SW Regional ISWG Conference
Thursday 22 October 2009, starts 10:00am
Queen's School, Taunton.
Lectures and workshops aimed at those teaching KS3 to A Level. Contributors include Simon Ross, Dave Holmes and Bob Digby.
Six free places are available on a first-come-first-served basis.
To try and claim one of those places you need to e-mail Paul Baker.
Other details on the event are as follows:
“Taking a wider view – enhancing your school geography”
This Conference is open to all those teaching 11 to 18 year olds and will focus on updating geography, fieldwork (including overseas), writing in geography and map skills. The course will be run by David Holmes and Simon Ross, who are teachers and authors as well as experienced INSET providers. David also has 10 years experience as a senior examiner at both GCSE and ‘A’ Level. Delegates will receive a CD of resources and good lunch, plus refreshments throughout the day.
There will be a number of workshops and practical sessions throughout the day; depending on numbers, delegates may be able to choose several from the following:
· What’s happening in school geography at a national level – how does this affect me and my department?
· Improving writing in geography – making it count for assessment.
· Using the school grounds as a valuable (and often under used) fieldwork asset.
· Enhancing the value of overseas fieldwork – practical ideas and managing the entire process
· Lesson ideas for updating practical map skills
· Using GIS without knowing doing GIS – strategies to use in the new controlled assessment.
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