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GA Annual Conference - University of Manchester 16-18 April 2009
Full programme now available!
We are returning to the University of Manchester on 16-18 April. Located in the heart of Manchester, the University is easily accessible with the Sackville Street Campus a 5 minute walk from both Piccadilly and Oxford train stations.
After many requests and careful consideration we are, for the first time, extending Friday and shortening Saturday - but don't worry, the same number of sessions will still be in your Conference programme!
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The Conference theme is 'Investigating Geography' and will focus on how students can investigate geography both in and out of the classroom; how geographical education can be investigated through research; and how academic geographers extend understanding through their investigations.
In April 2009 geographical education will be in the throes of change, from primary through to Post-16 levels. There is the potential to revitalise the geography curriculum, although some changes might be unsettling. The Conference will provide opportunities to share experiences and to find out how others are meeting the challenges.
The Association at Work events will take place on Thursday 16 April, and the main Conference programme will be held over Friday 17 and Saturday 18 April.
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Our Annual Conference provides an opportunity for members and non-members to meet in a friendly, relaxed atmosphere for professional and social development through a range of events including:
- lectures from subject specialists
- hands-on workshops for all phases
- Teacher-to-Teacher sessions
- UK's largest exhibition of geographical resources
- Day-time receptions and evening events
A taster of the programme:
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- Director of the Fairtrade Foundation, Harriet Lamb will be exploring the case for fair trade during her Public Lecture on 16 April
- Professor Iain Stewart, BBC documentary presenter and Chair in Geoscience Communication, University of Plymouth, will present the Keynote Address on Un-natural Hazards
- Sir Keith Ajegbo, lead writer on the report for the Secretary of State on Diversity and Citizenship published in 2007, will draw from his experience as a secondary school Headteacher and adviser to the DCSF, during his lecture on the citizenship curriculum, identity and community cohesion
- Roger Lee, Professor of Geography, Queen Mary, University of London will update us on Economic Geography in the 21st Century
- 'Geography Using Google Earth' workshop presented by Richard Treves, Learning Technologist, University of Southampton
- Half-day event for PGCE students and NQTs
- Stuart Lane, Professor of Physical Geography, Institute of Hazard and Risk Research, Durham University on 'Thinking Through Climate Change'
- Helen Woolley, University of Sheffield will be presenting a lecture on 'Outdoor spaces for children and young people'
- A series of sessions focusing on and reporting recent research into geographical education
- Two half-day hands-on CPD IT workshops on GIS - sponsored by ESRI UK
- A lecture from Nicola Thomas, University of Exeter on 'Creative Industries'
- Carol Dixon, Project Co-ordinator for the Who Do We Think We Are? project will be giving a lecture on 'Who Do We Think We Are? - Exploring Identity and Diversity through Geography'
- A Welsh Curriculum strand of lectures and workshops
- A forum about the new GCSE geography specifications, chaired by the GA Secondary Phase Committee. Each Awarding Body has been invited to talk on the key features of their specification(s), before opening up to a question and answer session. Come along and have your say!
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