Conference Programme - TIME EVENT
8.00am – 8.20am Registration
8.20am – 8.30am Conference open and welcome
8.30am – 8.45am Welcome to Country
8.45am – 9.15am Session 1: Introducing sustainability in Geography (Dr Andrew Warren, University of Wollongong, TBC)
9.15am – 10.15am Session 2: BOSTES – Introducing the new K–10 Geography syllabus (Brooke Prideaux and Darren Tayler, BOSTES
10.15am – 10.30am MORNING TEA
10.30am – 12.00pm Session 3: Introducing key focus areas within the new syllabus
– Geographical concepts (Dr Grant Kleeman)
– Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures (Dr Christine Evans, BOSTES)
– Physical geography (Professor Deirdre Dragovich, University of Sydney)
12.00pm – 12.10pm Awards Ceremony
12.10pm – 12.40pm Session 4: A career using studies in Geography (Professor Simon Pinnegar, University of NSW)
12.40pm – 1.10pm LUNCH
1.10pm – 2.10pm Session 5: Contemporary case studies via inquiry and fieldwork
– Barangaroo (Alisa Hitchcock, Lend Lease)
– Sustainability at the Olympic Site (Sydney Olympic Park Education Team)
2.10pm – 3.30pm Session 6: Effective teaching and learning in Geography to support the new K–10 Geography curriculum
– Using technology in the classroom (Kaylene Kritharides and Julie Carr, Western Sydney University)
– World Vision Resources (Rod Yule Resources)
– Water Literacy Program (TBC)
3.30pm – 3.35pm Evaluation and close of conference
3.35pm – 4.35pm Delegates registered to attend the Barangaroo site tour will depart the Novotel at 3.35pm for the remainder of the afternoon. PLEASE NOTE: Due to Occupational Health and Saftey regulations we are only able to limit the capacity of this tour to 30 people so places are subject to availability. Please indicate on your registration form if you would like to attend and a reply will be send to confirm whether places are available or not.