Teaching Geography for the first time

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Overview

Duration

  • 25 hours

Calendar

Commitment

  • Recommended five hours per week (one module per week)

Prerequisites

  • No

Delivery mode

  • Online

Location

  • Online, self-paced learning

Fees

  • $299.00

Overview

About this Microcredential

The New South Wales Geography syllabus provides students with opportunities to develop their knowledge and understanding of key geographical concepts, including landscapes and landforms, the liveability of places, interconnections and trade, rural and urban places, ecosystems and biodiversity, environmental change and management, human wellbeing and sustainability.
The Help! I’m Teaching Geography for the First Time microcredential provides a comprehensive overview of the Geography syllabus for secondary teachers new to teaching the subject. You’ll learn how to select key geographical concepts and tools from the syllabus and apply them in the classroom; how to develop a geo-inquiry and geo-literacy stance to maintain a geographically distinctive way of teaching; how to emphasise the real-world relevance of geography throughthe use of case studies and geo careers; and how to make geography visible through the design of, and feedback on, assessment tasks.

Key features

  • Develop a broad understanding of the Geography syllabus - Explore key components, themes and objectives and then identify how to best apply them in practical contexts.
  • Deliver exercises that foster a deep understanding of the material - Reflect on and implement a range of engaging and relevant activities within the classroom that enhance student participation.
  • Build practical skills and learn from experts - Enhance your teaching proficiency by acquiring a range of subject-specific instructional tools that support meaningful learning.

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for this bridging microcredential.


Who should attend

This microcredential is designed for:

  • high school teachers new to the subject (Geography)

Career Outcomes

We design our microcredentials in consultation with academics and education experts. This credentialled learning provides you with opportunities to:

  • complete 25-hours of professional development from a NESA-endorsed professional development provider
  • demonstrate evidence for AITSL accreditation and career stage advancement

Professions & Employers

Completing this microcredential will provide you with skills relevant to the following AITSL teacher standards:

  • 2 – Know the content and how to teach it
  • 3 – Plan for and implement effective teaching and learning
  • 4 – Create and maintain supportive and safe learning environments
  • 6 – Engage in professional learning

Who you will learn from

Susan Caldis
Dr Susan Caldis

Dr Susan Caldis is a Senior Lecturer in the Macquarie School of Education. For more than a decade, she has been instrumental in the design and delivery of curriculum-aligned professional learning through leadership roles in state and national professional associations for geography teachers. Her research seeks to understand how the experience of transitioning into the teaching profession influences practice in the secondary geography classroom, as well as how pre-service teachers manage and respond to teaching geography as an out-of-field subject.

Kathy Jones
Ms Kathy Jones

Kathy Jones is the founder and director of Fieldwork Connections, an educational consultancy that facilitates school-based fieldwork investigations for teachers of geography. She obtained environmental science and secondary education degrees from Macquarie, before working as an environmental consultant in contaminated land. With a passion for education, she now balances her role at Fieldwork Connections with classroom teaching at secondary schools and lecturing at Macquarie.

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