How do you know what you don’t know? - Issue #18

All Geographers

To keep on top of developing news stories that may be useful to the teaching of geography I follow a lot of blogs. I use a service called Feedly to do so - using Reeder on my Mac, iPhone and iPad to read them.

Here are a couple of articles that I came across this week that I thought others may find useful:

The number of babies born in Japan fell to a record low of 811,604 in 2021, showing that the number of children in the country is declining faster than the government anticipated, according to data released Friday. The decline of 29,231 from the previous year means the country's annual newborns…

The impact of global warming in the Alps can be seen from space, with vegetation above the tree line having increased in almost 80% of the area.

IB DP Geographers

Our "virtually perfect" online workshops use Zoom as a platform. The length of each workshop is 15 hours spread over 2 ½ days comprising 8 x 80 minutes synchronous sessions with a further 4 hours 20 minutes of asynchronous engagements.

I am leading a Category 1 DP Geography workshop, online, for teachers new to DP Geography. If you are just starting teaching DP Geography, or you have somebody new joining your department, then this workshop is there for you/or them.

Hopefully the next Category 2 workshop I will be leading, in February time, will be face-to-face. Bookmark the InThinking website and keep checking for when the 2023 dates.

Updates

500 million+ members | Manage your professional identity. Build and engage with your professional network. Access knowledge, insights and opportunities.

To facilitate the networking of the Swiss IB Geography Teachers Network and to help organise the annual meeting I have created a dedicated LinkedIn group. This will be the one place for all things Swiss and DP Geography based.

If you are an DP Geography teacher working in Switzerland - or close to Switzerland's border - please join the group!

Random

Two-factor authentication (2FA) adds an additional layer of protection beyond passwords. Download our free app today and follow our easy to use guides to protect your accounts and personal information.

More and more online services are using 'authenticator apps' as part of 'two factor authentication' (2FA). The app that Google offers is great - however it doesn't sync therefore should you lose your phone (or get a new one) you will need to have the 'emergency codes', etc, to access the services protected by 2FA. Authy allows you to sync your 2FA set ups and therefore is my app of choice at the moment.