Geographical Association

Listings of forthcoming courses, conferences and other CPD events for geography teachers. Contact Anne Greaves if you'd like to add an event.

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GIS for Beginners: Getting started with DigitalWorlds
A GA CPD Course
Thursday 2 February 2012 and Thursday 3 May 2012
Nottingham
This series of two-day training courses run in conjunction with ESRI (UK) will help you will learn how to integrate GIS into your curriculum and create your own lesson activities using ESRI (UK)'s DigitalWorlds software. Cost: From £350. Visit the CPD course page to find out more.

Outstanding teaching and learning in primary geography
A GA CPD Course
Friday 3 February 2012
London
This course for primary teachers and subject co-ordinators is designed to address key areas of concern highlighted by primary teachers across the country. Find out what outstanding teaching and learning looks like, learn about assessment and discover new ideas for geographical activities in the school grounds. Cost: From £150. Visit the CPD course page to find out more.

Helping your pupils make sense of the world
Wednesday 8 February 2012
Manchester
This CPD course will cover teaching approaches and techniques to enable pupils to engage critically and thoughtfully with the controversial, sensitive and topical issues on the agenda at this time. Specifically this includes: News, propaganda and truth; Dealing with sensitive, controversial and topical issue; Using experts and personal experiences in the classroom; Conspiracy theories and myth busting; 9/11 and related controversies. Cost: From £50. Find out more.

Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers
24-28 February 2012
New York City, New York
The Association of American Geographers invites you to attend its Annual Meeting in New York City for the latest in research and applications in geography, sustainability, and GIScience. The AAG Annual Meeting is an interdisciplinary forum open to anyone with an interest in geography and related disciplines. All scholars, researchers, and students are welcome. The week-long conference will host more than 8,000 geographers from around the world and feature over 6,000 presentations, posters, workshops, and field trips by leading scholars, experts, and researchers. Sessions will be organized around many subfields, special tracks, and featured themes. For more information visit www.aag.org/annualmeeting.

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Outstanding teaching and learning in primary geography
A GA CPD Course
Monday 5 March 2012
Manchester
This course for primary teachers and subject co-ordinators is designed to address key areas of concern highlighted by primary teachers across the country. Find out what outstanding teaching and learning looks like, learn about assessment and discover new ideas for geographical activities in the school grounds. Cost: From £150. Visit the CPD course page to find out more.

Developing a personalised learning network
Monday 5 March 2012
London
Organised by Philip Allan Updates. Join us, Dave Holmes and Alan Parkinson and be involved in the development of an exciting course where participants can share ideas and feel part of an emerging community. View further info and booking form

AQA A Level Geography: Lessons learnt from the January 2012 exams in units 1 and 3
Monday 5 March 2012
London
Organised by Philip Allan Updates. Join us and Dave Redfern on this intensive one-day workshop where the emphasis of the day will be on the preparation of candidates for the summer 2012 examinations by learning from the experiences and outcomes of the January series of AS and A2 core examinations in 2012. View further info and booking form

Using web-based GIS and visualisation tools to support GCSE controlled assessments
A GA CPD Course
Tuesday 6 March 2012
London
This course is aimed at all secondary geography teachers involved in the delivery of controlled assessment. It will discuss the relevance and application of new technologies, including accessible GIS and mobile phones, to support and enhance the delivery of controlled assessment for all GCSE geography specifications. Cost: From £160. Visit the CPD course page to find out more.

Using web-based GIS and visualisation tools to support GCSE controlled assessments
A GA CPD Course
Wednesday 7 March 2012
Sheffield
This course is aimed at all secondary geography teachers involved in the delivery of controlled assessment. It will discuss the relevance and application of new technologies, including accessible GIS and mobile phones, to support and enhance the delivery of controlled assessment for all GCSE geography specifications. Cost: From £160. Visit the CPD course page to find out more.

New Maps for an Island Planet
Tuesday 13 March 2012, 6:30pm - 9pm
Southbank Centre, London
Professor Doreen Massey, architect and author of Hungry City, Carolyn Steel, and campaigner and writer Andrew Simms sketch out ways of navigating the complex challenges presented by global economic and ecological crises. The panel draw on their contributions to the publication ATLAS: Architecture, geography and change in an interdependent world (Black Dog, February 2012). Poet, Lemn Sissay, another contributor to ATLAS, follows the discussion with a reading of his poems. Find out more on the Open University website.

Staffordshire Humanities Conference 2012
Wednesday 14 March 2012
Kingston Centre, Stafford
This is Staffordshire’s first Humanities conference and will provide participants with the opportunity to hear from national speakers and leading professionals who will be shaping National Curriculum history and geography. The day will give teachers up to date information, provide time for reflection and opportunities for discussions with colleagues about the future of the content and pedagogy of humanities subjects at a time of significant curriculum change. Cost: £178. Find out more and book a place on the QLS website.

Google Earth and Bing Maps
A GA CPD Course
Thursday 15 March 2012, 4-6pm (UK time)
This two-hour online course will explore ways in which freely available tools such as Google Earth and Bing Maps can be used in the Geography classroom. Cost: From £85 per computer.  Find out more on the course page.

Outstanding teaching and learning in primary geography
A GA CPD Course
Monday 19 March 2012
Bristol
This course for primary teachers and subject co-ordinators is designed to address key areas of concern highlighted by primary teachers across the country. Find out what outstanding teaching and learning looks like, learn about assessment and discover new ideas for geographical activities in the school grounds. Cost: From £150. Visit the CPD course page to find out more.

Devising a London Olympics field trip
A GA CPD Course
Wednesday 21 March 2012
London
This course is aimed at all secondary geography teachers interested in running their own Olympics field trip. It will help you find out about the geographical context of the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games and show you the key places to carry out fieldwork based on this major world event. Cost: From £180. Visit the CPD course page to find out more.

Edexcel AS/A2 Geography: Eye on the summer exams
Wednesday 21 March 2012
London
Organised by Philip Allan Updates. Join us, Cameron Dunn and Sue Warn on this intensive update day for busy teachers who are focussed on maximising results from the January 2012 examination feedback. View further info and booking form

Going further with GIS using DigitalWorlds
A GA CPD Course
Thursday 22 March 2012
Gloucester
This one-day course run in conjunction with ESRI (UK) will provide teachers who are already familiar with ESRI (UK)'s DigitalWorlds software with lots of ideas for extending its use in the classroom. Cost: From £200. Visit the CPD course page to find out more.

Green Geography Matters
Friday 23 March 2012
Harper Adams University College, Shropshire
This one day conference will feature talks by speakers in the fields of Renewable Energy and Climate Change, Food Security and Sustainable Land Use, particularly looking at water and soil resources, food security and the use of GIS for Precision Farming. Confirmed speakers from Ecotricty, the Environment Agency and Lord Stafford, Land owner and Chair of The Countryside Foundation for Education. There will also be an opportunity to tour the campus to find out about sustainable developments at the college. Cost: £75. Further information is available at REAP Online.

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GISRUK 2012
11-13 April 2012
Lancaster University
The GISRUK conference series is the UK's national GIS research conference and is primarily aimed at the academic community. Each annual conference attracts delegates from all parts of the world from disciplines including geography, computer science, planning, archaeology, geology, geomatics and engineering. The GISRUK conferences aim to act as a focus for GIS research in the UK and provide a mechanism for the announcement and publication of GIS research. They also provide a forum for the discussion of research ideas, promote collaboration amongst researchers from diverse disciplines and offer postgraduate students the opportunity to showcase their work in an international context. Further information is available on the Lancaster University website.

GA Annual Conference 2012
GA CPD Event
12-14 April 2012
University of Manchester
Every year the GA welcomes more than 700 delegates from all over the world to take part in a range of lectures, workshops, field visits and social events and find out about the latest ideas, resources and support in primary and secondary geography. Our Annual Conference also features the UK's largest exhibition of geographical resources. Further information is available on the Annual Conference pages.

Hot deserts: creative approaches to teaching and learning
A GA CPD Course
Monday 23 April 2012
London
This course is aimed at secondary geography teachers who currently teach or are considering teaching hot deserts at GCSE or A-level. It will use current research in higher education to update your knowledge of the basic theories, concepts and processes of hot desert environments. It will also allow you to reconsider how you represent hot deserts and the challenges such environments may face in the future. Cost: From £160. Visit the course page to find out more.

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Preparing for Edexcel GCE Geography Unit 4
Wednesday 02 May 2012
Online Course
Organised by Philip Allan Updates. Join us, Cameron Dunn and David Holmes on our online seminar that will help teachers to prepare for the summer examination of Unit 4: Geographical Research. View further info and booking form

Devising a London Olympics field trip
A GA CPD Course
Thursday 3 May 2012
London
This course is aimed at all secondary geography teachers interested in running their own Olympics field trip. It will help you find out about the geographical context of the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games and show you the key places to carry out fieldwork based on this major world event. Cost: From £180. Visit the CPD course page to find out more.

Hot deserts: creative approaches to teaching and learning
A GA CPD Course
Tuesday 8 May 2012
Birmingham
This course is aimed at secondary geography teachers who currently teach or are considering teaching hot deserts at GCSE or A-level. It will use current research in higher education to update your knowledge of the basic theories, concepts and processes of hot desert environments. It will also allow you to reconsider how you represent hot deserts and the challenges such environments may face in the future. Cost: From £160. Visit the course page to find out more.

AQA GCSE Geography A: Preparing for new controlled assessment Tasks and learning from past series
Wednesday 09 May 2012
Online Course
Organised by Philip Allan Updates. Join us and David Holmes on our online workshop that will help you to address any issues from the 2011 controlled assessment series and look for ways to 'make-good' in 2012-13. View further info and booking form

Making the most of London's 2012 Games in the classroom
Thursday 17 May 2012
Online Course
Organised by Philip Allan Updates. Do you want to teach about London's 2012 Games, but are short of time? Do you want to run a field trip to London, but can't get out of school? How about coming on a virtual field trip to east London with Bob Digby and David Holmes? View further info and booking form

Leading through primary geography
A GA CPD Course
Thursday 24 May 2012
London
This course for primary teachers and subject leaders will help you develop your understanding of geography's core knowledge and skills and learn how the subject contributes to whole-school dimensions such as sustainability, global learning and learning outside the classroom. Cost: From £150. Visit the CPD course page to find out more.

Edexcel GCSE Geography B: Getting ready for your Controlled Assessment
Tuesday 29 May 2012
Online Course
Organised by Philip Allan Updates. Join us, Bob Digby and David Holmes on our online workshop that will help you to address any issues from the 2011 controlled assessment series and look for ways to 'make-good' in 2012-13. View further info and booking form

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Using free and simple web-based GIS to support GCSE and A-Level Geography
Monday 11 June 2012
Online Course
Organised by Philip Allan Updates. Join us, Bob Digby and David Holmes on our online teacher workshop that will provide an introduction to using web-based GIS and visualisations that will be useful for enhancing practice within the classroom as well as supporting controlled assessment. View further info and booking form

 
AQA A2 Geography: Updating Plate Tectonics & World Cities
Tuesday 12 June 2012
London
Organised by Philip Allan Updates. Join us and Dave Redfern on this one day course which includes presentation, workshop and group activities to examine the two most popular options at A2 and share ideas about strategies to raise attainment and achievement along with analysis of the strengths and weaknesses in students’ answers to exam questions. View further info and booking form

Primary fieldwork in your locality
A GA CPD Course
Wednesday 13 June 2012, Birmingham
This course for primary teachers and geography co-ordinators will help you create high-quality fieldwork and mapping activities. The day will include a mix of presentations, group work and practical activities. Come prepared to spend some time outdoors... whatever the weather! Cost: From £150. Visit the CPD course page to find out more.

British Cartographic Society Annual Symposium: 'Mapping The Global Village'
13-15 June 2012
Basingstoke Country Hotel, Hampshire.
This three-day training event will feature talks on the themes of Olympic Mapping, Transport Mapping, Visualisation, The 'Art' in Cartography, Keeping up with the times, Mapping Political Change, Open Data and much more. Further information is available on the BCS website.

Going further with GIS using DigitalWorlds
A GA CPD Course
Thursday 14 June 2012
Nottingham
This one-day course run in conjunction with ESRI (UK) will provide teachers who are already familiar with ESRI (UK)'s DigitalWorlds software with lots of ideas for extending its use in the classroom. Cost: From £200. Visit the CPD course page to find out more.

Leading through primary geography
A GA CPD Course
Friday 15 June 2012
Ashford, Kent
This course for primary teachers and subject leaders will help you develop your understanding of geography's core knowledge and skills and learn how the subject contributes to whole-school dimensions such as sustainability, global learning and learning outside the classroom. Cost: From £150. Visit the CPD course page to find out more.

Tropical rainforests: creative approaches to teaching and learning
A GA CPD Course
Monday 18 June 2012
London
This course is aimed at secondary geography teachers who currently teach or are considering teaching tropical rainforests at GCSE or A-level. It will use current research in higher education to update your knowledge of the basic theories, concepts and processes of hot desert environments. It will also allow you to reconsider how you represent tropical rainforests and the challenges such environments may face in the future. Cost: From £160. Visit the course page to find out more.

Primary fieldwork in your locality
A GA CPD Course
Tuesday 19 June 2012, Cambridge
This course for primary teachers and geography co-ordinators will help you create high-quality fieldwork and mapping activities. The day will include a mix of presentations, group work and practical activities. Come prepared to spend some time outdoors... whatever the weather! Cost: From £150. Visit the CPD course page to find out more.

Leading through primary geography
A GA CPD Course
Tuesday 26 June 2012
York
This course for primary teachers and subject leaders will help you develop your understanding of geography's core knowledge and skills and learn how the subject contributes to whole-school dimensions such as sustainability, global learning and learning outside the classroom. Cost: From £150. Visit the CPD course page to find out more.

Tropical rainforests: creative approaches to teaching and learning
A GA CPD Course
Tuesday 26 June 2012
Birmingham
This course is aimed at secondary geography teachers who currently teach or are considering teaching tropical rainforests at GCSE or A-level. It will use current research in higher education to update your knowledge of the basic theories, concepts and processes of hot desert environments. It will also allow you to reconsider how you represent tropical rainforests and the challenges such environments may face in the future. Cost: From £160. Visit the course page to find out more.

IB geography: assessment and exam technique
A GA CPD Course
Tuesday 26 June 2012
London
This course is for new and experienced post-16 IB geography teachers. The 2009–17 syllabus will have just completed its second cycle (June 2012) and this one-day course will provide an excellent opportunity for teachers to reflect upon the new exam materials and begin preparing for the following school year. Cost: From £180. Visit the course page to find out more.

Going further with GIS using DigitalWorlds
A GA CPD Course
Thursday 28 June 2012
London
This one-day course run in conjunction with ESRI (UK) will provide teachers who are already familiar with ESRI (UK)'s DigitalWorlds software with lots of ideas for extending its use in the classroom. Cost: From £200. Visit the CPD course page to find out more.

AQA Geography: Developing Stretch & Challenge in A2
Friday 29 June 2012
London
Organised by Philip Allan Updates. Join us and Dave Redfern on this one day course to help your students to reach A*. View further info and booking form.

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Discovering the World at KS3 and GCSE
Tuesday 3 July 2012
Banstead, Surrey
This free CPD course organised by Discover the World aims to develop the use of global examples and case studies in the teaching of geography at KS3 and GCSE. Presented by experienced and inspirational course leaders, delegates will have the opportunity to discuss and evaluate a range of practical approaches to develop geography students' global sense of place. Teachers attending the course will be provided with a CD containing materials from the course and a free buffet lunch. Visit the Discover the World website for further information and booking details.

Inspirational Geography - Creativity with and without technology
Tuesday 3 July 2012
London
Organised by Philip Allan Updates. Join us and the winner of Jamie Oliver’s Dream Teacher award, David Rogers, to gain a raft of creative, innovative approaches to teaching geography both within and out of the classroom. View further info and booking form

Geography National Teachers' Conference - Natural hazards: increasing vulnerability, rising risk?
Friday 6 July 2012
London
Organised by Philip Allan Updates. Join us and a panel of experts in your field, including David Petley and Bill Maguire, to refresh your subject knowledge and allow teaching and learning materials to be easily up dated to reflect the most recent research. Suitable for all A-Level Geography teachers. View further info and booking form

Edexcel A-level Geography - Stretch and Challenge for the highest grades
Wednesday 11 July 2012
London
Organised by Philip Allan Updates. Join us, Cameron Dunn and Sue Warn on this intensive one day course which will give delegates an opportunity to focus on challenging the most able students and stretching all candidates to improve their performance in the exams. View further info and booking form

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