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Impact of the Ordinary - GA Conference 2015
Transcript of Impact of the Ordinary - GA Conference 2015
Little minds are interested in the extraordinary, great minds in the commonplace
The impact of the ordinary: the
story of a Geography
department
Claire Kyndt, Head of
Geography
Alan Parkinson, an ordinary teacher….
Professor David SpiegelhalterRisk in daily lives (including
teaching)
Debate and discussion –not just for G&T
Authenticity –‘real world’ learning
An ordinary school
Internal Exams
Reports Writing
Parents evenings
Sep
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Dec
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Jan
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Feb
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Mar
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May
Jun
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July
Open Days
Open Evenings
External Exams
Option DaysCareer Days
Period Grades
Moderation
GLP Centre of Excellence Status
Working with ESRI to develop GIS materials
Goad Plan of Ely visualised in ArcGIS Online
Teaching Geography – April 2015
Twitter feed @KingsElyGeog
Story of what we do from day to day…
“Don't wait for extraordinary opportunities. Seize common occasions and make them great.”
King’s Ely Junior(so far)
@KingsElyGeog
Big Outdoors DayOver 300 students outside
In February….Extension of normal site-based fieldwork on a regular basis…
Jamie Buchanan Dunlop
Passports – Mission:Explore
King’s Post & School magazine….
• Let parents know what you’re doing…
iPhone Apps – Tony Cassidy
Map Faces
Superheroes – Captain
Geography
GlobalisationRevision Walk‘GlobElyConnected’
Pole of Cold
http://www.poleofcold.com
Reading Festival – all subjects reading…
Food Homework booklets…
Building VLE pages
collaboratively
Twin your toilet…
King’s Ely Senior
I A M A F A C I L I T A T O R
Encouraging students’ ideas to flourish
Pupil voice
New Schemes of Work – updated…
Discussion
D I R T
Giving over a space
Using the geography of the classroom
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxEAlLl5ldI
Homework menus
Gaming
Revision Time
Leave space for ‘messiness’…
The Boscastle Flood (can you not tell ;) )
GCSE Geographer’s contribution to Charity Action Day
Getting our hands into drought
Film Appreciation
Photo group
Counterurbanisation task
‘Virtual’
We have an impact on the ‘ordinary’
whole school events
Reading week
Big Thinking Club
Getting parents involved
Using topical events “floating topicality” and planned…
WW1 Centenary
Mark Beaumont
Starts today…10th April
From Egypt the adventurer will proceed to Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Botswana and then to his final destination – South Africa. 50 days of cycling – 6000+ miles
Teacher time
Have fun…
Don’t neglect yourself…
#teacher5aday
Next year…
EU projectsBYOD
New GCSEsNew ‘A’ levels
Further ‘tweaking’Geography
AmbassadorsWeather station
Iceland 2015
Next year…
• Lucy Oxley and colleagues will start to finalisesessions for the 2016 Conference by the end of May.
• If you want to be stood here (in Derby) next year, get in touch as soon as possible after you get home…
• We’re all ordinary and we’re all extraordinary…
Thanks for listening…
Questions?
Claire Kyndt
http://cloudlovinggeographer.weebly.com
Twitter: @Asperatus07
Alan Parkinson
@GeoBlogs
Follow the day to day happenings in the department on Twitter @KingsElyGeog