GTA Regional Conference

Helping Rural and Regional Teachers Get Fieldwork Focused

Due to distance from fieldwork providers, some teachers in rural and regional NSW and ACT find it difficult to implemenent fieldwork in a school setting. By the end of the conference teachers will be confident to implement fieldwork for all students from K-12.

Program Overview

Day 1

Official Welcome and introductory session.

Theory session 1 - Integrating fieldwork into assessments.

Practical Session 1 -Using basic fieldwork tools in a land based setting.

Regional Conference Dinner

Day 2

Theory Session 2 - Linking fieldwork to Geography skills.

Theory session 3 - Fieldwork for the Human Geographer

Practical Session 3 - Fieldwork inside the school

Practical Session 4 - Implementing fieldwork in a water based setting.

Theory session 4 - The boring side of fieldwork. Admin.