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I'm sure the energising/clarification process would work both ways...! -----Original Message----- From: A forum for critical and radical geographers [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of jon swords Sent: 05 September 2006 13:31 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: School Geography Perhaps geography departments could organise mini conferences for geography teachers in the local area. University staff could do short presentations on their own research - it might re-energise teachers who have been away from academia for many years and give them the answers to pupils who ask what geography is about in the 21st Century. Jon >From: Steve Cummins <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: Steve Cummins <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: School Geography >Date: Tue, 5 Sep 2006 12:41:54 +0100 > >Hi > >As I am completely ignorant about this issue I was wondering if there was a >formal continuing professional development programme for geography teachers >in schools. Do school teachers reconnect with academic geography regularly >or is it an informal practice? If they don't maybe this could be >key..helping teachers make geography 'public'. > >Steve > >PS Just reading Johnston's new piece on TIBG. Relevant for this debate I >think! > >Andrew Lee wrote: >>I spoke, some time ago to David Lambert, CEO of the Geographical >>Association, who expressed the need to make geography compelling at GCSE >>level. Sadly, however, whilst many children can be 'turned on' to >>geography at this stage, many can also be turned off it in primary and >>prep school where it can also, sometimes, be poorly taught. Good material, >>both written and in terms of television broadcasts, under the rubric of >>geography, are needed to lift the profile of the discipline. Of course >>there are some good examples available, but we could do with more. It is >>not the time to look down the nose at colleagues appealing to the popular >>market, but rather to share our enthusiasm for our discipline. >> >>============================= >>Dr Andrew Lee FRGS >>Head of Geography >> >>Westminster Under School >>Adrian House >>Vincent Square >>London SW1P 2NN >> > >-- >Steven Cummins MSc PhD >MRC Fellow >Department of Geography >Queen Mary, University of London >Mile End Road >London E1 4NS > >T: 44 020 7882 7653 >F: 44 020 8981 6276 >E: [log in to unmask] > >W: http://www.geog.qmul.ac.uk/staff/cummins.html -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by the NorMAN MailScanner Service and is believed to be clean. The NorMAN MailScanner Service is operated by Information Systems and Services, Newcastle University. ==== This e-mail is intended solely for the addressee. It may contain private and confidential information. If you are not the intended addressee, please take no action based on it nor show a copy to anyone. Please reply to this e-mail to highlight the error. You should also be aware that all electronic mail from, to, or within Northumbria University may be the subject of a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and related legislation, and therefore may be required to be disclosed to third parties. This e-mail and attachments have been scanned for viruses prior to leaving Northumbria University. Northumbria University will not be liable for any losses as a result of any viruses being passed on.