bringing the world to the classroom

The Team

The Story

Photos – Videos – Blogs

The Structure

Lesson plans – Activity Sheets – Teachers’ Notes

Interaction

Social media – Talks - Skype

Producing an expedition education

programme

• Over 100,000+ visitors since autumn 2011 launch

• Over 250,000 page views

Online oceans learning portal (oceans.digitalexplorer.com)

• 50 lesson plans for Geography and Science

• 60 additional activity and fact sheets

• Used in over 2,000 UK schools and schools internationally

Classroom resources

• Media zone platform

• Brings the resources to life with 35 videos and 200 photos from

the expeditions

• Designed for teacher use and independent learning

Multimedia platform (media.digitalexplorer.com)

• Live Skypes from the Arctic to 50 schools across 3 continents

• Social media reach of 750,000+

• Using existing resources for pre- / post- Skype learning

#FrozenOceansLive

• 5 oceans teacher

academies

• Learning directly from

world-class scientists

• Improving the teaching of

marine science in schools

• Encouraging practical,

hands-on learning in the

outdoors

Teacher academies

• Posters and direct mailing

• Teacher training and

cascade workshops

• Content partners

• Existing teacher networks

Distribution…

89% of those using the resources agree that it has enhanced their

pupils’ understanding of oceans topics and has improved

engagement; 63% say it has enhanced pupil attainment; 83% of

teachers found that the programme made it easy for them to teach

and 89% found that it enhanced their teaching

Finalist at the UK national Education Resource Awards 2012, for Best

Secondary Resource with ICT

Impact…

Winner of the Geographical Association Publishers Silver Award, 2013

BETT Awards Finalist, Best Secondary Content, 2013

The Frozen Oceans resources are being very well received by all secondary

teachers who have visited RSGS HQ… this is one of the best secondary

programmes I have come across in 25 years of teaching!

Joyce Gilbert, Royal Scottish Geographical Society

I have started the Frozen Oceans scheme of work with my Year Nine classes

this week and it has been great! The students are really excited about the rest

of the term and looking forward to learning more!

Rose-Marie Roberts, Rochester College

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Many thanks for a fantastic experience. I was impressed with the training

course and the way it was presented with such infectious enthusiasm that the

delegates all left felling fired-up to teach about the oceans.

John Scottow, AQA Chair of Examiners for Chemistry & Environmental

Science

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Impact…

Impact…

Research Councils UK – Case Study

Public engagement for research impact

Stay in touch…

Jamie Buchanan-Dunlop

@de_updates / @jamie_bd

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