Learning outside the Classroom
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1) The document provides guidance on effective fieldwork for geography lessons, emphasizing the importance of planning enriching experiences that go beyond just collecting data. 2) It recommends using local areas for fieldwork due to accessibility and opportunities to observe changes over time, and suggests techniques like geocaching to engage students. 3) Risk assessments are an important part of fieldwork planning to keep students safe.
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Learning outside the Classroom
- 1. How to be “out standing in your field” (work) Hull University 20 th January 2009 Alan Parkinson GA Secondary Curriculum Development Leader Image credit: Noel Jenkins: Creative Commons
- 2. Aims / Menu Learning outside the classroom – ENQUIRY based fieldwork Planning: which field to work in ? Outcomes: more than just data Presentation: fetch me the scales ! Other people’s efforts Follow http://livinggeography.blogspot.com Presentation available to download at http://www.slideshare.net/GeoBlogs
- 3. FURTHER RECOMMENDED READING Chapter 18 of GA Secondary Geography Handbook Chapter 10 of Primary Geography Handbook ( and many more GA publications relating to fieldwork )
- 4. Good practice ? “It’s the process not the product...” Image: Alan Parkinson
- 5. Animoto movies http://biz.animoto.com/education/faq.html [email_address] Free accounts for educators Can be used for: briefing, outcomes, publicity, parental interest & promotion of subject, and as a form of ASSESSMENT
- 6. What OFSTED think “ Well planned fieldwork in geography adds clear value to learning in the subject as well as providing a positive contribution to the wider curriculum.” “ Follow up from fieldwork also provides very good support for extended writing, numeracy linked to the analysis of data, sketching, map work, formulating hypotheses and thinking skills .” “ Enquiry-based fieldwork sharpens and deepens learners’ understanding of geography and the progressive development of geographical skills”
- 7. FSC Progression in Levels Making sure that fieldwork is appropriate, but also leaving room for further development. See handout
- 8. Showed some examples of student production when ‘off task’... Search for “geography fieldtrip”
- 9. Benefit of the local area as a venue Accessible at no cost Can be visited frequently to observe changes over time Pupil perceptions of their local area “ Alternative narratives” of areas “ Geo Orienteering ” David Rogers (see next slide)
- 11. ‘ IKEA’ (or another cheap retailer) Frames Big or small picture... Close ups... Freeze frames... Re-presenting places... Surveillance... Crime... Positive and negative... YOUR SUGGESTIONS ?
- 12. Fieldwork in the School Grounds
- 13. “ Over to you” – student based learning... QCA – 2020 Vision
- 16. Source: David Rogers’ blog - ibid
- 18. Using ICT in Coursework Used to mean.... “ Word processed rather than hand-written”
- 19. Data Collection
- 22. Image copyright The Sun
- 24. Field Sketches ? Cheat…. http://www.dumpr.net Image: Alan Parkinson
- 25. http://www.beacon-dodsworth.co.uk/products/people-classification/whats-your-p2-type.php Investigate the ‘accuracy’ for your local area…
- 26. RISK ASSESSMENTS With thanks to Paula Owens, Primary Curriculum Development Leader, GA Image by Andrew Stacey (or it could be me...)
- 27. Aerial view of area with Google 1
- 28. What are the risks ? What action can we take to stay safe? Risk : falling over on bumpy, hard car park surface. Action : walk rather than run. Look carefully. Risk : steep, slippery slope Action : keep clear. Risk : moving cars Action : Look, listen & think. Stay close to adults N 1
- 29. Arial view via Google of Beach area to be visited 2 Note the end terraced house.
- 30. What risks ? What action can we take to stay safe? Risk : sharp objects and other rubbish on beach Action : check carefully before sitting down. Risk : hot sun can burn skin Action : sun cream and hats 2 Here is the same house seen from ground level.
- 32. Parents’ Evenings and Open Evenings – data collection and publicity opportunities !
- 33. After the event... Follow up Picture competition / categories Displays of pupil work and quotes for publicity materials ‘ Modelling’ for next time Students ‘planning’ trips... WHAT HAVE YOU DONE ?
- 34. Selected slides taken from http://www.geography.org.uk/secondary/ofstedconference/ David Holmes’ slides Field Studies Council Adviser Presentation available at http://www.slideshare.net/GeoBlogs
- 35. With thanks to: Richard Meadows Rachael Peryer Paula Owens & Wendy North, GA Primary Curriculum Development Leaders David Holmes Images by Andrew Stacey, Noel Jenkins and me… Members of SLN Forum, and the Edexcel Ning http://newedexcelgeog.ning.com http://www.geographypages.co.uk/virtual.htm Jamie Buchanan Dunlop / GeoExplorer David Rogers for Enquiry Slides and GeoOrienteering GTT website Fieldwork section: Eleanor Coulber The Sun website