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Great article this morning from the BBC regarding the UN adopting a new world map so it better represents Africa - Highlights the importance of Geography and place representation - Also interesting that the US voted against.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce30…. .
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What is your Geography leadership headache??? 🤔🌏❓
The @ga_spc are looking for challenges/ problems Geography leaders are facing for an upcoming panel discussion where we'll be offering some ideas and hopefully solutions!
Info here: 👇
forms.office.com/e/NNPFuM4cr…
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Just returning from an amazing all expenses paid 3 day residential at the @CranedaleCentre. Won this competition at @The_GA conference 2023 and now have 20 very happy (and tired) students with me. High quality tutors, activities and facilities. We will be going back! 🙂🌍🌳🌊
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Our next top tip - ask students to collect data for homework - perhaps by using Apps like @ArcGISSurvey123 to incorporate #GIS #geographyteacher @The_GA Let us know what you do...
Looking to improve fieldwork and GIS in your school based on the @Ofstednews Geography paper? Here is a @The_GA SPC top tip.. How do you use @ArcGISSurvey123 #geographyteacher
Our next top tip - ask students to collect data for homework - perhaps by using Apps like @ArcGISSurvey123 to incorporate #GIS #geographyteacher @The_GA Let us know what you do...
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In the latest issue of Teaching Geography, Chris Powell argues that ‘live’ diagrams are crucial to teaching geography, and suggests some stratagems for giving student teachers the confidence to embark on them.
the-ga.org/48DBJHG
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Our second tip again focusing on fieldwork... Really explore your local school site - what are the hidden gems that you could use for fieldwork? Let us know what you find out? #geographyteacher #geography @The_GA
Our first tip... Take a walk with the department to get to know your local school area... What could you do there? #geographyteacher #geography @The_GA @Ofstednews @EnserMark
Geography is everywhere if you look close enough. But does the north south gap really start at the Watford gap? What measures are we using? #geographyteacher
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We are very grateful to @DoctorPreece for writing the #Editorial routesjournal.org/2022/07/22… We hope you enjoy reading & sharing these articles & look forward to receiving submissions in the near future! visit our website - all #OpenAccess & provided with & for #geography #community
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We have a fantastic new collection of geographical scholarship to share in the first issue of our third volume of #Routes Congratulations to all our authors on this brilliant achievement. Thanks to our reviewers, editors and to the teachers & lecturers who encourage & inspire!
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Having a lovely day working with @NorthernGeogger on @The_GA ‘Intent, implementation, impact: support for the Ofsted framework’ CPD course. We’re starting the twilight series this evening too, so book on and get all the resources and recordings on catch-up #geographyteacher
