“the only way to have a good idea is to have a lot of ideas...”

Winston Churchill

Web tools, online collaboration and a ‘Living Geography’ approach to

curriculum planningAlan Parkinson

Secondary Curriculum Development LeaderGeographical Association

aparkinson@geography.org.uk

Image credits:GA, clker.com, vintek.net

The structure for the session1. Living Geography – what is it, and why should

you be teaching it ?2. Web tools to aid pedagogy and resource creation3. You are not alone: co-constructivism and your

PLN...4. Play-time...

Image: Berwick Upon Tweed – Alan Parkinson

My contact details

alanparkinsonatthega

aparkinson@geography.org.uk

@GeoBlogs

GeoBlogsThis presentation hosted here!

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

that only geographers can answer..."

Michael Palin

Why am I telling you this ?

http://www.geographypages.co.uk

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

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

What’s your ‘view’ of geography ?What’s your students’ view of it ?

(An egg hatches and a rhino comes out)Lisa: Rhinos don't hatch from eggs.Homer: What did you just see, Lisa?Lisa: I know, but . . .Homer: What did you just see?

Simpsons Safari

With thanks to Margaret Roberts for idea...

In pairs or threes...

A YPG curriculum will: – be planned through dialogue: between teachers, young people, teacher educators and academic geographers– draw from young people's everyday experiences– extend the way that young people are involved in, and can directly influence, the curriculum– emphasise dialogic pedagogies– enable young people to use their capacity to think geographically when encountering the world

With thanks to Joe Dalehttp://joedale.typepad.com(MFL – embrace cross-curricular !!)

There are only ever choices.... When choices are made and accepted by a sufficient number of teachers, they

tend to become 'common sense' (Castree, 2005)

The choices YOU make are all important !

The Food Crisis• I have written a new unit for the Training and Development Agency• This will be available as an ONLINE CPD unit• It explores the issue of FOOD SECURITY.• Check it out on the GeographyTeachingToday website

BECTa ICT KS4 ProjectNow ‘live’ on GA website and well

worth plundering !http://www.geography.org.uk/projects/ks4ict/projectideas

Young Peoples Geographies

Teachers’ TV: hands up who watches ?

Tomorrow’s Teacher

Clay Shirky

“the best tool ever invented for improving communication is

the table...”

“Social networking”

“Social networking”

The Networked teacher....Then and Now (Alec Couros)

Twitter“What are you doing...?”

140 character limit

Every teacher should also be a learner.

The “Social Web” makes this possible at a time and a place to suit

everybody.This is where your PLN comes in...

http://geographical.ning.com

Over 700 membersAlso a dedicated network

for PGCE / NQT / GTP

http://animoto.com

http://www.flickr.com/photos/22924454@N03/3380070506/sizes/o/

Where?

Why?

Who?

With thanks to Tony Cassidy for these resources....

Failed state- government is not in full control. Stable government which is

in control of the country.

Much of the population is reliant on food aid.

High returns from ransoms paid for ships and crews-

average $2 million.

Most ransoms are unlikely to be paid.

Huge coastal area makes it uneasy to police.

Average income in Somalia is $600 dollars per capita.

Strong international support for the Somali government.

There are few employment opportunities in Somalia.

Employment opportunities are widely available.

Large coastal area.

Small coastal area.

Large number of ex-fisherman that know the

area well.

Pirates are shunned by the local population.

Pirates are viewed as heroes by the local population.

Large number of armed and experienced warlords from

the civil war.

Illegal fishing of Somali waters has put fisherman

out of business.

There is a well developed welfare system in the

country.

Where is Somalia? Why is piracy an

issue?

With thanks to Russel Tarr for ClassTools

http://wordle.netBeautiful tag clouds

Flickr Toys• Picture Collages• Trading Cards• Photo Mosaics• CD covers• Motivator poster• Magazine covers• Movie posters• Picture frames• Captions...

Removed image of The Sun and Swine Flu...

Flip Video - £ 70

“Alternative narratives...”

http://www.newsecondarycurriculum.orgNew video case studies...

Knock KnockWho’s there ?

A DOCTOR ?

A MATHS TEACHER ?

A BALLET DANCER ?

A SHEEP SHEARER ?

A GEOGRAPHY TEACHER ?

Credit Crunch G£ography

Winners and Losers & Geo-connections

Flickr user: nataliej

What connections are there with geography ?

• Higher energy costs• Changing retail landscape• Less disposable income• Price-cutting and bargain-hunting• Austerity • De-multipliers starting off...• Higher unemployment• Impact on global warming ?

AssessmentWhat can you explain in a

text message ?

ICT SESSION

Some other options* for you...1. Explore BECTa materials

http://www.geography.org.uk/projects/ks4ict/projectideas

2. Sign up for the GA NING 3. Explore the GA MANIFESTO and the lesson ideas that have been provided

for teachers to adopt and adapt...4. BECTa ICT

* - students like alternative formats for homework and project tasks

Making a magazine cover / poster1. Go to http://bighugelabs.com/flickr/2. Choose Magazine cover or Movie Poster3. Decide on the cover image, save to your desktop and then upload it to the site.4. Decide on the description / taglines / title etc. for your chosen format, and fill in

the relevant boxes (don’t fill them all in as the poster will look too cluttered.5. Once you are fairly happy, press 6. This will show you the magazine as it looks at the moment. Look at the placement

and colour of the text. Can you see it clearly on the cover.7. Click EDIT COVER (just underneath the image) and you can make those changes.

You can keep doing this as often as you like, but as soon as you press SAVE, the cover will be saved and can’t be changed.

8. Save the image into the folder that your teacher will tell you.9. Get a blank powerpoint slide and paste the image into the middle of the slide.10. Use AUTOSHAPES for arrows and some text boxes to explain your choice of image

and labels.

Don’t forget audience / purpose

Feedback time....

http://www.shillpages.com/movies/index2.shtml

All images under Creative Commons

• Bank note on title page - image by Flickr user nataliej

• Tiger Woods losing sponsorship - http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2008/nov/25/tiger-woods-sponsorship - image by Flickr user ATIS547

• Woolworths - image by Flickr user mrlerone• Clock by ToniVC• Thanks to Gary Simmons & Danny O’ Callaghan

for “vibrant hub” or “dead heart” CBD slides

All images under Creative Commons

• http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/lidl-and-aldi-see-sales-soar-amid-economic-downturn-853614.html - image by Flickr user ariel.chico

• Information Commons – Alan Parkinson• Bayards Cove, Dartmouth – Alan Parkinson• Shillpages for “The End”• DS and belongings: Artzy.viva• Text message by Skimbalu