Abstract:In 2011 AGTA's work has continued to be dominated with the development of the Australian Curriculum: Geography. The curriculum has reached the draft scope and sequence stage of development and all aug...In 2011 AGTA's work has continued to be dominated with the development of the Australian Curriculum: Geography. The curriculum has reached the draft scope and sequence stage of development and all augurs well for the planned launch of the curriculum in September 2012. The imminent launch of the curriculum has meant that 2011 has been an exciting and unparalleled year for geographical education in Australia. October 2008 seems a long time ago when AGTA in collaboration with the Institute of Australian Geographers and the Royal Geographical Society of Queensland established the 'Towards a National Geography Curriculum in Australia' (TNGC) project as a pro-active initiative to prepare the stage for the development of the Australian Curriculum for geography. AGTA is confident, as the curriculum becomes a reality, that the time, money and personal investment involved with this initiative was well worthwhile and put us in a favourable position to ensure that the curriculum to be developed will be a 21st Century geography. It is worth noting at the beginning of this annual report that ACARA has comprehensively used our TNGC work to guide the process and that some of our members (AGTA Board Directors and AGTA affiliate members) have played a crucial and significant role in the development of the Curriculum for geography as members of the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) Advisory bodies and writing panels. Whilst this work has created an increased workload and investment from AGTA and its officers, this report will show that we have also been able to maintain our regular activities to promote geographical education in Australia.Read More
Publication Year: 2011
Publication Date: 2011-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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