Programming for geographical inquiry K–10

Complete the Course completion checklist to ensure you have completed all parts of this course, including the course deliverable — a programmed geographical inquiry.

Share your inquiry with your supervisor to gain BOSTES recognition for the course.

If you used Program builder, you can use the share feature to do this. You may also wish to share your inquiry with colleagues for feedback.

Complete the online evaluation at My PL@Edu¹.
Complete the online evaluation from BOSTES² (if applicable) to ensure appropriate accreditation.

In order for teachers accredited at Proficient to have these hours added to their professional learning log with BOSTES, the principal or delegate must have:

Scheduled an event against this course on My PL@Edu. Include the Developer of the course as the Manage Event Support Person. For information on scheduling an event, see DELIVERERS: Scheduling a professional learning event via My PL@Edu (.pdf)³
Evaluated deliverables whilst ensuring the level of detail required to complete the activities and deliverables remains in proportion to the time allocated for the course. Supervisors should not interpret requirements in a way that creates excessive demands on the teacher.
Ensure teachers’ learning is verified on My PL@Edu⁴.

Access NSW syllabuses for the Australian Curriculum: Implementation support⁵ for further professional learning courses and geography resources.

Two further registered online professional development courses support the implementation of the Geography K–10 Syllabus (2015):

Your school and the Geography K–10 Syllabus⁶ (3 hours)
Planning to teach geography K–10⁷ (3 hours)

The Learning and teaching directorate has developed a range of support materials:

Teaching and learning framework referenced to the Geography K–10 syllabus⁸
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures and Histories (.pdf)⁹
Sustainability (.pdf)¹⁰
Asia and Australia’s engagement with Asia
Geography in a billabong¹¹ Adobe Connect presentation.

Additional resources:

GeogSpace¹²
Spatialworlds¹³

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