Teaching Geography 3-11

by Owen, David; Ryan, Alison; O'Hara, Mark

• ISBN13: 9780826451118
• ISBN10: 082645111X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-10-23
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic

Summary

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Table of Contents

Preface	v
Standards Information	vi
Introduction	vii
The Subject of Geography	1	(18)
Children's Views of Geography	2	(1)
Adults' Views of Geography	3	(1)
What Is Academic Geography?	4	(6)
Doing Geography: Using Geographical Skills in the Process of Enquiry	10	(3)
Why Learn Geography?	13	(2)
Professional Development Tasks: Specialist Subject Knowledge	15	(4)
Geography in the Foundation Stage and Key Stages 1 and 2	19	(28)
Geography in the Foundation Stage	20	(3)
Geography in the National Curriculum	23	(17)
Geography and Its Contribution to the Whole Curriculum	40	(7)
Planning Geography	47	(22)
Long-term Planning	48	(3)
Planning for Continuity and Progression	51	(3)
Medium-term Planning	54	(9)
Short-term Planning	63	(6)
Organizing and Managing Geography	69	(21)
Organizing the Children	69	(4)
Differentiation	73	(4)
Worksheets/Activity Sheets	77	(2)
Organizing Other Adults	79	(1)
Organizing the Learning Environment	80	(1)
Organizing Resources	81	(1)
Organizing Information and Communications Technology	81	(2)
Display	83	(2)
Self-evaluation of Geography Teaching	85	(5)
Learning and Teaching Approaches in Geography	90	(24)
Effective Learning Approaches	90	(1)
Effective Organization of Learning	91	(3)
Effective Learning Activities	94	(3)
Effective Teaching and Learning Strategies in Geography	97	(14)
`Did I Learn It Wrong?': Challenging Misconceptions	111	(3)
Resources in Primary Geography: Using the Classroom, Using the Outdoor Environment and Using Information and Communications Technology	114	(20)
The Learning Environment within the Classroom	115	(3)
Teaching and Learning Resources for Geography	118	(4)
Using the School or Nursery Grounds	122	(1)
Organizing and Managing Safe Fieldwork	122	(4)
Information and Communications Technology as a Resource for Geography	126	(8)
Monitoring and Assessing Children's Learning in Geography	134	(23)
Why Assess Children's Learning in Geography?	134	(2)
What to Assess in Geography	136	(1)
Forms of Assessment	137	(3)
Methods of Assessment	140	(4)
Planning for Assessment	144	(2)
Baseline Assessment	146	(1)
Early Learning Goals and Level descriptions	147	(2)
Geography Portfolio	149	(1)
Marking	149	(2)
Recording the Results of Assessment	151	(3)
Reporting to Parents on Pupils' Progress	154	(3)
Geography and Equal Opportunities	157	(19)
Defining Inequality	157	(5)
Local and National Geographies	162	(1)
Global Geographies: Learning about Distant Places	162	(2)
Gender and Geography	164	(1)
Classroom Ethos	164	(3)
Building Equal Opportunities into the Geography Curriculum	167	(9)
Geography and Children with Special Educational Needs	176	(19)
Statutory Requirements	176	(1)
Identifying Children with Special Educational Needs	177	(2)
What Geography Has to Offer Children with Special Educational Needs	179	(1)
Physical Disabilities	180	(3)
Learning Difficulties	183	(7)
Children with Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties	190	(1)
Gifted and Talented Pupils	191	(4)
Geography and Equal Opportunities	195	(20)
The Geography Co-ordinator's Role	196	(3)
The Geography Co-ordinator's Responsibilities	199	(7)
Developing Good Practice across a School	206	(9)
Index	215