Assessment
Market
Research
Climatology
Urban
Planning
Mining
Social
Planning
Oceanography
The GTAV has created an updated 2015 version of the popular Careers
Brochure and an accompanying Careers Poster.
The brochure:
• outlines the new VCE course
• highlights career pathways for Geography students
• provides details of all the Geography-based tertiary courses.
Use these brochures in your classes to promote Geography and assist in
subject selection and at career evenings with students and parents.
Also available this year is an eye-catching Geography Career poster
(A2 size) to inspire discussions about geographical career pathways.
Available at the GTAV resource stand.
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Wildlife
Management
Social
Service &
Welfare
Transport
Planning
Forest
Science
Agriculture
Mapping
Disaster
Management
International
Development
Engineering
Surveying
Emergency
Services
Geographical
Information
Systems (GIS)
Tourism &
Ecotourism
Teaching &
Education
Diplomatic
Service
Local &
Regional
Development
Regional
Planning
Planning
Strategic
Planning
Meteorology
Geology
Defence
Aid
Architecture
Environmental
Sciences
Hazard
Assessment
Real
Estate
Marine
Biologist
Hydrology
Land
Development
Conservation
Climate
Change
Assessment
Town
Planning
Property
Management
Monday Abstracts
2:25 – 3:25pm / Session 6
607
7–10
SUSTAINABLE CITIES
Jess Reifschneider John Monash Science School
Adriana Abels John Monash Science School
Dr Beau Beza Deakin University
Eighty per cent of the world’s population lives in cities. Now, more than ever, people are choosing to live in
cities and this trend is rapidly increasing. Melbourne’s population is forecast to reach eight million by 2050.
This presents challenges and opportunities for planning, designing and managing. How do we deal with
this challenge? This unit of work looks at the sustainable building practices that have been implemented
in various cities throughout the world. It requires students to come up with their plans on what could
be adapted or adopted for Melbourne. The focus is on Year 10 Unit 1: Environmental Change and
Management (Urban Environment) but it is also relevant for Year 8 Unit 2: Changing Nations even Year 7
Unit 2: Place and Liveablility.
Dr Beau Beza of the Planning & Landscape Architecture Programs in the School of Architecture & Built
Environment, Deakin University will be a participant in this session and will provide a professional planners’
perspective on the issues discussed.
608
7–10
GEOGRAPHICAL SKILLS AND CONCEPTS THROUGH THE PRISM OF AGRICULTURE
YEARS 7–10
Dianne Stuart AgriFood Skills Australia
This workshop showcases a suite of new curriculum-based educational resources. They are designed to
assist teachers provide an engaging learning environment in which students can acquire the necessary
geographical skills and concepts at the Year 7–10 levels within the context of food and fibre production.
Whilst especially relevant for Year 9 Unit 1: Biomes and Food Security and Year 10 Unit 1: Environmental
Change and Management, strategies for integrating food and fibre production across other key learning
areas, such as Economics and Business and career education, will also be highlighted.
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7–10
POWERFUL FIELDWORK
Vivienne Lynch Korowa Anglican Girls’ School
There are so many places to visit in and around Melbourne and Victoria and fieldwork in Geography is a
powerful way to enhance geographic inquiry and skills – observing, questioning, collecting, interpreting,
analysing and representing, to name a few. Having visited many places over the years, Vivienne will share
some of the best days of her working life; experiencing special places with eager students. We will explore
possible ways of adapting old ideas to the new curriculum or workshop some original ideas. Our world is
waiting for us!
7–10
SPORT AND THE GEOGRAPHY CONCEPTS
Terry McMeekin Education Consultant
The National Sports Museum, located at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground, offers students a wonderful
opportunity to visit, experience and explore the collection of sporting memorabilia. This workshop
demonstrates that students can now explore the museum with a geographer’s eye when visiting the
many dimensions of the exhibition. A number of activities will be demonstrated which apply the seven
Geography concepts whilst learning about sport and sport history.
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Monday Abstracts
2:25 – 3:25pm / Session 6
610
7–10
THE DROUGHT WILL RETURN – USING WATER SUSTAINABLY
Kim O’Hoy Melbourne Water
Andrew Hinchliffe Schools Water Efficiency Program
Suitable for Year 7 Unit 1: Water in the World but also relevant to the teaching of the concept of
sustainability, this workshop session explores how students can be directly engaged and involved in the
sustainable use of water in the urban environment. Discover the Melbourne Water treatment plant tours
and visits to Ramsar wetlands which can support student learning in this area.
Find out from Andrew Hinchliffe how your school and students can be connected to the Schools Water
Efficiency Program (SWEP) – since the program began the SWEP has identified water savings of more than
1.3 billion litres for participating Victorian schools.
611
7–10
JACARANDA learnON – AUSTRALIA’S FIRST ONLINE GEOGRAPHY COURSE
Alex Rossimel Jacaranda
Brent Ramsay Jacaranda
Introducing Jacaranda learnON Geography – a collaborative, customisable, media-rich online course
designed to improve learning outcomes. Students access, complete and submit work online; collaborate
with their peers and teacher at the point of learning and receive immediate and meaningful feedback. No
more separate textbooks, workbooks and folders. All course materials and student work are integrated in
one place. Teachers assign learning tasks and have greater visibility as to how their students are tracking
via online reports. Workshop participants will take home codes to discover this ground-breaking resource
which harnesses the power of digital learning in ways never before thought possible.
Note: This workshop is aligned with resources produced by Jacaranda, John Wiley and Sons.
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7–10
Year 8 Unit 2: Changing Nations and Asia Cross-Curriculum Priority
Phillip O’Brien Minaret College
The workshop will outline how we teach the Year 8 Unit 2: Changing Nations unit. It will include a unit
outline, resources used including web sites, videos and You Tubes, fieldwork ideas and assessment items.
A key focus will be the cross-curriculum priority of Asia and Australia’s engagement with Asia. This
session aims to provide numerous ideas for integrating this CCP not only with this unit but across Years 7
to 10 Geography.
613
7–10
ENGAGEMENT AND THE MAGIC BATHTUB – USING PORT PHILLIP AS A STUDY TOOL
In this session Andrew and Sonny present an innovative way of teaching Year 9 Unit 2: Geographies
of Interconnections. This exciting Marine Geography course makes use of local resources and unusual
fieldwork. We will build an understanding of Victoria’s history of marine resources and the present reliance
on the sea to make global interconnections. Students are encouraged to make projections for the future
use and sustainable management of Port Phillip Bay.
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Come and join Rod Quantock for
the GTAV Conference ‘wrap-up’ session
Rod in his inimitable style will host the final session of the
GTAV Conference. We invite everyone to attend. Join us
for some laughs and an opportunity to relax and enjoy.
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Tuesday Abstracts
Tuesday Fieldwork Trips
Fieldwork is an essential mandatory component in the new Geography curriculum from Foundation to
VCE. Skills gained by students during fieldwork cannot simply be covered in a few class lessons. Fieldwork
need not be difficult. Join us on a field day that will inspire you to get your students out of the classroom
to observe, measure and understand the real world. Think back to your school and university days and we
are sure that the fieldtrips and excursions are long-remembered and cherished learning experiences.
Fieldwork Trips / Session 7
701
7–10
VCE
LOCAL LAND USE: CHANGES IN A CRITICAL WETLAND ENVIRONMENT AND USING
PORT PHILLIP BAY FOR MARINE GEOGRAPHY
Despina Polatidis Dromana College
Despina will show you the extensive fieldwork opportunities that exist at the Tootgarook Wetland. This is
the largest remaining example of a shallow freshwater marsh in the Port Phillip Bay region and is the most
threatened wetland type internationally. An area rich in geological and human history, strong campaigns
are being fought to protect the 77 hectares marked for future development. It makes for a compelling case
study. This fieldwork will focus on sites in the wetland’s green wedge, residential and industrial zones.
Teachers will be provided with fieldwork resources particularly written for VCE Geography Unit 3: Land
cover change. These can easily be adapted to Year 8 Unit 1: Landforms and Landscapes and Year 5:
Factors that shape human and environmental characteristics of place.
After lunch we venture to Portsea for a Marine Geography boat trip experience with Andrew Mains and
Sonny Voss from Dive Victoria. In Geography there are many opportunities available to reinvigorate both
students and the setting in which important concepts can be taught. In this session, Andrew and Sonny will
present an exciting Geography course that makes use of local resources and unusual fieldwork in a marine
environment.
BYOD – It is optional for participants to bring along an iPad
702
VCE
VISITING A BUSHFIRE SITE FOR VCE FIELDWORK
Anne Maher The University of Melbourne
George Mifsud Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP)
The Kinglake region, an area devastated in the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires, provides an excellent
and highly accessible fieldwork site to investigate the characteristics, causes and responses to bushfire
hazards for VCE Geography Unit 1: Hazards and disasters. You will be shown how to use digital maps of
the site and upload spatial information to your mobile devices in the field. These geospatial skills are also
relevant to all levels of the new Geography curriculum.
BYOD – Bring your personal devices such as smart phone and/or tablets. The App works on Android and
Apple but not currently on Windows devices.
703
7–10
YEAR 10 FIELDWORK – ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE ON THE YARRA
Matt Davidson Waverley Christian College
All Victorian Geography students should have a deep understanding of our Yarra River. Matt will show
you how this can be achieved in his fieldwork program for the Year 10 Unit 1: Environmental Change
and Management. This fieldwork visits sites along the Yarra River including the Upper Yarra Reservoir,
Warburton and Dights Falls. It focusses on both natural and human changes along the river and the impacts
and management of these changes. Fieldwork notes will be provided to enable you to run a simple but
effective trip with your Year 10 class. Melbourne Water Education staff will accompany the trip and highlight
their fieldwork sites and available opportunities in this region, including supporting educational resources.
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Tuesday Abstracts
704
7–10
FIELDWORK OPPORTUNITIES IN THE NORTHEAST OF MELBOURNE
Maree Pollard The Rethink Centre
Shane French CERES
Peter Wiltshire Darebin Parklands Association
Andrew Stocker La Trobe Wildlife Sanctuary
Jim Robinson Greening Australia
This fieldtrip will present a smorgasbord of fieldwork opportunities and ideas to engage your students in
your local area. During visits to CERES, La Trobe Wildlife Sanctuary, the Rethink Centre, Greening Australia
and Darebin Parklands you will be introduced to education officers, rangers, managers and local group
leaders who will demonstrate their resources which you can then use as part of your fieldtrips to these
sites. This fieldtrip will show you sites that can be used for the sustainability cross-curriculum priority that
is embedded in the content descriptions right through the AusVELSAC course.
705
7–10
CITY FIELDWORK
Claire Jones Scotch College
The ultimate city fieldwork will start with a tweeting digital ramble from the MCG National Sports Museum
(NSM) to Federation Square. Fieldwork with Claire Jones will then demonstrate how qualitative and
quantitative data can be collected (by observations and interviews) in order to compare the liveability of
Elizabeth and Swanston Streets. The follow-up tasks for this involve creating choropleth maps as well as a
number of graphs to analyse the data collected and provide recommendations to enhance the liveability of
the area. This trip will also visit the Immigration Museum and Eureka Skydeck to consider the geographical
possibilities at each location. Melbourne Museum’s Cam Hocking and Liz Suda will show how to integrate
tweeting and other mobile technologies in fieldwork, including the Museum Victoria apps. Education
officers and managers from the NSM (Cynthia Barnicoat), Federation Square (Belinda Pringle), Immigration
Museum (Jan Molloy) and Eureka Skydeck (Nilsen Tran) will outline their services and educational
resources for student fieldtrips. If you are involved in a city week program, this fieldwork is an essential
upskilling and resource collection day.
706
F–6
7–10
A Merri Walk
Leigh Cawood Victoria Walks
Shae Nechwatal Merri Creek Primary School
Geography fieldwork and citizen science come together in this dynamic and hands-on fieldwork.
Investigate place, liveability, walkability and interconnections: collect species and water quality data in and
around Merri Creek, complete a walking audit, taking notes and photographs and finally uploading your
data to create a walkability map. An exciting fieldtrip suitable for both Primary and Secondary teachers with
curriculum applicability to Years 4, 5 and 6, Year 7 Unit 1: Water in the World and Year 7 Unit 2: Place and
Liveability.
707
7–10
FROM THE PARWAN PADDOCK TO THE PLATE
Leah Donnelly Bacchus Marsh Grammar
Leonie Brown Bacchus Marsh Grammar
This fieldtrip will include a visit to the White Elephant Soil Conservation Site in the Parwan Valley
and a number of agricultural activities in the Bacchus Marsh region. It is suitable to support Year 9
Unit 1: Biomes and Food Security and can be applied to Year 10 Unit 1: Environmental Change and
Management. Participants will be introduced to fieldwork planning, execution and assessment by highly
experienced teachers. This is an accessible day fieldwork site for much of Melbourne and western and
northern surrounding regions.
BYOD – It is optional for participants to bring along an iPad or laptop
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Sponsors & Partners
The GTAV gratefully acknowledges all those who have supported the 49th Annual Conference.
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Melbourne Water’s
education programs
for primary and
secondary students
focus on the urban
water cycle.
Activities include:
•Tours of the Western Treatment Plant for
grade 3 to year 12 students.
•Tours of the Eastern Treatment Plant for
year 7 to year 12 students.
•Edithvale-Seaford Wetland Education
Centre for students of all year levels.
•Incursions held at your school for prep
to year 10 students.
Our activities support the Australian
CurriculumandResourceSmartAuSSIVic.
melbournewater.com.au/education
education@MDBA
Visit
www.mdba.gov.au
to find out more and
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Online resources:
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Providing food and fibre
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