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AGTA Awards – 2008

The Australian Geography Teachers’ Association presents biennial awards to producers of materials used in the teaching of geography. It is pleased to announce the winners of the 2008 Awards.

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AWARD WINNER

HIGHLY COMMENDED
1.   Primary school resource Jacaranda Primary Atlas – 3rd Ed
Author: John Andrews
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons		 The Big Picture Book of Environments
Author: John Long
Publisher: Allen & Unwin

 

 

 

2.   Junior secondary school textbook

Geography  for Global Citizens
Authors: Brian Parker, Kate Lanceley, Debra Owens & Rebecca Fitzpatrick
Publisher: Macmillan Education Australia

Thinking Geography
Author: Rob Berry
Publisher: Macmillan Education Australia

 

 

 

3.  Senior secondary school textbook

Senior Geography for Queensland
Authors: Bill Dodd, Iain Meyer, Phil O’Brien, & Mick Law
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Aust Ltd

The Geographers Tool Kit
Author: Norman Snell

Publisher: GAWA

 

 

 

4.  Broadsheet, chart, wall map

Geo investigation- Fiji
Publisher: GTAV

 

 

 

 

5.  Atlas

Macmillan Global Atlas
Editor: Rob Berry
Publisher: Macmillan Education Australia

 

 

 

 

6.   Video

Coastal Management – Australian Beach & Development Issues
Author: Stephen Weingarth

 

 

 

 

7.  CD ROM/DVD

Tourism in the Classroom
Author: GTASA
Publisher: GTASA

How Eco-Friendly are You?
Author: Darren Taylor
Publisher: Centre for Learning Innovation, Dept of Education and Training

 

 

Fieldwork Journeys
Authors: Mark Manuel & Roger Smith
Publisher: Manuel Smith Educational Publications

8.  Web site

No Entries

 

 

 

 

9. Non-commercial, teacher produced resource

Geography It’s Essential
Author: GTAV
Publisher: GTAV

 

 

 

 

10.  Geography teaching source material

Jacaranda Primary Atlas Resource Kit (equal)
Author: John Andrews
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons, Aust Ltd
Spatial Concepts Posters
Author: GTAV
Publisher: GTAV

Surfing Geographical
Author: GTASA
Publisher: GTASA

 

 

 

11.  Geographical education publication

Interaction- Vol 36 No 1 “Movement”
Authors: Judy Mraz & Denise Miles
Publisher: GTAV

 

 

 

 

12. GIS/Spatial Technology Teaching Resource

Making GIS Happen in the Classroom with Arc GIS 9
Author: Malcolm McInerney
Publisher: Techgeog

 

 

 

 

13.  Other geography teaching material or equipment

Communicating in Geography & the Environmental Sciences
Author: Iain Hay
Publisher: Oxford University Press

 

 

 
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