It's great to share news of a GA Research Writing retreat - to be held online - which is led by the GA's new Research Leads: Christine Winter and Dan Whittall.
Are you thinking about conducting research, embarking on the process, burning with a new idea, advancing ideas into a new phase, analysing your data, writing a chapter for your Master’s dissertation or assignment, or simply need time to read a few research articles?At whatever stage of research you find yourself, this writing retreat helps you to protect up to a day and a half to focus on your geography education research and creates a space for you to discuss and share ideas with fellow teacher-researchers.
This event also offers an opportunity for GA members and non-members to receive support to advance their research and to consider presenting it at the GA Annual Conference in April 2023.
This writing retreat is sister to the Developing your classroom research: plan, present and publish course
Key learning aims
Course programme
Session 1 – Tuesday 2 August 2022
09.30 – 10.00: Welcome to the writing retreat. Introduction to the structure of the morning
10.00 – 12.00: Choose from the options below:
a) retreat alone to engage in the particular aspect of your research which is important to you
b) book in for a 30 minute chat with Dan or Chris to discuss your research
12.00 – 12.30: Plenary – re-group to share your progress and to set yourself a goal to complete before the next retreat
Session 2 – Thursday 25 August 2022
09.30 to 16.00: Structure to be decided in response to participant feedback
- To support the creation of an active teacher-research community that connects teachers to the GA and their colleagues
- To provide protected and supported research time to geography teachers
- To increase teacher knowledge, confidence and understanding of research engagement
- To provide flexibility in terms of how colleagues use their research time
- To give 1:1 research advice
- To provide support towards presenting and publishing research
Expected impact on teachers
- Delegates gain confidence in the value of their research and their skills as researchers
- Delegates develop a network of collaborative research support
- Delegates benefit from professional development as part of a small research-focused community
- Delegates contribute to the improvement in geography education through research
Course programme
Session 1 – Tuesday 2 August 2022
09.30 – 10.00: Welcome to the writing retreat. Introduction to the structure of the morning
10.00 – 12.00: Choose from the options below:
a) retreat alone to engage in the particular aspect of your research which is important to you
b) book in for a 30 minute chat with Dan or Chris to discuss your research
12.00 – 12.30: Plenary – re-group to share your progress and to set yourself a goal to complete before the next retreat
Session 2 – Thursday 25 August 2022
09.30 to 16.00: Structure to be decided in response to participant feedback
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