What does it mean to be good at Geography?

Guiding ideas

Key curriculum question - What does it mean to be good at Geography?

  • Debate here can establish the curriculum (important knowledge, levels of understanding, skills acquired), desired outcomes, the evidence needed of achievement/progress and teaching.

When creating a new unit: consider - what does it mean to be good at Geography + surface and deep learning to determine overall success criteria.

Determine key learning intentions and success criteria that could be applied to any unit centred around an issue.

End points

Skills

Topics

Knowledge

What evidence could we use do determine where students are in relation to end point?

Discussion leading to opinion/evaluation

(opinion-forming) Global citizens - that think:

  • Communities and generations
  • Frugality - enough
  • Holistic thinking
  • Need vs greed
  • Responsible
  • Intergenerational, long-term thinking

Ability to examine any issue

Data collection, statistical analysis, data interpretation

Management evaluation and proposal

Identifying patterns and trends

Explaining patterns and trends

Metacognitive

Written and verbal communication

Questioning - inquiry

Analytical - systems-thinking; interconnections

Core-periphery

Disparity

Population change

Economic and human development

Environments - 4 S's; systems thinking and spheres

Sustainability

Globalisation - global interactions

Change

Flows of: ideas, capital, goods, services, labour

A process of 'doing Geography'