I have attended this event several times in the past, and it has always been a splendid occasion.
This year's event is now available to book and there are some good options for GA members to have reduced price bookings. It's a fairly stellar list of presenters.... and me....
Open to state schools as well as Independent schools.
10.00 Coffee/Tea/Refreshments
on arrival
10.15 Introduction
by Dr Garrett Nagle President of the Oxford GA Branch
10.20 Opening
Lecture
Bob Digby –
President of the Geographical Association
‘Geographers and some
Contemporary Health Issues’
11.00 to 1pm
Choose TWO workshops to
attend (each workshop will be 55 minutes) with exception of workshop 6 for Prep
school and KS3 teachers which will last the whole 2 hours
Seminar/
Workshop 1
Professor
Sarah Harper - Oxford University
Population and Old
Age updates – update for teaching GCSE and Post 16 Geography students
Workshop 2
Peter Price Head of
Geography from Charterhouse and Ewan
Laurie
Head of Geography, King’s School, Wimbledon
Teaching the new Post 16 Exams –
Practical Workshop linking Fieldwork
with the new A Levels, Pre U and IB Curriculum .
Workshop 3
Lead by Dr Gareth Hughes – Head of
Geography at Radley College with
Rob
Morris (Geography Teacher at Shrewsbury School)- Practical
Fieldwork
Ideas for the new International GCSE
(This hopefully will take place outside in
the school Grounds –
weather permitting!)
Workshop 5
Alan Parkinson (Geography
Consultant)
Connecting teachers - connecting classrooms
A
look at how social media and smartphone apps can help teachers to
connect with other colleagues, and open up
possibilities for authentic
and
collaborative learning, and prepare learners for the future workplace.
Workshop 6 for CE and
KS 3 Teachers on next page
Workshop 6 NB Double Workshop– lasts the whole 120
minutes-
for
Prep School and KS 3 Teachers only
Gyles
Morris
– CE/ KS3 Fieldwork ideas though ‘the
Lens of a Camera
with
support on how to use the skills in CE Fieldwork from Simon Lewis (ISEB Lead
Setter) and Dr Andrew Lee (SATIPS
Geography Broadsheet Editor)
This is aimed at
giving you new ideas for inspiring your pupils to use photographs and small
areas to produce excellent Fieldwork enquiry skills.
Ideal for Prep School
teachers wanting new ideas for the revised CE Fieldwork Enquiry.
(Will be outside
along the Canal ) (Restricted to 12 teachers)
1.10 pm A chance to talk with some Publishers and look at resources over a glass of wine and
a chance to browse all the latest publications.
1.45 A sit
down Lunch followed by 10 minutes
from Steve Brace of the Royal Geographical Society (with the IBG)
2.45 pm- 3.45pm:
Lecture and Question session
Alan Kinder (Chief
Executive of the Geographical Association)
‘
Geography and the GA
in a time of curriculum change. Where are we, where are we going and how we can
support you.’
A chance to hear what
Alan Kinder has to say and to question him and to let him know what support you
think the GA can give to teachers and the pupils you teach.
3.45 pm Finish
You can attend for £60 if a GA member (£160 if not) and two teachers can attend from the same GA member school for just £75
Let me know if you'd like a copy of the booking form sending to you....
