Message from the Chairperson

Welcome to the AGTA website. It has been encouraging to hear how many of you have been using our site and finding it so beneficial. Our hope is that this will be a 'one stop' package for all your geography needs. If you wish to join us then simply click the 'Join the AGTA - Become a member' link on this page. Please note that membership is open to ANY geography teacher with reduced rates for those outside of the Auckland region.

For our current members we have changed the site to make it easier for you to find what you need. Under 'news' are all forthcoming course details and newsletters. The 'resource' section includes all material, including games and course information, that members can use their classes.  If any of you have any additional resources to add to this then we would LOVE to hear from you so email us! After all we hope this is a sharing site for teachers. All your field trip needs are listed under 'fieldtrips' from booking equipment to offers from providers who can give members discounts. The 'links' section gives you those useful links to other associations and useful Geography websites. Finally  the 'contacts' section gives you the  email addresses to get in touch with us over any issues that arise.

We hope that this site will help solve those problems many of you have due to geographic isolation. Please do remember we are a voluntary non-profit organisation that relies on subscriptions to run this website and offer courses throughout the year. The committee consists of hard working teachers who have willingly given up some of their time to help promote the subject. None of us are "experts" we are teachers just like you, our success therefore depends on the efforts of members suggesting needs for courses, offering resources and letting us know of useful links we can share.

Feel free to contact anyone of us to discuss issues you feel are important in geography. Meanwhile happy teaching!

Jean McCann

Chairperson AGTA