What is the best way of teaching Geography at each year level? John Butler OAM FACE

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1 What is the best way of teaching Geography at each year level? John Butler OAM FACE

2 Matching developmental learning with suitable methodology

3 Methodology How does methodology progress and change from to Year 6? How does the GeogSpace and Discovering Geography set of resources provide materials suited to developmental levels?

4 What we are aiming at in Geography? - A study of Geography develops students curiosity and wonder about the diversity of the world s places and their peoples, cultures and environments Aims Develop a sense of wonder and curiosity about places, people, cultures and environments throughout the world

5 AIMS a sense of wonder, curiosity and respect about places, people, cultures and environments throughout the world a deep geographical knowledge of their own locality, Australia, the Asia region and the world the ability to think geographically, using geographical concepts the capacity to be competent, cri@cal and crea@ve users of geographical inquiry methods and skills as informed, responsible and ac@ve ci@zens who can contribute to the development of an environmentally and economically sustainable, and socially just world..

6 CONCEPTS: THINKING GEOGRAPHICALLY

7 Methodology for Year Play- based Hands- on Toys Role playing

8 Methodology Years 1 / 2 Basic skills of maps Drawing and looking at story maps / sketch maps Simple observa@ons and recording in the school yard Using the globe and maps of the world Simple inquiry ac@vi@es using data

9 Methodology Years 3 / 4 Using maps of many different kinds Group ac@vi@es Reading and wri@ng Presen@ng to the class Making deeper inquiries and finding informa@on

10 Methodology Years 5 / 6 Fieldwork ac@vi@es in the local area and further away Assessing plans and sugges@ng be_er plans Using ICT and to research informa@on and to demonstrate findings Group work to promote thinking

11 h"p:// h_p://geog.sacol.cms.stage.esa.edu.au e5a- Pr3v1ew

12 A resource to support the teaching of the Australian Curriculum: Geography A joint AGTA / ESA project (funded by ESA and developed by AGTA) A free website (open to all) containing over 60 Illustra@ons of prac@ce and professional learning objects Wri_en and developed by Australian geography teachers from every state of Australia a first ever resource for Australian Geography teaching A 21 st Century Geography resource dedicated to the Australian Curriculum: Geography

13 framework GeogSpace comprises two major resource sec8ons, Core Units and Support Units. Core Units of have been wri_en across the following stages of schooling Years F- 4 Years 5-6 Years 7-8 Years Three sec@ons for each of the stages of schooling have been developed and contain: Key understandings illustra@ons of prac@ce Inquiry and skills illustra@ons of prac@ce Exemplars: comprise illustra@ons of prac@ce for every year level from F- 10 as described in the Australian Curriculum: Geography.

14 Support Units contain of designed to support teacher's professional learning and provide guidance, and resources in eight areas of geographical Thinking geographically Why teach geography? Professional Fieldwork ICT in geography Assessment in geography Language in geography Geographical inquiry

15 Methodology for Year Play- based Hands- on Toys Role playing

16 GeogSpace - Illustra@on 1: Making a model of a place like mine using toys, conversa@on, viewing from above Illustra@on 2: Mental maps home, places in the school, route from home to school, imaginary story places

17 Methodology Years 1 / 2 Basic skills of maps Drawing and looking at story maps / sketch maps Simple observa@ons and recording in the school yard Using the globe and maps of the world Simple inquiry ac@vi@es using data

18 GeogSpace Year 1 Illustra@on 1: My place natural, constructed and managed places; photographs and school grounds; looking aler places Illustra@on 2: Inves@ga@ng the weather weather charts; newspapers and web sites; seasons

19 GeogSpace Year 2 Illustra@on 1: Our place on the globe world map; world globe; con@nents, oceans, hemispheres, equator, poles, electronic atlas Illustra@on 2: Mapping world interconnec@ons family, travel, news, media

20 Methodology Years 3 / 4 Using maps of many different kinds Group ac@vi@es Reading and wri@ng Presen@ng to the class Making deeper inquiries and finding informa@on

21 GeogSpace Year 3 Illustra@on 1: Making your own atlas construc@ng personal atlas; maps of Australia; pa_erns seen in maps Illustra@on 2: Children in different places a drama ac@vity statements by children; presenta@ons and ques@ons; comparisons

22 GeogSpace Year 4 Illustra@on 1: Habitats for animals an inquiry favourite animals; habitats; vegeta@on; research Illustra@on 2: The GeoSix and the swamp monster story story supplied in chapters; discussion and opinions of pollu@on; further wri@ng

23 Methodology Years 5 / 6 Fieldwork ac@vi@es in the local area and further away Assessing plans and sugges@ng be_er plans Using ICT and to research informa@on and to demonstrate findings Group work to promote thinking

24 GeogSpace Year 5 Illustra@on 1: Bushfire stories GeoSix again; predic@ons from reading; causes and effects of fire; fire preven@on Illustra@on 2: Planning your local place fieldwork and beyond field observa@ons; issue- based fieldwork; experience based fieldwork; reflec@on on planning

25 GeogSpace Year 6 Illustra@on 1: Using geography thought- provokers Six pages, each lis@ng statements about a ques@on. Students have to choose those relevant and sort into logical order Illustra@on 2: Using your computer to discover an unequal world Using Worldmapper and Gapminder websites to show vivid differences between countries

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28 Understanding teaching the Australian Geography Curriculum Alaric Maude

29 Discovering Geography About the series Pearson Primary Geography Discovering Geography 29

30 Lower (F-2) Middle (3-4) Upper (5-6) 1 TRB + 50 cards 1 TRB + 50 cards 1 TRB + 50 cards Nonfiction Topic Books 6 Books 4 Books 4 Books Fiction Topic Books 6 Books 2 Books Comic books 2 Books Teacher Resource Books + Picture Cards packs* Discovering Geography 2 Books 2 Books *Picture cards are available as print and digital. 30

31 The Teacher Resource Books and Picture Cards Intro to Geography Lesson sequences Black- line masters 50 colour pictures Discovering Geography 31

32 Teacher Resource Books (TRBs) Lower (F-2) Middle (3-4) Upper (5-6)! Equip teachers with geographical knowledge and skills to teach Geography in primary levels! Unpack the AC: Geography F- 6! Outline student learning and outcomes at each year level! Tie in all components of the series in a coherent and structured approach! Wri_en by experienced educator and Geography pedagogy expert John Butler Discovering Geography 32

33 Blackline masters Foundation Year 3 Build on geographical concepts and skills A recap table of the concepts, skills, General capabilities and Cross curriculum priorities for each BLM in the TRB Easy to photocopy student worksheet Activities and visuals that engage students and are relevant to them Discovering Geography 33

34 Year Sydney Is a Fun Place Too! Rainbow Serpent 12 pp Nonfic@on What is a map? Australia s Special Places 16 pp

35 Year 1 and 2 Year 1 Fic@on The Great Train Race The Book Corner Nonfic@on Our Wonderful World What is the Weather Like? Year 2 Fic@on Wildlife Warrior Daniel and the Puppet Master Nonfic@on My Special Places Our Place on Earth

36 Year 3 and 4 Year 3 Fic@on Lost at Lake Mungo Comic Climate Suits Nonfic@on Living in Australia Australia s Neighbours Year 4 Fic@on Kids on Con@nents Comic Planet in Distress! Nonfic@on Vegeta@on of the World Environments and Responsibility

37 Year 5 and 6 Year 5 Fic@on Lost in Time Comic Fire Flood! Nonfic@on Australia and Other Con@nents People and Their Environments Year 6 Fic@on The Legend of the Great Wall Comic Culture Collectors Nonfic@on Economy, Demography and Society Connec@ons

38 Student Topic Books! in each year level, varied text types! Each book inves@gates 1-3 content descrip@ons of the Australian Curriculum: Geography! Full- colour books, age appropriate engaging photographs / illustra@ons! Nonfic@on and Fic@on layout and text levelled to Fountas & Pinnell Guided Reading Levels! Glossaries in Nonfic@on support learners with Geography literacy! Comic books for MP and UP visual learners Discovering Geography 38

39 Student Topic Books They can be used as:! for inquiry! examples of Geography at work! follow- up to classwork! sources for student inquiry! graded books for literacy development Discovering Geography 39

40 Lower Primary Methodology suitable for Founda8on! Play- based! Hands- on! Toys! Role playing Some Discovering Geography ac8vi8es - Founda8on! Using toys/boxes/cards to make models of places! Looking at maps in/about stories! Role- playing explorers of different places! Inven@ng picture symbols for objects on maps Discovering Geography 40

41 Lower Primary Methodology suitable for Years 1 and 2! Basic skills of maps! Drawing and looking at story maps / sketch maps! Simple observa@ons and recording in the school yard! Classifying similari@es and differences! Using the globe and maps of the world! Simple inquiry ac@vi@es using data Discovering Geography 41

42 Lower Primary Some Discovering Geography ac8vi8es Year 1! Looking for and differences in photographs! Photographing and observing in the school yard! Using a basic globe of the world! Seeing different kinds of maps in stories, local area! Observing the weather Some Discovering Geography ac8vi8es Year 2! Looking at con@nents, equator, poles on a globe of the world! Iden@fying names on maps of the local area and Australia! Putng s@ck- on labels on wall maps (or electronic maps) to show connec@ons and s@mulate inquiries Discovering Geography 42

43 Middle Primary Methodology suitable for Years 3 and 4! Using maps of many different kinds! Group ac@vi@es! Reading and wri@ng! Presen@ng to the class! Making deeper inquiries and finding informa@on! Making generalisa@ons from informa@on! Using student interests Discovering Geography 43

44 Middle Primary Some Discovering Geography ac8vi8es Year 3! Inquiring into Australia s neighbours with photographs and maps! Presen@ng informa@on to the class by role playing! Making generalisa@ons about climate! Drawing sketch maps! Wri@ng about places! Reading comic / fic@on / non- fic@on texts for meaning Some Discovering Geography ac8vi8es Year 4! Finding out contrasts between con@nents and countries! Using animals as an entry point to habitats / environments! Developing understanding of personal use of resources, sustainability, and waste disposal! Reading comic / fic@on / non- fic@on texts for meaning Discovering Geography 44

45 Upper Primary Methodology suitable for Years 5 and 6! Fieldwork ac@vi@es in the local area and further away! Assessing plans and sugges@ng be_er plans! Using ICT and to research informa@on and to demonstrate findings! Group work and reading to promote cri@cal thinking Discovering Geography 45

46 Upper Primary Some Discovering Geography ac8vi8es Year 5! Inquiring into local issues using fieldwork! Making about and land uses! Discussing in groups the meaning of photographs and maps! Reading to promote thinking Some Discovering Geography ac8vi8es Year 6! Using ICT to research contrasts between countries of Asia! Use website World Mapper to produce different maps to analyse! to encourage of sources! Scaffolds for surveys and inquiries! Reading to promote thinking Discovering Geography 46

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51 h"p://spa8alworlds.blogspot.com Malcolm McInerney June 2014

52 year Pictorial maps and the terms and features. Aware that features can be represented on globes and map.

53 Year 1 Respond to ques@ons Work at the local scale when using pictorial maps and describing loca@on and direc@on

54 Year 2 Pose ques@ons Use simple geographical terms. Represent features using tables and labelled maps. Describe places at different scales.

55 Year 3 Pose simple geographical ques@ons Use simple geographical terminology. Collect informa@on Describe the characteris@cs of places at the local scale. Use simple graphs and labelled maps. Make a map with north point and legend. Describe loca@on using grid references and compass direc@ons. Describe distribu@ons.

56 Year 4 Develop geographical ques@ons Using geographical terminology Work at the Na@onal scale. Rela@ve loca@on. Iden@fy pa_erns with the distribu@on of features. Make a simple graphic form and a large scale map. Record informa@on/data from different sources. Make a map including scale and interpret distance between features on the map. Iden@fy spa@al distribu@ons and simple pa_erns.

57 Year 5 Collect and record informa@on from a range of sources. Make small scale maps Iden@fy spa@al distribu@ons, simple pa_erns and trends and infer rela@onships

58 Year 6 Work at different scales (spa@al levels). Use simple geographical terminology and graphical representa@ons. Absolute loca@on (la@tude and longitude). Compare spa@al distribu@ons, pa_erns and trends. Infer rela@onships from the spa@al distribu@ons, pa_erns and trends.

59 Year 7 Ask geographically significant ques@ons. Explain spa@al distribu@ons, pa_erns, trends and rela@onships. Collect and record primary data. Make large and small scale maps conforming to cartographic conven@ons.