Fieldwork
East Midlands Network
Future Events
Details of forthcoming events will be posted soon.
Previous Event
Using Google Earth and GE Graphs
Date: Friday 16th July 2010, 1-4pm
Venue: Brookfield community School, Chesterfield
This free day of fieldwork CPD focused on using Google Maps, Google Earth and GE Graph for pre-fieldwork activities and to present fieldwork data.
Practical exercises included adding placemarks to Google Maps and Google Earth, creating layers in Google Earth, and creating bar charts, pie charts and choropleth maps using GE Graph.
This event was led by Daniel Moncrieff, Head of the Field Studies Centre at Rhyd-y-Creuau, Snowdonia.
Download ‘Using Google Earth as a GIS' ppt here.
Download ‘Creating Placemarks & Polygons in Google Earth' worksheet here.
Download ‘Creating Layers in Google Earth' worksheet here.
Download ‘Creating bar charts using GE Graph' worksheet here.
Download ‘Creating Choropleth Maps using GE Graph' worksheet here.
Download ‘Creating located Pie Charts and other Graphs in Google Earth' worksheet here
As part of this network we have created a local 'fieldwork map'. Ultimately, the map will contain fieldwork resources developed by teachers from across the East midlands. It is hoped that over time this will build into rich resource of local fieldwork ideas and activities for teachers working in the East Midlands.
View East Mids Fieldwork Network Map in a larger map
Previous East Midlands Network Event
Date: Thursday 25th March 2010, 9.00am-3.30pm
Venue: Attenborough Nature Centre, Nottingham
The second East Midlands fieldwork network event took place in March 2010 at Attenborough Nature Centre, Nottingham. Twenty teachers and local educators attended this full day of fieldwork CPD. During the morning session East Midlands-based teachers and a representative from the Field Studies Council provided information and resources on themes including planning a ‘best practice' field trip, cross-curricular fieldwork and GCSE controlled assessment.
The afternoon was spent in the Nature Reserve, where the Education and Community Manager for Nottinghamshire Wild Life Trust shared examples of different geography fieldwork activities offered by the Wildlife Trust at the Reserve.
For a full list of the geography field studies offered at the Reserve at KS3 and GCSE level click here and for A level click here.
Many of the resources from the day are to download:
- Download a timetable for the day
- Dowload a copy of the best practice fieldwork presentation
- Download ten vital questions for planning a school trip
- Download fieldwork activity sheets
- Download a copy of the cross-curricular fieldwork presentation
- Download a cross-curricular fieldwork department audit sheet
- Download cross curricular activity handout
- Download subject comparison - geography and citizenship
- Download a copy of the GCSE controlled assessment presentation by the FSC here.
The first meeting of the East Midlands fieldwork network was held on Friday 10th July 2009 at Conkers, a centre at the heart of the National Forest. Twenty two teachers from schools in Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire attended the event, which took the form of a day of free fieldwork-based CPD with a particular focus on local and regional sites. A packed timetable for the day included speakers from a range of organisations, including the Field Studies Council and the Peak District National Park Authority. Local teachers also contributed their suggestions for fieldwork in the area, and later in the day the delegates were able to participate in some of the activities available to schools through the Conkers centre.
Many of the resources from the day are available to download:
Session 1: A few quick ideas for fieldwork in your school grounds
Eleanor Coulber, Professional Support Officer: fieldwork and KS3 resources, RGS-IBG
- Download a copy of the session presentation
- Download the fieldwork starter activities
- Download the secondary steering cards
Session 2: Local fieldwork experiences (part 1)
Melanie Barker, Assistant Headteacher at Highfields School, Matlock
- Download a copy of the session presentation
- Download the coursework booklet 2009
- Download the data collection booklet 1
- Download the data collection booklet 2
- Download the mark scheme
Session 3: New GCSE geography and the controlled assessment
Tim Wilson, Assistant Head of Centre at the Field Studies Council's Blencathra Field Centre
- Download the GCSE specification comparison
- Download the summary of GCSE fieldwork opportunities
- Download the guidance on the GCSE geography controlled assessment
- Download the controlled assessment time and word limit guidelines
- Download tips for setting up the controlled assessment
Session 4: Local fieldwork experiences (part 2)
Adrian Taylor, Head of Geography at St Mary's Catholic High School, Chesterfield
Session 5: Fieldwork in the Peak District National Park - developing personal and global geographies
Sarah Wilks, Learning Development Officer, Peak District National Park Authority
- Download the flier about Peak District NPA teacher training opportunities
- Download the geographical enquiry matrix
If you are interested in joining this fieldwork network, please email fieldwork@rgs.org