Archive for the ‘Blogs’ Category
Things that caught my eye…
Sunday, April 10th, 2011Whilst struggling to the end of term.
Massive amount of work to do still before a well deserved rest.
I thought my workshop session at the Leicester Regional Geography and History Conference went well, nice executive box setting.
Working on some topical ideas and teaching tips for Boardworks, first focusing on teaching about natural disasters.
Sorry for the lack of a recent Geography FM meet, these will begin again after the Easter break. Great last meeting with a number of familiar faces.
I’m currently working on implementing the use of GCSEPod across the College, some great Geography content. I’d be interested to hear from other colleagues and how they use it.
Currently being inspired by a range of colleagues on online, feeling old and jaded. New Geography blogs added to my RSS feed include John Sayers, this teacher is currently looking for a position, would be an excellent additional to any department, his work rate is intimidating! Also enjoying work by Max Rayner currently on this PGCE. Also blown away by David Rogers Long Shore Drift video…
Learning lots of Geography currently by purchasing a house… and lots of stress.
Hoping to share some resources over the Easter break.
Things that caught my eye… Week 28th of February
Sunday, March 6th, 2011Loved this find by Terry on the SLN forum. Great little starter which I’m going to use as an introduction to a revision of fronts.
Also posted a response to a mobile policy review that is being conducted at my place of work on my personal pages, any response would be grateful.
Sorted our 19th Geography Flash Meet on the 10th of March, all are welcome to join us.
One area I had success with last week was looking at the Christchurch earthquake. I like the idea of floating topicality, it makes students realise that geography is a living subject. I do struggle though with developing an appropriate response to such a recent tragic event. For Key Stage 4 it was a useful revision of plate tectonics, for Key Stage 3 I used a little strategy I picked up from Ian Murray. I first shows a clip in of the quake aftermath from the BBC, then explained the tectonic theory. I then read eyewitness accounts from the BBC website, as students actively drew what came into their minds.
It was interesting to see how students responded in a variety of ways, from artistic representations…
To storyboard accounts…
To images with associated quotes…
It was interesting then to discuss why they had drawn such responses and what key themes ran through the class set of images.
Also signed up for the RSS feed of a new Alan Parkinson blog about supporting geography teachers. Should be good… no pressure 
Geogra@phy
Saturday, February 19th, 2011Thanks to Richard Parish for emailing me, and providing a link to RG on his new geography blog. Really enjoying reading some of the articles he has produced for students and geographer educators.
ICT across the curriculum
Sunday, January 18th, 2009Thanks to Rob Chambers for emailing me about this new blog, some useful ideas already related to SMART boards… which I’ll investigate over the coming weeks.
Geoblogs worth reading
Sunday, September 28th, 2008From Catholicqauze, with a hat-tip to Radical Geography. Cheers
Blog Action Day 2008 – Poverty
Friday, August 15th, 2008
Blog Action Day 2008 – Poverty
Friday, August 15th, 2008Readability tool
Sunday, November 18th, 2007Nice little tool for those educators using blogs
I will have to up the language on this blog. Hat-tip Thinking 2.0 .
Student Voice Box
Tuesday, September 25th, 2007
The K.H.C.T.C. student voice blog has now been set up by Mrs Robinson. Looking forward to seeing this develop over the coming months.
