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Slides from an Update Me: Creative Approaches to Inspirational Geography delivered at the Royal Geographical Society in London and Nottingham in 2014 by David Rogers. Whilst you have to be there for the delivery, and some features of the talk have been taken out, the main messages are below: Get over Gove and get on with it. A strong department vision and commitment to the basics of quality literacy and numeracy are needed to drive inspirational geography. Inspirational geography is built upon simple yet effective ideas that drive sustainable change. Guerrilla Geography goes to the heart of what geography is. More important than fieldwork is the subject’s unique position to all young people to understand their school and local context and actually change it. Geographers study people and places so that we may understand the world better, and then change it for the better. Sometimes, some one needs to be prepared to go toe-to-toe with the Head. Inspirational Geography is not about putting Restless Earth around options time or running overseas trips for a minority of students. Inspirational geography is inclusive, challenging and depends on expert teachers with expert subject knowledge. Sometimes, you need to go to the coffee house or pub for a two hour department meeting.
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1. Vision2. Literacy and Numeracy3. Floating Topicality4. Guerrilla Geography5. Life without Levels6. Geocaching7. Tools behind it
Photo Credit used through Creative Commons
‘…there was a clear tendency amongst best teachers to see the power of the humdrum, the everyday.’Practice Perfect, Lemov, D; Woolway E; Yezzi, K p5-6
SnapshotSnapshotNarrative
Teachers are experts
Inclusive
It’s about learningSimple, effective ideas
Vision
Change is inevitable - except from a vending machine. ~Robert C. Gallagher
He tells us what we can’t teach……..
‘He told me very calmly that he had broken his leg. He looked pathetic, and my immediate thought came without any emotion, You’re f****d, matey. You’re dead… no two ways about it! I think he knew it too. I could see it in his face. It was all totally rational. I knew where we were, I took in everything around me instantly, and knew he was dead.’Simon Yates in Joe Simpson’s Touching the Void.
A document is never going to be creative. Teachers are.
Teachers’ Standard 4
4. Plan and teach well structured lessons
promote a love of learning and children’s intellectual curiosity
A high-quality geography education should inspire in pupils a curiosity and fascination about the world and its people that will remain with them for the rest of their lives. Teaching should equip pupils with knowledge about diverse places, people, resources and natural and human environments, together with a deep understanding of the Earth’s key physical and human processes. As pupils progress, their growing knowledge about the world should help them to deepen their understanding of the interaction between physical and human processes, and of the formation and use of landscapes and environments. Geographical knowledge, understanding and skills provide the framework and approaches that explain how the Earth’s features at different scales are shaped, interconnected and change over time.
Purpose of study
A high-quality geography education should inspire in pupils a curiosity and fascination about the world and its people that will remain with them for the rest of their lives. Teaching should equip pupils with knowledge about diverse places, people, resources and natural and human environments, together with a deep understanding of the Earth’s key physical and human processes. As pupils progress, their growing knowledge about the world should help them to deepen their understanding of the interaction between physical and human processes, and of the formation and use of landscapes and environments. Geographical knowledge, understanding and skills provide the framework and approaches that explain how the Earth’s features at different scales are shaped, interconnected and change over time.
Purpose of study
Year 72013
Year 112018
Year 22008
Born2002
Financial crisis
Gordon Brown PM
Banks part-nationalised
My uni graduation
5 Years5 Years
A lack of vision is the problem in geography departments.Not government or SLT.
Year 7 below Level 4: 20%
SEN: 20%
School Action Plus and
Statements twice national average.
20% MEG
16% EAL
30% Pupil Premium
Geography at Key Stage 3 : 1 hour per week
Average number of classes per teacher: 17
Value added:School : 996Geography : 1012
KS4 entries:2008 – 212013 - 120
Literacy and numeracy
Location
Sights (most
important first)
Physical features
Human features
Sounds / smells
Feeling
Thanks to: Noel Jenkins
Make this…. …from this
What can eyes measure accurately? Partner voice: 10 ideas that would count in your GCSE controlled assessment.
Eyes were invented before equipment / technology.
Photo Source http://www.flickr.com/photos/sunfox/9884985/
Do now – How can using washing machines make a country more developed?
Using a washing machine means
Therefore, GDP per capita
increases and the country becomes more developed and has a higher standard of living
(wealth)
1 2 3 4 5 6
1Link to sustainability
Mixed land use
Integrated public transport
4/5ths of population of England, Wales & Scotland live in urban areas
Housing Minister
Refer to data
2Refer to data Link to
sustainabilityNational government
14’000 proposed new jobs
Young adults traditionally migrate out of rural areas to urban
Builders
3Services (including health, shops, facilities)
Refer to data Link to sustainability
Residents (NIMBIES)
Tram-to-town Transport costs account for half all money spent by rural households
4Large areas of urban space used for leisure & agriculture
Footpaths and cycle paths
Local government
Link to sustainability
Refer to data 15’000homes built (4’5000 starter homes)
5Opposition Shadow Housing Minister
Working from home and self employment is above average in rural areas
Reported crime levels are lower in rural areas
Refer to data Link to sustainability
Prince of Wales
6Better internet access in rural counties
Flying Club relocated
Refer to data Architects Urban Home Owners
Link to sustainability
Geography in the news: What questions do you have about this image? Can you guess what’s going on?
What?
When?
Who?
Where?
Why?
Where on earth is Rocinha and what is it like to live there?
Tuesday 11 April 2023
Learning objectives
• Interpret geographical information in order to describe Rocinha in detail, using geographical words and data.
• Make a conclusion based on information.
• Write about different points of view.
• Make links to other geographical topics.
Describing Rocinha
Location
Sights (most
important first)
Physical features
Human features
Sounds / smells
Feeling
Where is Rocinha?
N
England’s Training Base
1 mile
Write a description on the sheet:• Continent• Country• Cardinal• City
What is Rocinha Like?
Scary 1 5 10 Safe
Protected 1 5 10 Unprotected
Flat 1 5 10 Steep
Rural 1 5 10 Urban
Rich 1 5 10 Poor
Full 1 5 10 Empty
Attractive 1 5 10 Ugly
Interesting 1 5 10 Boring
Add any other words to the circle:
What is Rocinha like?
• Make a conclusion based on information.• Write about different points of view.• Make links to other geographical topics.
favela Rocinhaenvironment urbanpopulation LEDCsteep North, South,infrastructure communicationssprawling crimepride
in addition to likewiseon the other hand unlikewhereas contrasting tohowever despitebecause so as totherefore
Rocinha is located in…The favela is most famous for….Its main sights are……The area is surrounded by the following physical features…When in the favela, a person would be surrounded by…The landscape of Rocinha is very…..There are mixed feelings about Rocinha……Officially, the favela has a population of 70,000, but in reality…Evidence to support me includes…The decision of the Army to take over the area is…Some may disagree / agree because…
StuffThings
ItPeopleBetter
Q: What is Rocinha like and what is it like to live there?
V
BO
Cocabulary onnectives
peners anned
What’s the story?
Listen
• List the hazards.
• Imagine, what would you be thinking, feeling, doing if you lived in New Jersey?
Imagine this is your house. Describe how you would be feeling.
Imagine this was your house. Describe how you
would be feeling..
Rank these 7 images in order, MOST EXTREME to LEAST EXTREME.
Annotate (Label) each photo to justify your decision.
A B
E
D
GF
C
Location: Sights:
Ph
ysical fe
atu
res:
Human features:Sounds / Smells:
Fe
elin
gs:
Guerrilla Geography
gapingvoid.com
What is the point of Guerrilla Geography?
Covert action
Creative
Thought provoking
Little Notices
Geography / EAL Mashup
CLAP
Young people who do not have access to the internet at home or in schools — and who lack the support that comes from parents or teachers equipped with strong digital skills — will not develop the necessary social, learning and technical skill sets for success in a wired global economy.
The State of the World’s Children 2011, UNICEF
Thanks to John Connell
http://www.flickr.com/photos/audrix/2043561356/
1. Creation of an acceptable use policy in social time linked to Rights, Respects and Responsibilities framework.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/smemon/4592915995/
Article 16
1. No child shall be subjected to arbitrary or unlawful interference with his or her privacy, family, or
correspondence, nor to unlawful attacks on his or her honour and reputation.
2. The child has the right to the protection of the law against such interference or attacks.
3. Best interests of the child12. Respect for the views of the child13. Freedom of expression17. Access to information; mass media28. Right to education 29. Goals of education:
‘develop each child’s personality, talents and abilities to the fullest.’
Levels are gone
Can potential be measured?
Loca
tions
& p
lace
sEn
viro
nmen
ts &
reso
urce
s
Proc
esse
s
Scale
s: loca
l, nati
onal, gl
obal
Contexts : S.E.E.P
Geography of UK
Comparing places
Human & physical characteristics
Interactions:People & EnvironmentChanges over time & spaceHow factors inter-relate
Environment & resource managementDecision m
aking
Evaluating & recom
mending
Explaining differences & sim
ilarities
Linking to sustainability
Map skills & GIS
Research & data collection
Graphicacy
Data analysis &
READEn
quiry &
Curiosit
yIn
depe
nden
ceCo
llabo
ratio
n
Lite
racy
Consider different views
Apply evidence
Justify & support views
Link knowledge together
Present a coherent argument
Fieldwork
Apply skills
Apply know
ledgeThanks to Patcham High’s Art department and @PrioryGeography
Do now: Thunk: Discuss using partner voice.How do you know an island exists when you haven’t been there?
newtools.org
Living Schemes of Work
Student curriculum hackers
Communities
http://staffrm.io/
Is your curriculum full of JONK?
“Your are not here merely to make a living. You are here to enable the world to live more amply, with greater vision, and with a finer spirit of hope and achievement. You are here to enrich the world, and you impoverish yourself if you forget this errand.” Woodrow Wilson.
Opportunities
‘What gets you out of bed in the morning and in to school?’
@davidErogers
