Why I Geography
Getting this across students
Interviewing students
• After the department meeting we came up with a list of priorities for the department. In the interview the students were asked to rank the priorities.
Big Concepts in Geography
Leat (1998) Geography Advisor’s and Inspectors’ Network (2002)
2008 KS3 Curriculum
Cause and EffectClassificationDecision MakingDevelopmentInequalityLocationPlanningSystems
BiasCausationChangeConflict Development DistributionFuturesInequalityInterdependenceLandscapeScaleLocationPerceptionRegionEnvironmentUncertainty
PlaceSpaceScaleInterdependencePhysical and Human processesEnvironmental interaction and sustainable developmentCultural understanding and diversity
How can we make sense of these concepts?
Map your current curriculum
• What would you like to teach? What’s current? What’s interesting? What unique to Geography?
• What do students want to learn about? Is it relevant?
• What will we have time for? How does geography fit into the wider curriculum? Do we have time for fieldwork?
• How can we get students to do GCSE?
Dangerous World
Thr
eate
ned
Wor
ld
My World
Shrinking world
Diverse W
orld
Water world
Crime
Coping with flooding
Glo
bal w
arm
ing
Env
ironm
enta
l co
ncer
ns
My local environment
Tourism
Italy and
the EU
World clim
ates
Global fashionMy footprint on
the worldHow rivers work
Extre
me
weath
er
Natural Hazards
Wet weather
Our local area Football
Bra
zilC
on
serv
atio
n
Year 9
Year 8
Year 7
Now over to you……
• Have you got any ideas of developing your curriculum?
• See if the wheel works for you