A FREE half day conference being organised by the Institute of Education and the Geographical Association.
(Link goes to PDF download)
Teachers who attend will:
- receive input from subject experts and teachers involved in ‘curriculum making’
- preview some of the resources that have been designed and trialled in classrooms
- receive a free DVD – a new version of the GA's ‘Aiming for KS3 Gold!’ which schools received in 2008, targeted at KS3 students
- receive free teaching materials, including a preview of ‘Planet Sport’, the GA's website which includes 2012 curriculum materials.
Programme
13.30 ‘Curriculum in the Making’ (David Lambert and Bob Digby) – a focus on curriculum making, and the potential presented by 2012.
14.00 ‘The challenge of KS3 geography in school’ – a presentation outlining issues faced by teachers in schools. Presenters will
include teachers from specialist geography departments and teachers from schools where humanities forms the framework for
KS3 geography. They will discuss issues they have faced, and how they used 2012 to develop geography units in their schools.
14.30 Refreshment break
15.00 Previewing resources – extracts from the new ‘Aiming for KS3 Gold!’ and the GA’s ‘Planet Sport’ website.
16.00 Developing fieldwork opportunities in East London – Field Studies Council curriculum units for KS3 students.
16.15 Plenary, questions and close.
Contact Lucy Oxley at the GA to secure your place....
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