Teaching_resources. New developments to the leading online mapping applications are widely reported today. Geography teachers should be aware that some of these features are going to be really useful for writing up fieldwork notes and coursework projects, especially as some form of GIS experience is required by the new Key Stage Three proposals. Mapperz highlights the new version of Live Local, which is an essential resource for teachers who work in an area deprived of acceptable Google Earth imagery. One of the best new features is the opportunity to subscribe to collections via RSS. At some stage I’m going to repost my own Live Local Collections with the feed link in case anyone would be interested. Ogle Earth has compared the relative merits of the drawing tools in Live Local and Google Maps in a useful article. I’ve pleased that a number of my students seem to have enhanced their GCSE projects this year with quite good annotation of map and photo data.
Gapminder and Worldmapper. Introduction: geography for a changing world This page has been created to help geography teachers understand the importance of a fact-based world view and to change the way we think and teach about development. It provides an introduction to Gapminder and Worldmapper and offers a selection of free resources to help you use these excellent tools with students. A development question Which country has the highest fertility rate? A. Saudi ArabiaB. IsraelC. The answer is A - the wealthiest country, Saudi Arabia, has the highest fertility rate of 3 whereas Israel and Bangladesh have a rate of 2.6. A knowledge-based world view – why it matters now There is no such thing as a western world or a developing world’ Geography teachers and pupils are familiar with the concepts of 'less' and 'more' developed countries (LEDCs and MEDCs), of 'developed' and 'developing' countries and a global 'North-South Divide'.
Taking action - how to get a knowledge-based world view Using Gapminder The power of Worldmapper. GA Annual Conference and Exhibition. University of Surrey - Monday 14 - Wednesday 16 April 2014 Every year we welcome more than 700 delegates from all over the world to take part in a range of lectures, workshops, field visits and social events and find out about the latest ideas, resources and support in primary and secondary geography. "The Conference values both the young and experienced teachers to both deliver sessions and engage in them. It is inclusive, inspiring and the highlight of my yearly CPD. " "I thoroughly enjoyed the two days I attended and have once again left the conference with a great buzz and renewed vigour for following up threads, links and ideas" "This is outstanding professional development for teachers of geography" Conference programme The theme for this year’s Conference will be ‘Crossing Boundaries’.
Here’s a taster of the 2014 programme: Keynote Address by Dr Duncan Green, Senior Strategic Adviser at Oxfam on ‘The age of development: mission accomplished or RIP?’ Mission: GA Annual Conference. Using ICT to Enhance Teaching and Learning at Key Stage 4. This exciting new project site seeks to share ideas regarding the use of digital learning resources in supporting subject learning and teaching at Key Stage 4. The project is based around a number of ideas and activities that have been generated by project team members all of whom are members of the Geographical Association and/or the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG).
Funding for the existing developmental work was received from BECTA. Use the list below to find an area of the curriculum you are planning to teach. Clicking on any one of these links will take you to a table in which you will be able to find an inspiring project idea that will help you teach that aspect. Or alternatively browse all 23 project ideas. Help this site to grow To continue to flourish and remain active, this project site needs you. Making Geography Happen. Introduction Making Geography Happen is an Action Plan funded project about good quality, innovative curriculum-making. It focuses on the work done by students in geography lessons and how this contributes to their wider understanding of the world. Five schools participated in the project and their work is available on these web pages.
In addition, King Edward VII School, Sheffield is being used for a longitudinal study, tracking four students through the whole of their Key Stage 3. The school projects A Village ComparisonPerton First School, Staffordshire - Year 4During this unit the children compared their own place - a new, modern, urban village - to Brewood, an old, traditional, rural village approximately seven miles away. Saudi ArabiaNorth Reddish School, Stockport - Year 4 & 5This unit aimed to develop the children's idea of place through the people who live there and built upon an existing school link with Saudi Arabia. Further information Comment on this page. Idea 9 - Getting to grips with the magic of Gapminder. This project idea was contributed by Noel Jenkins Introduction Hans Rosling gives a talk on using Gapminder. During one of my most memorable lessons with year 11, I showed the full 19-minute video of Hans Rosling's June 2007 presentation at TED, 'Debunking third-world myths with the best stats you've ever seen' .
Confounding my expectations that they wouldn't remain focused, the class was transfixed by the lecture. This lesson is designed simply to introduce the students to Gapminder. Overview of this Activity Option one: An open-ended task where the teacher sets an objective along the lines of 'find out what you can about the world in 30 minutes' and allows serendipity to take its course. Option two: A more structured task incorporating several objectives including the following: Both options result in each student giving a short presentation to the rest of the class about their findings.
Key Geography Objectives The lesson will be relevant to the development theme of any GCSE specification.