1st Edition

Effective Innovation in the Secondary Geography Curriculum A practical guide

By Charles Rawding Copyright 2013
208 Pages
by Routledge

208 Pages
by Routledge

208 Pages
by Routledge

How up-to-date is your geographical thought? Are parts of your curriculum becoming tired and out-dated? Effective Innovation in the Secondary Geography Curriculum will help training and practising secondary school teachers understand how to evaluate and refresh their curriculum in order to ensure that what they teach is relevant, topical and creative. Considering the latest developments... Read more

Section 1. The changing nature of Geography  1. The changing nature of academic Geography  2. The changing nature of school Geography  Section 2. Auditing your curriculum  3. Constructing a coherent curriculum for Geography in your school  4. How do you know if your Geography is fit for purpose?  Section 3. Developing contemporary geographies  5. Holistic geographies  6. Human geographies  7. Environmental geographies  8. Physical geographies  9. Conclusion  References

Biography

Charles Rawding is Geography PGCE Course Leader at Edge Hill University, UK.

'This is a timely book, which challenges and supports departments to rethink the geography they are teaching, and to adopt, adapt and innovate.' - Alan Parkinson, livinggeography.blogspot.co.uk