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Blog of a geography teacher. Member of GTAQ (Geography Teachers Association of Qld)

UK Curriculum site with resources for teachers. Skills section is probably more useful to AC teachers, but a wonderful site. (There are also teachit sites for history and english). Sign up is free. 

"GeogSpace, an initiative of the Australian Geography Teachers Association (AGTA) supported by the resources of Education Services Australia

Welcome to GeogSpace, an initiative of the Australian Geography Teachers Association (AGTA) supported by the resources of Education Services Australia (ESA). There has never been a more exciting time to study geography, with it being a subject vital to the education of every young Australian in the 21st century.

GeogSpace has been designed to provide materials to support primary and secondary teachers in implementing the Australian Curriculum: Geography. It has been developed by AGTA's team of practising geography teachers, dedicated to ensuring all schools across Australia have access to a unique resource that reflects best practice using current technology and pedagogies.

Wonderful resource for non-trained Geo teachers. 

This document has been created to assist teachers (secondary level) who are new to teaching Geography. Sections of this document will be useful to primary teachers as well. For example BOLTS Conventions.

Extremely useful site with teacher resource booklets and student activities. Related websites in the right hand menu are worth exploring. 

Excellent AC aligned Asian Education Foundation Curriculum Resources for Asian Perspectives. Fabulous. 

An organization through which teachers of geography in South Australia may express opinions on geographical and educational matters - some great resources here!

US teacher tracks his bike rides by GPS - and creates some stunning artwork (+ gallery) A man in Baltimore, Maryland, is using pedal power to turn maps of the city into art, tracing pictures of his journeys round the city by using his GPS-enabled phone.

Teacher Guide and lesson plans

Australian Water Education Resources Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, 2012 How do we ensure that Australia's water use is sustainable? In a dry arid country such as Australia, our water resources are already stressed, largely as a result of our extraction of water to suit our nation's needs.

Australian Water Education Resources Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, 2012 How do we ensure that Australia's water use is sustainable? In a dry arid country such as Australia, the Murray-Darling Basin is a precious resource.

Extremely popular and economical Australia-NZ wide competition that aligns with the AC. Students and schools get certificates and competition is easy for teachers to run. Please ask me if you have any questions about the Asia-Wise or the Australian History Competition. 

Journalists, teachers, bloggers and storytellers (to name a few) use Map Tales to chronicle news events, scrapbook holidays, describe walks, plan campaigns, illustrate literature, recount journeys, and bring events to life.

Love this, I think this might be useful for my yr 9 students. They are tracking the production, of a product from the thought to the shelf in a globalisation unit and plotting the locations onto Google Maps at the moment. I think this could be used for the same purpose. I like giving options to the students.

Learn how to better use Google Maps, Google Earth and an array of other online applications FOR FREE.

(1) Ecotourism (2) People & Environment (3) Cities in Australia (4) Jakarta: an Asian Mega City (5) Migration & Development: a New Perspective (6) Energy Trends in Resource Management (7) Global Population Trends (8) The Sensitivity of Wetlands and Water Resources to Climate & Catchment Change in the Murray Darling Basin (9) Drought, Government & Communities (10) Water in Aboriginal Communities in South Australia (11) New Global Migrations & Implications for Australia (12) Water Issues in the Lower Murray Darling Basin (13) Geographers responding to Climate Change (14) New Global Migrations & their implications (15) Water Resources in the Lower Murray (16) Water Alternatives for Adelaide (17) Australia's Population and the Future (18) Population Policy in the Australian Context (19) Water Alternatives for Adelaide (20) Population Trends & Issues Relating to Ageing of Australia's Population (21) Water Security

National Geographic teacher resources

Water Crisis - Lesson Plans for Teaching Water Use and Management. Also has useful case studies and activism information. 

Teachers and students are encouraged to create their own digital resources. Education Services Australia has created three tools that are easy to use and offer flexible methods for creating a variety of resources.

This selection of digital curriculum resources from the National Digital Learning Resources Network is designed to assist teachers to find, use and adapt teaching and learning materials that are aligned to the sustainability subject area of the Australian Curriculum.