Places People Want
There are clear indications that settlement as a topic has become too settled and is in need of a shake-up. We need to explore the dynamism of place and people's mobility. We can consider academic perspectives and place-making that involves policies and practical action.
Developing this understanding and skills can be based on the everyday and immediate. It can be used as stimulus to look out beyond the familiar. The evidence for communities is all around us. We can evaluate what works and make suggestions for where it doesn't. We have an active part to play in creating 'places people want'.
Does your geography teaching...
- seek a response based on learners' personal experience?
- explore the full range of skills for active participation?
- provide a conceptual framework for evaluating place?
- illustrate professions and career options with learners?
You may either work through the course in a linear format or you can select an individual section or activity using the course contents menu below and in the right hand column of each page.
Course Contents
Activity 1
What is a sustainable community?
Activity 2
Sustainable schools and local well-being
Activity 3
Learning outside the classroom
Taking it Further
The geography of personal experience
Skills for sustainable communities
Activity 4
Image as inspiration
Active strategies for using photographs
Activity 5
Place-making
Activity 6
The Egan Review: Generic skills
Careers: Sustainable communities in practice
Activity 7
Optimism and happiness
Timelines for probable and preferable futures
In Conclusion
The landscape of risk
Unit review
Activity 8
Safety and risk in our daily lives
Activity 9
Thinking about assessment
Your learning journey
Professional recognition
Reviews of this course
Malcolm Wright
(Kent)
I really do think that it warrants a wider audience as I bet few geography teachers have actually found out about it or have followed through the concepts that you go through with the active support of ASC, CABE etc. These materials should be in all geography departments and then, perhaps with other units like these, the subject of secondary school geography can be revitalised.
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Course Contents
Activity 1
What is a sustainable community?
Activity 2
Sustainable schools and local well-being
Activity 3
Learning outside the classroom
Taking it Further
The geography of personal experience
Skills for sustainable communities
Activity 4
Image as inspiration
Active strategies for using photographs
Activity 5
Place-making
Activity 6
The Egan Review: Generic skills
Careers: Sustainable communities in practice
Activity 7
Optimism and happiness
Timelines for probable and preferable futures
In Conclusion
The landscape of risk
Unit review
Activity 8
Safety and risk in our daily lives
Activity 9
Thinking about assessment
Developing Your Thinking
Your learning journey
Professional recognition