Country: Australia – City: Sydney – Address: NSW, Sydney, via zoom

Geography, Technology, Industry, Careers: Making the connections

Description:

Across Australia there is a focus on showcasing the contribution and relevance of school-based Geography to the field of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). Tonight we will learn from practitioners and industry experts who are leading the way in making connections between the school-based geography classroom, industry and career pathways through the use of technology or by making a connection to science.
We will learn from a geography teacher based in the Northern Territory who joined the 2023 STEM Professionals in Schools program and partnered with a research scientist from CSIRO to showcase how to access a STEM professional’s skills, understanding and alternate points of view to enrich geographical knowledge and skills, and more readily identify potential career pathways.
Also we will learn from a geography teacher based in Queensland who is a 2023 Peter Doherty STEM Awardee and nationally recognised for revitalising the relevance of geography by embedding the use of geospatial technologies, such as ArcGIS and StoryMap into classroom practice and fieldtrips, and by making sustained connections with the planning industry and local university.

Main objectives:

To share and celebrate innovative classroom practice in Geography; To showcase the relevance of Geography as a meaningful contributor to the field of STEM; To reach an international and national audience of geographers, geography educators, and community members who are interested in geography education

Event language: English

The event will be: Online

Link (for online events): it will be displayed here as soon as possible

Reference person: Dr Susan Caldis – Role or function: Chair, Australian Geography Teachers’ Association – Reference organization: Australian Geography Teachers’ Association

Those who organize are: Academics

Estimated starting time (local time): 7:30:00 PM

Expected duration: around 1 hour

Event program: it will be displayed here as soon as possible

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