Making a Difference

in the Classroom

Who is this bloke ?

Furthering the learning and teaching of geography...

Currently freelance

• Geographical Association

• Royal Geographical Society

• Royal Meteorological Society

• Ordnance Survey

• Google

• Catlin Arctic Survey

• Open University - Vital

• Harper Collins

• Philip Allan

• Pearson / Edexcel

8

MissionExplore.net

IB Geography

Teacher support

and networks are vital

Writing the Earthhttp://livinggeography.blogspot.com

Different classroom

• Changing layout• Changing location• Turning your classroom into...• Walls into windows• Role-playing• Desks as locations...• Sound

• Plane...• Sport

Use Zamzar.com – paste the URL in, and get a copy of the

video that you can use…

Student Experiences

Geography: the subject

Teacher Choices

Underpinned by Key Concepts

Thinking Geographically

Which learning activity ?

Does this take the learner beyond what they already know ?

Living Geography & ‘curriculum Living Geography & ‘curriculum making’making’

16

Geographical Enquiry

16

Different starter

• Jim Kosek weather forecast clip...

18

Triptico.com

• Create resources • Classroom applications• Random name selection• Team score sheets• Image spinners...

• Great FREE resource• Needs internet connection

20

Different ‘teacher’Different ‘audience’

Learning Journeys

Some BGQs…(Big Geographical Questions)

Is Australia dying ?

Is there no such thing as a “developed country ?”

25

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMtfH1EThas

Different ‘homeworks’

Mission:Explore

• Urban Safari

First Class Idea

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-15238575

What should

students have to

do in order to

earn their Geo

badge ??

Clipconverter.cc

Have you earned your Geo badge ?