Geogaction: Mount Gambier on 20 July 2015

The Australian Curriculum: Geography concepts

** 20 July workshop at Mount Gambier High School

* Collecting data on attitudes to the geography curriculum and geography professional learning needs using Straw Poll.
Your participation would be greatly appreciated!

Click on the URL's below and select your response.

* Familiarity with the Australian Curriculum: Geography
http://www.strawpoll.me/1736411

* Engagement potential of the Australian Curriculum: Geography
http://www.strawpoll.me/1736435

* Content amount in the Australian Curriculum: Geography
http://www.strawpoll.me/1736442

* Upskilling required to teach the Australian Curriculum: Geography
http://www.strawpoll.me/1779320

* Geographical concepts in the Australian Curriculum: Geography
http://www.strawpoll.me/1736458

* Skills to start working on to teach the Australian Curriculum: Geography
http://www.strawpoll.me/1736467

* GeogSpace: the resource from AGTA and Education Services Australia (ESA) to support the Australian Curriculum: Geography

* AC History Units: the resource from HTAA and Education Services Australia (ESA) to support the Australian Curriculum: History

* Being a Citizen: a resource developed by AGTA

* Achievement Standards Chart and activities for Geography from DECD

The chart is at: http://www.decd.sa.gov.au/assessment/files/links/AchStnd_Geog_with_concept.docm

Assessment activities at:

http://www.decd.sa.gov.au/assessment/default.asp?navgrp=Leader

* DECD Implementation guidelines

* DECD Australian Curriculum: HASS resources worth a look!

DECD has recently launched their "Making the Australian Curriculum work for us' resource to support the teaching and learning of the Australian Curriculum: HASS.

As you can see below the resource to date includes a creative animation, broadsheets on the curriculum and 'talking heads'.

The Story of the learning areas animation. An excellent animation on 'What is Geography for'.