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Aim: To apply the concepts from the GPS seminar to our teaching in
the geography classroom.
Objectives:
To review key terms from’ thinking about learning.’
To see how we can develop children as effective geography
thinkers.
To examine a variety of strategies to meet pupil’s needs in
geography.
The National Strategy
• Geography is included as a Foundation subject (TLF strand). This
strand includes thinking skills. The revised NC requires all subjects
to address the following thinking skills:
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Your turn to experiment
• We have looked at a number of Thinking Skills
strategies.
• You have 1 minute to write down as many as
you can remember.
• Now work in a pair and choose 1 strategy.
• Produce an activity based on that strategy.
• This will be posted on Learning Space so the
whole group then has access to a range of
resources.
• Oh and the strategies were:
In no particular order…..
• Living graphs
Mind Movies
Story telling
Odd One Out
Brainstorm
Taboo
Wizard
Fact or Opinion
Maps from memory
Making connections
Freeze framing
Various photo activities (more on these later)