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Dates…dates…dates
October 20, 2006 – Workshop sponsored by the National Edgeo, the Geological Survey of Canada
and the CCGE. Preference will be given to teachers on Vancouver Island and plans are underway for a similar workshop in the
Vancouver area in February 2007. For more information, contact
Dale Gregory at www.cent.sd43.bc.ca/geo12.
October 26-28, 2006 –
The Social Universe convention, jointly organized by the Société des
professeurs de géographie du Québec, the Société des
professeurs d’histoire du Québec, the Société des
professeurs d’économie du Québec, the Groupe
de recherche en univers social and the Récit univers
social, will be held at Quebec’s Plaza Hotel (3031 boul.
Laurier, Sainte-Foy). The convention’s theme is Concepts
et compétences : un pont à construire (Concepts
and competencies: a bridge to build). All information on this
annual convention can be found at www.recitus.qc.ca/congres/
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October 27 and 28, 2006 –
The Ontario Association for Geographic and Environmental Education
is holding its annual Fall Conference. It is being hosted by the Geography
teachers of the York Region and will take place at the Sheraton Parkway
North Hotel in Richmond Hill, Ontario. There will be four field trip
activities, a full range of sessions over two days, a keynote speaker,
a publishers display area, the annual meeting of OAGEE, good meals
and an opportunity to meet your colleagues. Visit the OAGEE web site
for more details and registration information at www.oagee.org.
November 14, 2006 –
The Alberta Geomatics Group is pleased to present a full day workshop
titled: "Alberta’s Water Resources: A Geomatics
Perspective". This will take place at the Danish Canadian Club,
727 - 11th Ave. SW - Valhalla Room, from 9:00 am - 5:00 pm. This
day is dedicated to discussion and presentations that address the
contribution of geomatics and spatial technologies to Alberta’s
Water Management issues. The keynote speaker will be Dr. Caterina
Valeo, P.Eng., Department of Geomatics Engineering, University of
Calgary.
December 2, 2006 –
The Québec Association of Geography Teachers is sponsoring
a dinner at a Caribbean restaurant, with a presentation on Jamaica.
A walking tour of Ukrainian Montreal will be held later in the year.
For more information: qagts@hotmail.com.
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News from Quebec
Last Spring, the RECIT Univers social Internet site,
coordinated by Steve Quirion, presented comprehensive new material
on forestry management. Entitled Aventure boréale :
l'exploitation forestière , its theme forms part of
Québec’s Secondary Cycle 1 new geography curriculum.
The complete teaching kit is available at http://foret.recitus.qc.ca/
In June, the SPGQ (Société des professeurs de géographie
du Québec) published the latest issue (Vol. 2, No. 2) of
its magazine Enjeux géographiques. In it, several
articles deal with what’s new in Geography, from the perspective
of geographic issues pertaining to today’s social universe,
as well as from a strictly pedagogical viewpoint. You can receive
the magazine by becoming a member of the SPGQ ($50). Apply to
Société des professeurs de géographie du
Québec
c/o Sylvain Decelles
291, square sir Georges-Étienne Cartier
Montréal, Québec, H4C 3A3
On Wednesday, September 13, 2006, in Montreal, at Loto-Québec’s Espace
Création gallery, the publishing house Communications
TerDor inc. launched an unprecedented multimedia production, highlighting
Quebec’s geography and culture. TerDor’s DVD/book.
aptly entitled Le Québec au naturel, is available
in English under the title "The Nature of Quebec".
While celebrating Quebec’s landscape (plains, mountains,
lakes, rivers and climate), it also opens up new vistas on a flourishing
culture. For information on this splendid homage to the geography
of Quebec, go to http://www.geo-quebec.ca/index.php
Quebec Association of Geography Teachers
The next issue of Geoscope, the QAGT newsletter, will be devoted
to the theme "Water". Should you have any articles on
this subject, please send them to Cameron Gray at qagts@hotmail.com.
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Ontario News
Ontario College of Teacher members can receive discounts at attractions
and stores throughout Ontario just by showing their membership card
or by asking when they order over the phone. Visit the web site
at - www.oct.ca/discounts.
Teachers can also view the results of the State of the Teaching
Profession 2006, the results of the annual
poll of teacher/members. Use the web site above and go to the Home
page.
Check out the Geography Section of the Internet Public Library at www.ipl.org/div/subject/
(under "more
ready reference" on side search bar).
It also has easily available reference material for almanacs,
conversion tools calculations, census and demographic information
style guides and directories. See the home site for all sections
and links. Another source for geographic information is the Canadian
Encyclopaedia on line. Use the Index to find the main geographic
links and other related topics. Go to www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com .
News from Alberta/NWT
A team of University of Calgary researchers mapping grizzly bear
habitat across Alberta and southeastern B.C. this summer says the
pace of land development may be jeopardizing the long-term health
of the species. Further info @
geog.ucalgary.ca/index.cfm?
page=announcements&style=1&this=30
An interprovincial, multi-disciplinary project that combines molecular
biology, wildlife veterinarians in the field, and satellite imagery
has been awarded $706,000 over five years through an NSERC Collaborative
Research and Development (CRD) grant. This will be matched by
nine industry partners for a total of $1.4 million. Further info
@ geog.ucalgary.ca/index.cfm?
page=announcements&style=1&this=26
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BC News
Geography and Music
The connection between place and music is worth exploring. Curriculum
connections to the opera can be made through Social Studies, Geography
12, Comparative Civilization and Native Studies. The topic is one
that is suitable for, and applicable to, the new Graduation Portfolio.
Curriculum materials through web links are available to students
and teachers through the Vancouver Opera web site at www.vancouveropera.ca .
Student tickets are available for opera performances at the Queen
Elizabeth Theatre. The school touring production of The Magic
Flute performs throughout BC. For more information concerning
these and other Vancouver Opera Education programs contact Diane
Speirs, Director of Education, at dspeirs@vancouveropera.ca or
604-331-4834.
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Green Team Challenge
Tell us what's the best thing you're doing for your
environment, and you could be a winner in the Green Team Challenge!
Starting November 1 st, the Canadian Environment Awards wants to
hear from school- and community-based groups. For more information,
and to enter online, go to www.canadiangeographic.ca/cea2007 and
click on Green Team Challenge.
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A Developing World
To mark its 75th anniversary in 2004, Canadian Geographic published
a print and online world map in both French and English, with a
companion map of global development statistics. The companion map,
called A Developing World, was created in partnership with
the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA).
In June 2005, the Canadian Council for Geographic Education (CCGE)
created a series of lesson plans to complement the map and posted
them to the "For Teachers" section of the A Developing
World website
and
on the CCGE
website. In May
2006, we looked at how the lessons plans were being used. We learned
that, in less than a year, teachers had downloaded 9,580 lesson
plans. The lesson plans prepared for the Saskatchewan curriculum
were downloaded almost twice as often as plans for other jurisdictions.
Manitoba ranked second in terms of use followed by Ontario and the
Northwest Territories. French and English lesson plans were downloaded
equally.
Teacher response to the lesson plans for A Developing World has
been strong and gratifying. However, we would like to learn more
about how you are using the plans, and how we could improve them.
We invite you to complete the brief questionnaire on A Developing
World that can be found
at www.canadiangeographic.ca/worldmap/cida/survey.asp.
You have a chance to win a copy
of the award-winning The Canadian
Atlas.
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