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Curriculum making

Curriculum making. Creating an outstanding geography curriculum. Aims of the session:. To explore the idea of ‘curriculum making’ as a means of developing your geography curriculum To make effective use of curriculum planning ‘tools’ when designing a sequence of lessons. “Curriculum making”.

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Curriculum making

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  1. Curriculum making Creating an outstanding geography curriculum Alan Kinder CGeog Chartered Geographer online CPD

  2. Aims of the session: • To explore the idea of ‘curriculum making’ as a means of developing your geography curriculum • To make effective use of curriculum planning ‘tools’ when designing a sequence of lessons

  3. “Curriculum making” “the practical, creative act of interpreting a curriculum specification (such as a national curriculum ‘programme of study’), and using it as the framework for designing a coherent scheme of work.” learners subject pedagogy

  4. What to teach? • What places, themes and issues will you include in ‘your’ curriculum? • What makes something geographically ‘significant’? • The scale? • Geographical extent/number affected? • If it is new? Enduring? Threatened? • Its importance for the future? Who’s future? • Its typicality? Uniqueness? Fragility? • Significance to you? Your learners? The world?

  5. Communicating purpose

  6. How are our lives connected to Africa? Why is the UK’s population changing? What difference can we make to climate? Do we have equal rights to resources? Will the 2012 Games help regenerate east London? A good question: Captures the interest and imagination of pupils Brings an aspect of geographical thinking or investigating to the forefront of the mind Results in tangible, lively, substantial, enjoyable ‘outcome activities’ Enquiry questions

  7. Planning using concepts

  8. Next steps • Which ‘key processes’ would students need to complete your topic? • Which of these approaches do you find useful? • How do you intend to change your geography curriculum?

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