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A DIFFERENT VIEW - the GA's manifesto for Geography
Latest Activity
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WORKING TOGETHER ON THE ACTION PLAN FOR GEOGRAPHY
GEOGRAPHY CHAMPIONS NEWSLETTER
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GA_ChampsNewsletterSpring09.pdf
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WELCOME TO THE NEW GEOGRAPHICAL ASSOCIATION VIRTUAL PROFESSIONAL NETWORK - SUPPORTING THE ACTION PLAN FOR GEOGRAPHY 2
Remember to contribute as well as join....
If you're already a member spread the word, if not, please join and contribute.
This network was set up as a way of providing an additional level of support for Geography teachers and all those involved in the teaching and learning of Geography, wherever you may be in the world.
GA and joint GA / RGS members are particularly welcome to join.
If you have any Action Plan queries, please get in touch with us.
A place for all in the geographical community to share practice.
Head over to the manifesto section of the website: A DIFFERENT VIEW
Download a USER GUIDE to help you get to grips with the Ning if you are new to all this.
If you have any problems, contact Ning administrators Anne Greaves or Alan Parkinson. Also get in touch if you have suggestions for possible content or features, or questions.
We are aware that some schools will filter this website as it classed as 'social networking' rather than 'professional networking'. We have produced a letter which can be downloaded and sent as an attachment on requests for unblocking at school level. The person to contact will vary between local authorities. If in doubt, ring your County Hall.
Please add an image to your PAGE so that we can produce a more welcoming look to the home page. Your real name would be better than a 'nickname': this is a community of and for professionals.
Events
September 29
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Living Geography with the GA Regional Conference
September 29, 2009 from 9:15am to 4:45pm – Central Cardiff
October 13
Tuesday
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Living Geography with the GA Regional Conference
October 13, 2009 from 9:15am to 4:45pm – Wrexham
October 21
Wednesday
October 22
Thursday
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ISWG Geography Conference – South West
October 22, 2009 from 10am to 3:30pm – Queens College, Taunton, Somerset
November 3
Tuesday
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Living Geography with the GA
November 3, 2009 from 8:15am to 4:45pm – Belfast
April 8
Thursday
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GA Annual Conference and Exhibition 2010
April 8, 2010 at 12pm to April 10, 2010 at 4pm – University of Derby
Forum
Is anyone studying India with their pupils? 2 Replies
I've just posted a blog about our visit to the government primary school in Silvepura, India. Is anyone studying India with their class. I've now taken lots of images - quite a few of them were tak...
Started by Wendy. Last reply by Wendy 24 Jun.
Teachers Study Tour to India- Oct 23-31st
India offers a wonderful opportunity for teachers and students to experience many of the geographical subjects they have learnt in the classroom. ExpIndia have organised a Teachers Study Tour for ...
Started by Tim Phillis 24 Jun
Sustainable Energy - how much do you know? How well is your school doing?
Ashden Awards is the most prestigious organisation working to develop and promote sustainable energy in contexts ranging from UK schools to UK industry to global communities. Below are some links t...
Tagged: biomass, schools, solar, wind, turbines
Started by Paula Owens 24 Jun
Edexcel IGCSE
If you are doing Edexcel IGCSE next year, I have set up a network for teachers at http://edexcel-igcse-geog.ning.com -if you haven't joined yet, please do -its being pushed by Edexcel.
Started by Rob Morris 19 Jun
Geography Review
Having just had an article accepted for publication in Geography Review next Autumn (on the Re-branding of Liverpool), Peter Atkins, the human geography editor asked me if I could circulate colleag...
Started by Rob Morris 19 Jun
Practical river studies...
New NING member Ailith Stewart has asked for some suggestions.... "I've been racking my brains and searching the net for ideas on how to teach river landforms in the classroom with a practical ele...
Started by Alan Parkinson 18 Jun
Ordnance Survey API 1 Reply
Last week, I attended the OS OpenSpace Developer Evening in London which proved to be a very interesting evening (tube strike didn't help but walking is good for one!). The OS was doing a launch of...
Started by DAVID RAYNER. Last reply by Alan Parkinson 17 Jun.
Where to obtain outline maps - Quality Geography Conference Birmingham 1 Reply
At our recent Quality Geography Conference in Birmingham teachers who attended the primary event asked where they might obtain outline country maps. I suggested the Ordnance Survey website as one p...
Started by Wendy. Last reply by DAVID RAYNER 16 Jun.
Geography Awareness Week
This year's Geography Awareness Week starts next Monday: the 22nd of June. Visit the website to download a PDF with plenty of ideas. The theme is INVESTIGATING GEOGRAPHY - INTERDEPENDENCE Please...
Tagged: Week, Awareness, Geography
Started by Alan Parkinson 15 Jun
Careers in geography video 2 Replies
I've been asked to write a brief for a proposed video on careers in geography. I want to get away from people just talking to camera about their acheivements and try and focus on practical applicat...
Tagged: video, geography, careers
Started by Ian Dixson. Last reply by Ian Dixson 5 Jun.
Groups
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Independent Schools Wo...
14 members
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Learning Outside the C...
24 members
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Moving Geography Forward
8 members
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Supporting Geography T...
33 members
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ICT Working Group
26 members
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Bridging the School / ...
11 members
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Primary Champions
34 members
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Secondary Geography Qu...
21 members
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Early Years and Primar...
28 members
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Primary Geography Ireland
3 members
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Project X
8 members
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East Riding Teachers
2 members
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GA International Worki...
5 members
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TWEG Work Space
5 members
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SOILER
1 member
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Primary Geography Qual...
26 members
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LOTC WG workspace
6 members
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Teacher Education Work...
1 member
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GA 14-19 Diploma Worki...
5 members
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GA SPC
7 members
Blog Posts
National Primary Conference London 2009
Posted by Paula Owens on 21 June 2009 at 8:08pm — 1 Comment
TES Education Show - October 2009
Friday 2nd October: 3.30-4.30
Primary Geography - Map it, picture it, write it - use the internet for free
Wendy North
Saturday 3rd October: 2.00-3.00
Look at it this way: ICT in the Geography classroom
Alan Parkinson
A full SEMINAR PROGRAMME will be attached - isn't working at the moment...
Would be good to see some NING members there.
Posted by Alan Parkinson on 18 June 2009 at 9:16pm
More Primary Geography Champions to be appointed
We are appointing a further 11 Primary Geography Champions this Summer. The deadline for applications is the 24th June 2009. See the full advert here… Continue
Posted by Paula Owens on 9 June 2009 at 4:00pm
New CPD provision, particularly appropriate for international colleagues...
GEOGRAPHY TRAINING joins together the Geographical Association's own Alan Parkinson, with International Baccalaureate specialist, and creator of Geography all the Way: Richard Allaway.
In addition to the existing face-to-face and online CPD opportunities available from the Geographical Assoc… Continue
Posted by Alan Parkinson on 1 June 2009 at 10:00am
Feeling guilty...
The students finished their projects and presented them in the week before Easter. The projects varied in their appearance, from amazing films with music and comments edited… Continue
Weather Stations
I saw it as manager's choice at their Bluewater. Kent shop wh… Continue
Posted by Rachel Bowles on 21 May 2009 at 5:36pm
Get £5000 to support an action research project in your school
http://www.21stcenturylearningalliance.com/generic.asp?cref=GP1447312
One of the 4 possible foci for the project is “Space” e.g. school buildings and the outside environment
The school gets £4000 and you get £1000 – presentations on the work will then be mad… Continue
Posted by Alan Parkinson on 13 May 2009 at 12:00pm
Maps - using the right ones !
I have added 2 documents related to this on his behalf for you to peruse, and see what you can do to spread the message:
As David says:
"THE PROBLEM ON MANY WORLD MAPS IS THAT ALMOST-EMPTY COLD LANDS ARE OFTEN SHOWN FAR TOO BIG, AND TROPICAL LANDS ARE SHOWN FAR TOO SMALL. If you doubt this, look at The Guardian's FREE GIANT WORLD MAP [April 16 2009]: Greenland is shown bigger than South America, yet… Continue
Posted by Alan Parkinson on 12 May 2009 at 1:41pm
Encounters at the End of the World
Posted by Alan Parkinson on 11 May 2009 at 10:53am
THE ACTION PLAN FOR GEOGRAPHY
If you are interested in taking up the joint EARLY CAREER TEACHER MEMBERSHIP.
The key website is the GEOGRAPHY TEACHING TODAY website, which provides links to all the relevant projects. This has now been revamped and relaunched. If you have not visited in the last month or so, you'll be surprised at how much new material has been added.
REGIONAL NETWORK NINGS - got a NING ? please tell us about it...
These do not offer total coverage of the UK.
Check the GA website for details.
If you would like help in setting up a branch, please contact Frances Soar at the GA.
In addition, some local virtual networks are beginning to appear. These are created by teachers, not the GA:
Kevin Cooper has started a CUMBRIAN NING
Stuart Cousins has started a NING for YORKSHIRE, HUMBERSIDE AND THE NORTH EAST
Lezli Howarth has started a NING for the BIRMINGHAM PRIMARY GEOGRAPHY NETWORK.
Rob Morris has started a SHROPSHIRE GA NING.
A new website for those teaching in Suffolk has been launched at SUFFOLK LEARNING.
There is now a geography forum for the teachers of SEFTON, following a visit made by Kevin Cooper recently.
Thanks to Tom Basher and Charles Freitas-Smith for telling me about the new WELSH GEOGRAPHERS network that has been started.
A few teachers are setting up NING networks to support the new GCSE specifications:
Mark Ollis has set up a new NING for AQA A
Emma Johns has created a new NING FOR AQA B
Kevin Cooper and Simon Renshaw created the new NING FOR OCR A
Liz Smith created the new NING FOR OCR B
Adam Lawson created a NING for EDEXCEL A
Alan Parkinson created a NING for EDEXCEL B
Becky created a NING for WJEC
For those doing I-GCSE, Rob Morris has established a NING for the EDEXCEL I-GCSE SPEC.
If you would like publicity for your network on this page, contact Alan Parkinson or Anne Greaves at the GA, and we'll add your details.
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