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Welcome to Newsletter #10Dear friends and colleagues,2019 has been a very productive year for the commission. As we continue on ourprogramme of work to increase the visibility of the CGE and expand the network forcommission members, the membership for the Commission has grown to over 1100people across 84 different territories this year. The social media team of theCommission has been working on a podcast series for geography educationcommunity and we have launched the first episode of the podcast series in the fall of2019. We also continue to enhance the quality and to diversify the possible outlets ofgeography education research. The Commission book series “InternationalPerspectives on Geographical Education” with Springer has published three bookssince 2017 and a new book “Geography Education Research in the UK: Retrospectand Prospect” will be published in 2020.The commission also hosted the IGU CGE London Conference in April this year.The conference was held with the theme "Recontextualising geography".Approximately 80 delegates from Europe, Asia, Oceania, Africa, North America andLatin America attended the sessions. A fieldtrip to the UNESCO World Heritage atGreenwich contributed both to the academic and social aspects of a very successfulconference. In 2020, the commission will hold the annual conference in Prague,Czech Republic (11-14 August 2020). More information can be found within thenewsletter and we urge all members to join us for this annual meeting. Theconference will be hosted by the Faculty of Science, Charles University and takeplace at the university campus Albertov, Prague 2 between 11 and 14 of August2020.2020 will be another exciting year for the commission but we would like to give ourthanks to all those who have provided information for this Newsletter and with whomwe have communicated during 2019. It is invaluable to hear about what is happeningor planned around the world. As 2019 comes to a close we would like to wisheveryone a season of blessed bliss and joyous merriment.Clare Brooks, Chew-Hung Chang and Jongwon Lee2

Commission on Geographical EducationNewsIGU-CGE Treasurer’s reportAs Commission Treasurer, Michael Solem maintains CGE funds in a bankingaccount held at the United States Senate Federal Credit Union in Washington, DC.The CGE account balance is USD 4,841.28.Research in Geography EducationWe would also like to reminder members on any new research in geographyeducation to be added to our web-based template. This is to collect and collateinformation on Geography Education MA, MEd, EDD and PhD theses around theworld. Creating this collection will greatly enhance our knowledge aboutgeographical and environmental education. The on-line spreadsheet can then bemade available for researchers through the IGU-CGE website. We hope that allgeography educators with the help of the regional representatives would be able tocontribute information on the existing Geography Education theses. (GeographyEducation eqZWDWWdouJfnKAKctHDdKwOdt7xxt34mee8/viewform?usp send form)Shanghai Hold the 3rd Meeting of IGU-CGE ChinaCommittee and a Geography Education SeminarThe 3rd Meeting of IGUCGE China Committee was hold in Shanghai on July 22,2019. Chair of China Committee Professor Yushan Duan hosted the meeting, nineother committee members presented. The meeting believes that to improve theinternational horizon and enhance international research level of young scholars isthe priority for the next stage. The 2nd Seminar on International GeographyEducation and Frontier Research came immediately after the meeting. The purportwas to promote the internationalization of China’s geography education. It wassponsored by School of Geographic Sciences of ECNU, undertaken by ChinaCommittee. More than 240 people attended.3

CGE launches a Podcast!The social media team of the Commission has been working on podcast for geographyeducation community and planned to interview with renowned researchers in geographyeducation. On 20 November 2019 the first episode of the podcast to interview Simon Catling wasposted on the CGE website.Click HereIGU CGE Conference NewsAugust 11-14 IGU CGE 2020 Conference, Charles4

University Prague CzechAs was already announced in the previous CGE newsletter, the following IGU-CGEconference will be held with the theme “MAKING CONNECTIONS: COOPERATIONAND NETWORKING IN GEOGRAPHY EDUCATION”. With this theme, theorganising committee intends to support one of the main goals of the Commissionon Geography Education – the networking of researchers from all around the worldinvestigating geographic education from different perspectives. Subsequently, theconference will aim to creating the conditions for internationalization of nationalresearch and strengthening the efforts to building international teams of researchersand educators. The conference will be hosted by the Faculty of Science, CharlesUniversity and take place at the university campus Albertov, Prague 2 on August11-14. Before the opening of the conference, the workshop on the main outcomes ofGeoCapabilities 3 project will be organized. The conference website with all detailedinformation will be run at the start of 2020, CGE members will be informed by acircular.Important dates:- Call for sessions open: Jan 10 2020- Deadline for session proposals: Jan 31 2020- Deadline for abstract submission: Feb 3 2020- Decisions on abstract acceptance: Mar 16 2020- Early bird registration closes: Apr 15 2020- Registration closes: Jul 31 2020- Conference starts: Aug 11 2020Researchers, educators and teacher trainer interested in geography education areinvited to join the conference, to participate in the scientific programme (sessions,workshops, papers etc.), to enjoy the rich social programme and visit the beauties ofthe Prague.The 34th International Geographical Congress(IGC), Istanbul Turkey, August 17-21, 2020.The theme is Geography: Bridging the Continents which Geography also hasmeaning of evaluation, interpretation, awareness and analysis. The fact that Istanbulis located at the junction of the continents constitutes the most important point of thisgreat meaning. Parallel to the quadrennial meeting of the IGU commissions and thetask forces, six key topics, derived from the conference theme, have beenestablished, Globalization vs. Localization, Climate Change, Migration and Conflicts,5

Earth and Disasters, Eurasia and Middle East Studies, Anthropocene. Theconference organizers invite all interested geographers to submit proposals forthemed sessions under the six key topics by July 31, 2019. Commission sessionsand the sessions on the key topics approved by the IGC 2020 Scientific Committeewill be included in the official call for papers. Early registration for the Congressstarts on August 1, 2019.More on https://www.igc2020.org/en/UPCOMING EVENTS- 2020 IGU CGE Conference Prague, Czech, August 2020- 2021 IGU CGE Conference South Africa- 2022 IGU International Geographical Congress (100 year anniversary), Paris,France- 2023 IGU CGE Conference London, UK- 2024 IGU International Geographical Congress, Dublin, IrelandOther ConferencesGeography Teacher Educator (GTE) Conference,UCL Institute of Education, January 24-26 2020The 2020 GTE Conference will be taking place from Friday 24 – Sunday 26 Januaryat UCL Institute of Education, London, UK. For further details on booking and topropose a session, visit the GA website. 2020/8442?OccId 12282Primary Geography Conference; Charney ManorOxfordshire, February 22-24 2020Programme to include contributions from primary school teachers, primary educationstudents, tutors working in primary teacher education, researchers in geographyeducation. Offers of papers from the IGU CGE community most welcome.Day/residential attendance. Further details from Dr MelanieNorman: mel@melanienorman.comSEAGA 2020 in Bangkok, Thailand, March 10–13 20206

The Southeast Asian Geographers Association (SEAGA) 2020 conference will beheld from 10–13 March 2020 in Bangkok, Thailand. The conference theme is:“Opportunities and challenges for Sustainability in the 2020s: Understandingenvironments, societies, and identities in Southeast Asia” and the conference isinviting multidimensional perspectives on this issue from scholars, policymakers,entrepreneurs, and educators. The aim of the conference is to advance thediscourse on the issues of sustainability, space, place, and cultures in Asia, so as toinform the decision-making and actions of society, private enterprise, andgovernments. This theme was chosen based on the recommendation of thedelegation to the previous SEAGA conference and the Network of Education inSustainability Asia as they felt that there was a need for the community to addressthese issues from multiple perspectives.Website: https://www.seaga.info/seaga2020/Early bird GA (The GeographicalAssociation) Conference 2020 booking availableThe next GA Annual Conference will take place from Thursday 16 - Saturday 18April at the University of Surrey, Guildford, UK. Book your place online beforeJanuary and save 10 per day on registration fees. Plus GA members get a discountof nearly 50%. and-ExhibitionEUROGEO 2020, Madrid Spain, April 23-24 2020The 2020 EUROGEO Conference will be held in Madrid with the topic SustainableDevelopment Goals for all, including several tracks to SDG education from ageographical approach. Web: r Announcement onGeographical EducationEarn Your M.A.Geo. Degree Online at Texas StateUniversity!The Department of Geography at Texas State University will offer a 100% OnlineMaster's Degree Program, designed with educators in mind, beginning in Fall7

2020. For more information, visit the programwebsite: nline.html. Questions? Contact the program coordinator, InjeongJo, at ijo@txstate.edu See the program brochure here: Education%20Brochure.pdfInvitation to submit proposal for chapters: Newbook highligthing geography teacher education andProfessionalizationWe are pleased to invite you to contribute the chapters to the book on “GeographyTeacher Education and Professionalization” to be published by October 2021.‘Professionalism’ is a key idea to understand what qualities a good teacher needs tohave and what knowledge and experience the ideal candidate should possess. Themain objective of this new book is to explore approaches to raising theprofessionalism of geography teachers from certificate to professional developmentaround the world. It will not only provide details on common challenges whichcountries face, but also suggest new and innovative ideas to meet these challenges.If you are interested in contributing, please send us (eartvinli@gmail.com) your emailof interest including ‘a working title’ and abstract in 200-250 words. The full length ofeach chapter should be around 7000 words. All chapters will be peer- reviewed.After receiving your mail of interest, we will send you more details regardingguidelines with initial draft of Table of content. Important dates:- Abstract deadline: 1st March, 2020- Announce of accepted abstracts: 20th March, 2020- Full Chapter Deadline: 30th September, 2020Editors: Dr. Eyüp Artvinli (Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Turkey), Dr. Jerry T.Mitchell (University of South Carolina, USA), Dr. Inga Gryl (University of DuisburgEssen, Germany), Dr. Jongwon Lee (Ewha Womans University, South Korea)National curriculum Revision in NorwayIn Norway, the national curriculums are under revision. There will be a new nationalcurriculum for Geography in upper secondary school that will be implemented from2020. The new Geography curriculum consist of three core elements: (1) human andnatural space, (2) inquiry and geographical methods, and (3) globalization andsustainable development.8