Geography Teaching Today

The Reading network is being run by Jan Norgaard from Reading School in conjunction with Reading Borough Council.

*Upcoming events*

Everybody Hurts
Haiti Earthquake: Preparing for Disasters
Keynote Speaker: Robert Roots, British Red Cross
A Reading School Lecture
Tuesday 30th March 2010, 4:15-5:30pm
Free admission and open to all members of the public

Preparing for Disasters
As the Red Cross Disaster Preparedness and Risk Reduction Advisor, Robert Roots discusses the need to help vulnerable populations prepare for disasters to reduce the risks that they face. He will talk about the earthquake in Haiti, which left more than 200,000 people dead and hundreds and thousands in need of urgent assistance. Disasters are becoming all too frequent in the news; recently Chile has had over two million residents affected by an earthquake.
In his role, Robert Roots has supported programmes in Nepal, Bangladesh, Syria, Uganda and the Caribbean. He has been involved in emergencies such as the Lebanese conflict of 2006; Iranian earthquake of 1997 and the Gujarat earthquake of 2001.

To book a place please email gdevlin@readingschool.reading.sch.uk

More events are planned in this area and details will be posted here soon

Previous event
Controlled Assessment all specifications
Date: 27th January 2010
Venue: Reading School, Erleigh Road, READING Berkshire, RG1 5LW
Focus: Controlled Assessment GCSE, presented by Fred Martin, a prolific writer on geography text books and other resources and Vice Chairman of the Geographical Association Education Committee producing guidance on Controlled Assessment
View flyer and booking information

Previous event
Controlled Assessment AQA specification
Date: 4th February 2010
Venue: Reading School, Erleigh Road, READING Berkshire, RG1 5LW
Focus: Controlled Assessment GCSE with focus on the AQA specification, presented by Nick Rowles, Chief and Principal Examiner for AQA specifications
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Previous event
Date: 18th November 2009
Venue: Reading School, Erleigh Road, READING Berkshire, RG1 5LW
Focus: GIS training from Bob Lang CGeog from King Edward VI Five Ways School in Birmingham.
A hands-on session using a variety of online free GIS packages was presented and guided by Robert Lang from King Edward VI Five Ways School, Birmingham. For a copy of the presentation notes and links click here. Richard Pole from ESRI showcased the DigitalWorlds software package using a variety of case examples. You can contact Richard directly on 01296 745500. The feedback from the session rated it as Good to Outstanding, for more information click here.

If you are interested in joining this network please email cgeogteacher@rgs.org

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