Dear participants,
On behalf of GTA, a big thank you for your support of GTA Annual Seminar 2012. Attached are the slides from Dr Jamie Gillen on Tourism in Hanoi for your own reference please. Should you require to use parts of the slides, please seek consent from Dr Jamie Gillen (NUS). Thks.
Tourism_in_Hanoi_GTA_Seminar_2012.pdf (1,8 MB)
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GTA is pleased to inform all that the GTA Annual Seminar 2012 will be held at Parkroyal Hotel on Kitchener Road on 24 March 12 from 0830hrs to 1230hrs. The seminar will comprise of the following events:
0830 hrs Registration
0900 hrs Welcome Address by Chairman of Geography Teachers’ Association, Mr Josef Tan
0905 hrs “Tourism in Singapore” (Ms Carrie Kwik Executive Director, Business Tourism Development, STB)
0935 hrs “Sustaining a successful tourist attraction” (Ms Serene Law Director of Sales, Wildlife Reserves Singapore)
1005 hrs Tea Break
1050 hrs GTA Annual General Meeting
1115 hrs “Trends in tourism geography and the everyday tourism encounter in Hanoi’s Old Quarter” (Dr Jamie Gillen Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, NUS)
1145 hrs Panel Discussion (chaired by Dr Harvey Neo Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, NUS)
1215 hrs Closing Address, tokens of appreciation for speakers and lucky draw
1230 hrs End of Seminar
Attached the flyer and registration form please. We look forward to seeing you at the seminar.
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Dear all, please be informed that the below-mentioned field trip to Taiwan will be postponed until further notice. Sorry for any inconveniences caused. Thank you.
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The Geography Teachers' Association is organising a Geographical Field Study/Recee Tour to Taiwan from 10-15 March 2012. Flyer for the trip and application forms are as follows:
Application form-GTA Fieldtrip to Taiwan 10-15Mar2012.doc (40 kB)
Flyer_GTA Fieldtrip to Taiwan 2012.pdf (129,3 kB)
GTA MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION FORM (UPDATED).pdf (67,2 kB)
Please email completed application forms to Ms Ho Soh Tin at email address hosohtin@gmail.com by 31 Jan 2012.
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Dear participants,
We thank you for your participation in the above. The competition is now closed and the results will be released during GTA Annual General Seminar 2012.
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To stimulate the interest of Geography teachers and students in developing an inquiry-based approach in teaching and learning of Geography through images of natural and cultural landscapes, GTA will be organising a photography competition for 2011.
Entries are to be submitted digitally at GTA’s facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/pages/Geography-Teachers-Association-of-Singapore/240474459310854) by 15 Dec 11. The judging criteria will comprise of photographic quality (40%) and relevance of the photograph to Geography education with a focus on an inquiry-based approach to teaching and learning of Geography (60%).
The winning entry will receive a book voucher of $200. Another 5 merit winners will receive a book voucher of $20 each. For further details, please refer to attached.
GTA Photography Competition 2011.docx (24,3 kB)
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GEObuzz 2012 is calling out for contributions by educators to share teaching tips with others in the education community! The contribution will be featured on the last page entitled 'A Guru's Bag O' Tricks'.
A new publication of the GTA with its inaugural issue in 2011, GEObuzz seeks to be provide a summative platform for GTA members and teachers to stay informed with regards to GTA events and trends in geographical scholarship and education in schools. You can view an online version of the publication at this link:
https://gtasg.webnode.com/
Submission details:
Length of contribution: 250 words (maximum)
Format: Prose, Poetry or Acronyms
A sample of contribution:
Teach the child (not the subject)
Establish rapport with students
Assimilating into school culture
Communicating needs and clarifying procedures
Hang out with positive people!
Please email your contribution by 31 December 2011 to gtasingapore@gmail.com. Thank you.
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The Geography Teachers' Association and the Singapore Management University are jointly organising a follow-up talk cum workshop on Interactive Visualisation Applications For Learning Geography (IVAG II). Details of the programme, venue and registration procedures are in the attached file.
Interested Geography teachers are invited to attend the talk cum workshop. The registration fee is $20 per participant. Please email completed application form to Ms Helena Ting at email address ting_siew_ping_helena@moe.edu.
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Eco-city Planning: Policies, Practice and Design - a conference cum book launch organized by the Singapore Institute of Planners to be held on Friday, 8 July 2011, 9.00am - 3:00pm
Find out more from the flyer and participation details.
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Dear participants,
Thank you very much for your support for the GTA Annual Seminar held on 09 Apr 11. The speakers have kindly given consent for the attached slides to be used for educational purposes in the classroom only. If you need the slides for other purposes, please contact the speakers directly.
Dr George Jacobs Geography Teachers Association 2011.pdf (2,2 MB)
GTA Hungry cities Final.pdf (5 MB)
AVA Geography Teachers' Association Annual Seminar final.pdf (2,1 MB)
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The Geography Teachers' Association is organising a fieldstudies trip to West Malaysia from 12 March to 15 March 2011. For further details, please click to access the proposed itinerary and application form.
Interested Geography teachers, kindly email the completed application form to Mr Charles Chan at charles_chan@moe.gov.sg by 12 February 2011.
Registration_form_for_Malaysia_EastCoast_2011.doc (35 kB)
Invite_West Malaysia (EastCoast_2011).doc (43 kB)
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Saturday 13 Nov at 9.30 am. - 12.30 p.m.
The Geography Teachers' Association and the
Interested Geography teachers are invited to attend the talk cum workshop. The registration fee is $20 per participant. Please email completed application form to Martin Chan at email address chan_weng_onn_martin@moe.edu.sg by 30 Oct 2010.
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