Geography Teaching Today

The Chesterfield CPD network is being run with the help of Adrian Taylor, a CGeog (Teacher) from St Mary's RC High School in Chesterfield.

The bus link to the station was so helpful- thank you

Well worth coming- well organised

Excellent venue, food and hospitality for the day

Good and much appreciated. Helped decide on new specification and achieved my aim for the day - to walk away having decided which specification to do. Also achieved my 2nd aim- to have a full belly and have enjoyed lunch!

Geography Teachers who attended the AS/A2 level specifications CPD day in Chesterfield, January 2008

The first CPD event in this area was based around the revised AS/A2 Level specifications, exploring each specification in detail to ensure the delegates made the right choice for their department. Representatives from each of the exam boards presented, highlighting the main changes in their specification and answering questions from the delegates. The speakers' presentations from the AS/A2 event are available to download on the right.

The second CPD event in this area was held in January 2009 and was a fantastic opportunity for teachers and learning practitioners to hear topical advice, updates and tips from all four examination boards (AQA, Edexcel, OCR and WJEC), allowing them to make informed decisions regarding new GCSE specifications arriving in September 2009. The speakers' presentations from the GCSE event are available to download on the right.

The third CPD event in this area was held on the 25th November 2009 was consisted of all day workshops for teachers to spend focussing on the GCSE specification they have chosen to teach with representatives from that awarding body. The speakers' presentations from the GCSE event are available to download on the right.

The fourth CPD event in this area was held on 6th July 2010.
Programme:
4.30 - 5.20: Introduction & controlled assessment (speaker Stuart Currie from WJEC)
5.20 - 6.00 Hodder dynamic learning disc (speaker from Hodder will demonstrate this resource)
View presentation from this event

The fifth CPD event in this area was held on 16th July 2010
This FREE half-day of fieldwork CPD focused on using GIS packages, including Google Earth, Google Maps and GE Graph for pre-fieldwork activities and to present fieldwork data. Practical exercises included using Google Earth/Maps to prepare students for local field visits and plotting fieldwork data in Google Earth Graph. This workshop also supported the use of GIS for controlled assessment. The event was led by Daniel Moncrieff, Head of the Field Studies Centre at Rhyd-y-Creuau, Snowdonia.
See resources from this event

If you are interested in attending future meetings in this area please email c.wheeler@rgs.org

Title image courtesy of flickr user philmciver (creative commons)