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Compelling Learning in geography
Mark Jones, UWE PGCE Geography Tutor.Wiltshire and Swindon Annual Secondary Geography conference 22 June 2010
Outline of session
Geography: its journey since the National Curriculum
Geography: the view from the classroom: What makes an outstanding geography
lesson. (activity one)
Geographical perspectives: some considerations
Geography – compelling learning - what does the ultimate geography lesson look
like? (activity two)
Feedback from groups and ways forward
When did you join the journey?
The Curriculum Journey
The Pedagogy Journey
Training
materials for
the foundation
subjects
(DfES, 2002)
AfL (DfES , 2004)
Leading in Learning (DfES, 2005)
The CPD/PPD JourneyPersonal, Local, County, Regional, National
Action Plan for geography APG Phase 1 (2006-2008)
Action Plan for geography APG Phase 2 (2008 -2011)
“In Britain, teachers are for the most part too scattered and too
busy to come together frequently for discussion. They
require a medium through which they may readily
communicate with one another, exchange experiences and learn the progress that is being made
in method or in appliances in our own country and abroad.”
(Vol 1., No. 1, p. 1 of “The Geographical Teacher”)
James Herbertson, GA President
Source: GTE 2010 Alan Parkinson
The CPD/PPD Journey
http://www.geography.org.uk/
The CPD/PPD JourneyPersonal, Local, County, Regional, National
http://www.amazon.com/Imagine-Teacher-Nintendo-DS/dp/B001B1W3I4
Activity one
Geography: What makes an outstanding geography lesson ?
http://www.teachers.tv/videos/andy-roberts
Reference list
Davidson, G (2009) Think Piece Geographical Enquiry [online] Available from: http://www.geography.org.uk/gtip/thinkpieces/geographicalenquiry [Accessed 12 June 2010]
Jackson, P. (2006) Thinking geographically presentation at the GA Conference, 2006
Jackson P. (2006) Thinking Geographically, Geography 91 (3), 199-204
Lambert, D. (2004) ‘The power of geography’, Available at:http://www.geography.org.uk/download/NPOGPower.doc
Lambert, D. and Morgan, J. (2010) Teaching geography 11-18: A Conceptual Approach. Maidenhead: Open University Press.
Shulman, L. S. (1986) Those Who Understand: Knowledge Growth in Teaching. Educational Researcher 15. 4 – 14
Taylor,L. and Catling, S. (2006) Geographical significance a useful concept Teaching Geography 33 (3) 122-123
Enquiry approach
Creating a 'need to know'
Using data
Making sense
Reflecting on learning
Roberts (2003, p.44)
Roberts (2003, p.44)
Higher Order thinking
Bloom, 1956
Synthesis
Evaluation
Evaluating
Creating
Anderson & Krathwohl 2001
Taxonomy of Cognition
Thinking geographically
PCKPedagogical Content Knowledge
“..the most regularly taught topics in one’s subject areas, the most useful forms of representation of those ideas, the most powerful analogies, illustrations, examples, explanations and demonstrations – in a word, the ways of representing and formulating that subject to make it comprehensible to others”
(Shulman,1986, p.9).
Thinking geographically
Geography’s vocabulary (an endless list of places…) and its grammar or syntax (concepts and theories that help us make sense of all those places…)(Lambert 2004)
Thinking geographically as a uniquely powerful way of seeing the worldNo ‘right answers’ to difficult ethical questionsBut a language (set of concepts and ideas) that help us see connections and inter-connections that other may miss. (Jackson , 2006)
Geographical significance
Geographical Significance
Geographical significance a useful concept (Taylor and Catling, 2006)
Why have you chosen the topic? Why is it geographically important?
How would you justify it? How will you communicate its importance to the pupils?
Are you teaching topical issues with obvious relevance?
Are you developing understanding of real places?
(Davidson, 2009)
Curriculum Making
Student Experiences
Geography:
the subjectTeaching/ Pedagogy
Underpinned by Key Concepts Thinking
Geographically
Learning activity
How does this take the learner beyond what they already know ?
Curriculum Making Curriculum Making (Lambert and Morgan, 2010, p.50)
Geography: What makes an outstanding geography lesson ?
Feedback from groups and ways forward