Essex Living Geography

Living GeographyAlan Parkinson

Secondary Curriculum Development LeaderGeographical Association

My contact details

alanparkinsonatthega

aparkinson@geography.org.uk

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Image: Simon Hathaway“Can only really look at a mountain ‘properly’ when you’ve stood on top of it...”

Through a geographical lens...

‘a different view’

"As I travel the world, I find myself asking questions

that only geographers can answer..."

Michael Palin

Living Geography:

• embraces young people’s geography and experiences• is current and future oriented• is local but set in wider (global) contexts• raises questions of change, sustainability and development

Thinking GeographicallyGeography provides the possibility to study, reflect on and reach conclusions about topics and issues in a way that is

unique to our subject, seeing the world through a

geographical lens.It helps children to make sense of the

world.

Free for educators

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Young People’s Geographies

Noel Castree

“There are only ever choices.... When choices are made and accepted by a sufficient number of teachers, they tend to become 'common sense’ ”

The choices YOU make are all important !

Student Experiences

Geography: the subjectTeacher Choices

Underpinned by Key Concepts

Thinking Geographically

Which learning activity ?

Does this take the learner beyond what they already know ?

Living GeographyLiving Geography

KEY CONCEPTS IN GEOGRAPHY

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What is the ‘Geography’ that YOUR students are living ?

Geographers do not just see a place as an ‘objective thing’ in the world that

can be described and explained as they build up geographical knowledge.

‘Place’ is also experienced on a personal and deeply emotional level.

Eleanor Rawling

Credit Crunch G£ography

Winners and Losers & Geo-connections

Flickr user: nataliej

“The recession is God’s way of

teaching us local geography.”

David Rogers: Textbookhttp://www.folens.com/

Augmented Reality

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Flickr Credits: Creative CommonsSt Stev: aerial shot PearlsofJannah: map puzzleFlickr User Cushdy: Ham Sandwich road sign (Jack Davison – GA member !)Mook Hole, Network card, Map shirt, spectacles, Living Geography, Cabbage and me: Alan ParkinsonSurfer: Seth Johnson 2008 (part of the GA Manifesto)

With thanks to Ruth Totterdell for Slide no: 10