1 / 23

Geography concepts: What, why and how?

Geography concepts: What, why and how?. Liz Taylor University of Cambridge. (This slide showed an image of an exercise book page from 1947 – lots of small pictures showing characteristics and products of different regions of France.).

desiderio
Download Presentation

Geography concepts: What, why and how?

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Geography concepts:What, why and how? Liz Taylor University of Cambridge

  2. (This slide showed an image of an exercise book page from 1947 – lots of small pictures showing characteristics and products of different regions of France.)

  3. (This slide showed a detailed map in coloured pencil of the relief and key features of Spain and Portugal.)

  4. A more recent example… Ecosystems • Elements in an ecosystem (biotic, abiotic, food chains and webs) • Rainforest ecosystems • Desert ecosystems • Mediterranean ecosystems Geography concepts: what, why & how?

  5. An even more recent example… Geography of crime • Defining and categorising crime • Crime in the local area • Mapping crime (GIS) • Preventing crime Geography concepts: what, why & how?

  6. What’s the big idea? • Key concepts can be used in planning to give focus, to aid selection of content, to organise. Geography concepts: what, why & how?

  7. A detailed knowledge of content is important concepts methods (processes, skills) knowledge (range, content) Geography concepts: what, why & how?

  8. But which concepts should we use to organise it? Geography concepts: what, why & how?

  9. Different people, different purposes, different lists… Geography concepts: what, why & how?

  10. Which concepts? • Concepts are classifiers – tools for making sense of the world • Which are most powerful for constructing school geography around (in this time and place)? Geography concepts: what, why & how?

  11. Key concepts in the 2008 NC • place • space • scale • interdependence • physical and human processes • environmental interaction and sustainable development • cultural understanding and diversity Geography concepts: what, why & how?

  12. Change Diversity Perception & representation Interaction Geography concepts: what, why & how?

  13. Diversity Interaction Change Perception & representation Place, space, time central SPACE PLACE TIME Geography concepts: what, why & how?

  14. The proof of the pudding… … is in whether thinking about these ideas helps us to plan geographically rigorous, engaging and challenging sequences of learning… Geography concepts: what, why & how?

  15. …so how can this happen? Enquiry sequence… • short, focussed sequence of lessons • a good enquiry question (pith & rigour) • driven by a particular big concept • outcome activity which answers the question and is integral to the sequence Geography concepts: what, why & how?

  16. Constructing a good question is vital! • A question the pupils will want to answer (pith) • A question which will encourage careful and challenging thinking about a geographical topic (rigour) Geography concepts: what, why & how?

  17. Do these have pith & rigour? • What are the human and physical factors which have affected coastal erosion in the Dunwich area over the past 50 years? • Olympics in China: good or bad? • Should people be allowed to destroy the Amazon rainforest? Geography concepts: what, why & how?

  18. It’s not easy, but it is important! Some work in progress… • How far has my mobile travelled? (interaction/globalisation) • Glastonbury: environmental friend or foe? (interaction/sustainability) • Where should the Smiths live in Australia? (diversity) • Lake District 2050: What will it be like? (change) Geography concepts: what, why & how?

  19. Question setting Which key concept? Outcome activity Planning sequence (selection) Achieving focus… Geography concepts: what, why & how?

  20. Conclusions • Why? • What? • How? Geography concepts: what, why & how?

  21. Challenges for future development… • Long term progression • Synthesis Geography concepts: what, why & how?

  22. More info… • GA website – big concepts thinkpiece (www.geography.org.uk/projects/gtip/thinkpieces/) • Teaching Geography – summer ‘08 • CPD course 2009 – ejt38@cam.ac.uk • Thank you! Geography concepts: what, why & how?

  23. Geography concepts: what, why & how?

More Related