June 2012 is National Photography Month: the UK's first event of its kind to take place in the UK.
As Geographers are amongst those who use images the most in their teaching, it makes sense to plan ahead to do something in June around the theme of photography.
The reduction in cost of digital cameras means that most geography departments could afford to have a number of them available for use. I remember having to book one out days in advance to have it for one lesson a week...
The Colliers Green focus project has been encouraging students to take photographs in their lessons for some years now. I've seen the project in action a few times and it's a great
Here's one of the images I made when taking part in the Colliers Green workshop in a school in the Scottish Borders at the end of 2011....
Start planning now for a project which will involve your students in taking images...
You could start by ordering a free booklet MY SCHOOL IN FOCUS from the Colliers Green focus website.
Make it snappy...
As Geographers are amongst those who use images the most in their teaching, it makes sense to plan ahead to do something in June around the theme of photography.
The reduction in cost of digital cameras means that most geography departments could afford to have a number of them available for use. I remember having to book one out days in advance to have it for one lesson a week...
The Colliers Green focus project has been encouraging students to take photographs in their lessons for some years now. I've seen the project in action a few times and it's a greatHere's one of the images I made when taking part in the Colliers Green workshop in a school in the Scottish Borders at the end of 2011....
Start planning now for a project which will involve your students in taking images...
You could start by ordering a free booklet MY SCHOOL IN FOCUS from the Colliers Green focus website.
Make it snappy...
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