Course Details Geography should be about ‘real people and places’ and definitely NOT a diet ofinappropriate, non-challenging worksheets and work that is essentially an extension oflanguage-led work. The teaching needs to open a window on the world for every child andit needs to do that through the use of a combination of skills. In this way they become the‘gearbox’ of the geography curriculum.The challenge is to use and choose the appropriate skills for the content being studiedand to use the skills progressively and in different contexts as pupils progress through theprimary phase.Skills therefore are for all, so how do we organise that?This workshop will explore practical ways in which the full range of geographical skillscan ‘spice up’ your geography and not ‘kill your curriculum’ but enable all to access it...
Geography should be about ‘real people and places’ and definitely NOT a diet ofinappropriate, non-challenging worksheets and work that is essentially an extension oflanguage-led work. The teaching needs to open a window on the world for every child andit needs to do that through the use of a combination of skills. In this way they become the‘gearbox’ of the geography curriculum.The challenge is to use and choose the appropriate skills for the content being studiedand to use the skills progressively and in different contexts as pupils progress through theprimary phase.Skills therefore are for all, so how do we organise that?This workshop will explore practical ways in which the full range of geographical skillscan ‘spice up’ your geography and not ‘kill your curriculum’ but enable all to access it...
Howard ispassionate aboutgeography andits teaching. Hetaught for 19 years using innovativeideas such as chartering aeroplanesfor lessons above the northwestof England. Following teachingin schools he became AdvisoryTeacher for Geography in Tamesideand Bradford. Until recently hewas Senior Lecturer in Geographyat University College Bradford:McMillan School of Teaching.Howard provides CPD/INSET acrossthe country and annually for theDutch Geographical Association.He is consultant and author of theBBC Schools Television PrimaryGeography series and supportmaterials.