How do you know what you don’t know? - Issue #21

Operational notes

A new section for the new academic year. A brief bit about what's going on to give everything a little more context.

My students returned to school on Monday but I have been in and around school for the last couple of weeks doing prep and ICT type stuff. Here's to a productive and fruitful year ahead 🍻.

All Geographers

The toolkit is a set of resources for educators to teach about migration, migrants and human geography. It draws upon the extensive research and analysis in the World Migration Report series to deliver specialized tools and resources.

A really useful resource from the UN international Office of Migration that hasn't been shared and celebrated as much as it should have been.

Check out the resources, text case-study, data case-study and interactive scenarios that make up each section.

IB DP Geographers

Fantastic illustrations of MYP command terms - by a Social Studies educator teaching in Canada.

Not necessarily DP Geography focused - but a lot of DP Geography educators are also involved with the Middle Years Programme (MYP).

I discovered Gary's work via a post on LinkedIn and I thought it was worth sharing with a wider audience. Gary illustrates visual representations of the MYP command terms and I rather like them.

Updates

I have shared this before but I felt it was worth doing so again for new subscribers and those who are early in their DP Geography teaching careers. Since September 2021 I have been recording all my DP class' lessons on a calendar. It may help others see how I pace my two year course.

This is happening this weekend - but the registration deadline is Thursday (one of the benefits of online workshops). If you are new to teaching DP Geography or you have a colleague who is - I can recommend this workshop. I know the workshop leader rather well ;)

Random

Features 15 stems with a mix of flower and leaf varieties such as 'roses', 'snapdragons', 'poppies', 'asters', 'daisies' and grasses. [Affiliate link]

I like LEGO, a lot - there I said it! My fiancée therefore needs to at least tolerate Lego and luckily she does. She also has to tolerate the fact I do not buy her flowers very often. However, I have bought her Lego flowers - and they were a real hit. If you need a slightly geeky but romantic gift - look no further than a Lego flower bouquet.