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Geography Teacher Educators' Conference 2008
The Geography Teacher Educators' (GTE) Conference is an annual event where geography tutors from ITE courses all over the UK gather to exchange ideas, discuss each other's research and debate current issues within geography education.
Future Conferences
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GTE Conference 2009
Organised by: Charles Rawding, Edge Hill University
Venue: The Prince of Wales Hotel, Lord Street, Southport, PR8 1JS
Dates: Friday 30 January to Sunday 1 February 2009
Application forms and further details will appear on this site later in the year
GTE Conference 2010
Venue: Madingley Hall, Cambridge
Dates: Friday 29 January to Sunday 31 January 2010
GTE Conference 2011
Venue: Nottingham
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Material from previous conferences is available here:
Geography Teacher Educators' Conference 2008
The 2008 Conference took place from 25 - 27 January at the Marriott Royal Hotel in Bristol. The programme was wide-ranging with high quality, forward looking presentations which reported many exciting new developments and projects in geographical education.
PowerPoint presentations and papers from the 2008 event can be accessed below. Please note: some presentations may have been adapted due to copyright restrictions
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| Transition from School to HE |
Jean Dourneen
Jean shared her own experience of transition from teaching in secondary school to working in Higher Education with beginning teachers. She provided a useful theoretical overview to help analyse key aspects of transition, supported by examples of beginning teachers' work in the classroom.
Download: PowerPoint Presentation (76k)
Download: Pupils' PowerPoint Presentation (48k)
Download: PDF Handout (76k)
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| The Role of the Geographical Association |
David Lambert
David started by identifying delegates' perceptions of the role of the GA, before outlining the numerous and varied activities beyond the Action Plan for Geography which the GA is currently undertaking. These include subject support, resources, networking, and specific projects such as Living Geography, Places People Want and GIS.
Download: PowerPoint Presentation (233k)
Weblink: About Us
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| Making Connections: Working with Subject Knowledge |
Clare Brooks
Clare shared her research findings on teachers' subject knowledge, making bridges between her research and what is needed in relation to curriculum planning. She suggested how it could be possible to psychologise the subject rather than merely receive it.
Download: PowerPoint Presentation (167k)
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| Context and Power: The Subject Conceptions and Practice of Pre-service Geography Teachers in Singapore |
Tricia Seow
Tricia shared her early research which explores the extent to which pre-service teachers' embodiment, and societal regulation of their bodies, affects their conceptions of Geography and their practice.
Download: PowerPoint Presentation (611k)
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| Care, Well-being, Sustainability and Geography: What is this really about? |
Simon Catling
Simon explored the concept of 'care' set in the context of the sustainability agenda, ECM, and Sustainable Schools. He argued that The ECM, Sustainable Schools and Children's Plan agendas provide a rationale for geography as an essential curriculum - indeed, whole school - subject.
Download: PowerPoint Presentation (171k)
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| Understanding Student Conceptions of Sustainability |
Nicola Walshe
Nicola shared her research findings based on Year 8 students' conceptions of sustainability. A key method was the use of concept mapping and pupils' understanding in relation to the three concepts of environmental, social and economic sustainability.
Download: PowerPoint Presentation (848k)
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Angus Willson
Angus argued the need for a more critical use of multimedia resources in relation to the settlement study. Through 'unsettling settlement' using a new DVD on sustainable communities, he explored how we can introduce and involve young people in developing a critical perspective on what makes a sustainable community.
Download: PowerPoint Presentation (264k)
Weblink: Building Sustainable Communities
Weblink: Places People Want - online CPD unit
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| Curriculum Making – Issues for Using Teacher Created Resources Effectively |
| Young People's Geographies |
Mary Biddulph
Mary's session stressed the importance of young people in the curriculum-making process and shared the outcomes of the Young People's Geographies project led by herself and Roger Firth.
Download: PowerPoint Presentation (614k)
Weblink: Young People's Geographies (Website due for launch April 2008)
Teacher-to-Teacher: Young People's Geographies - Mary Biddulph & Emily Arnold, GA Annual Conference, Friday 28 March 2008, 15:10-15:30
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Mark Jones
Mark presented a post-modernist perspective on Bristol's city centre suggesting different perspectives through which to view the city such as 'city as consumption', 'city as surveillance' and 'city as defensible space'.
Download: Word Handout (41k)
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| Shopping: Some Options from an Expert |
Helen Gadsby
Helen presented an overview of the experiences gained through using the international dimension to promote active and reflective learning for both staff and students.
Download: PowerPoint Presentation (1.68M)
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| Trainee Teachers: Changing Perspectives on Outdoor Education |
| Action Plan for Geography – An Update |
| New GCSEs and Controlled Assessments |
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