Annual Conference Programme
Programme taster
Although we're still putting the final touches to the 2011 Conference programme, here are a few confirmed sessions to whet your appetite:
Hans Rosling, Director of the Gapminder Foundation will present the Keynote Address on Saturday 16 April
Mike Parker, Map Addict author presents the Public Lecture on Thursday 14 April
A full-day Olympics field visit by the GA's Community Geographer, Bob Digby
Google Earth beginner and advanced IT workshops will be led by Richard Treves, University of Southampton
Hazel Barrett, Coventry University on HIV and AIDs
A lecture from John Morgan, IoE on Geography as if the planet matters
So you're thinking of doing a Masters? primary and secondary PGCE/NQT workshops
A lecture on Poetry and geography by Eleanor Rawling, Research Fellow, University of Oxford
Keep an eye on the Conference front page or follow us on Twitter for all the latest updates.
You can also view last year's programme for an idea of how the 2011 event will look.
Session Descriptions
Teacher-to-Teacher
These are innovative, 20-minute sessions offering you a unique opportunity for professional conversation about what you do best. Places will be limited and available on a first come, first served basis.
Workshops
A workshop is a 50-minute session that must be booked in advance (this is to ensure that we avoid crammed rooms and unsatisfactory learning experiences). The workshops include interactions and discussion between participants and the facilitator, practical activities with a resource or stimulus, and a clear sense of purpose and outcomes enabling participants to leave with practical materials for classroom use.
Research Papers
These sessions focus and report on recent research into geographical education. There will be papers on different types of research, for example action research into teachers' own practice, ethnographic classroom research or research into particular aspects of curriculum or assessment.
Lectures
A lecture will normally include a 40-minute presentation, and ten minutes for questions. The lectures are all clearly defined by phase and title.
Lecture Plus
These are 25-minute lectures, presented by leading geographers, followed by discussions on classroom implications, applications and possibilities.
Forum
The Forum will look at current, and possibly controversial issues. Invited panelists will be asked to talk for no more than ten minutes on the theme from their point of view and a strong Chair will ensure times are kept to! Discussion will be opened to the floor giving the audience a chance to make short, sharp points or ask questions of the panel. At the end of the discussion period each panelist will be asked to make a one-minute 'round up' comment.
Key for GA Committees and Working Groups
EYPPC - Early Years & Primary Phase Committee
SPC - Secondary Phase Committee
P16PC - Post-16 Phase Committee
AESIG - Assessment & Examinations Special Interest Group
CSIG - Citizenship Working Group
ESDSIG - Education for Sustainable Development Special Interest Group
GAIN - Geography Advisors and Inspector Network
ICTSIG - ICT Special Interest Group
ISSIG - Independent Schools Special Interest Group
ISIG - International Special Interest Group
LOtCSIG - Learning Outside the Classroom Special Interest Group
PGSIG - Physical Geography Special Interest Group
TESIG - Teacher Education Special Interest Group
