NYBEP & The Cranedale Centre
Invite Geography Teachers to
Raising the Profile of Geography in Your School
Thursday 15th October 2009
The Cranedale Centre, Kirby Grindalythe, Near Malton
The Cranedale Centre is a residential Field Studies centre founded in 1983. It has now firmly established itself as a market leader in fieldwork provision and has a well respected reputation for the high quality of its courses and facilities.
The Cranedale Centre is pleased to invite teachers to join them for the day in order to help raise the profile of Geography in their school and enhance the delivery of the curriculum. The day will include:
- Information from the Geographical Association and details on how they can support your school
- Practical tasks to use with your students to enhance the curriculum and make learning more enjoyable, including microclimate investigations
- Information about the Cranedale Centre and the facilities available for schools
- Learn more about the Secondary Geography Quality Mark from a school who have received the award
- Find out how to use Geographical Information Systems (GIS)
This is a free event. Lunch & Refreshments will be provided.
£100 towards supply cover is available for attending teachers.
To book your place please complete and return the attached application form no later than 8th October to:
Thursday 15th October 2009
PROGRAMME
Arrive 9.30am Registration and Coffee. Welcome
Andrew Barraclough, Deputy Director
10.00am What the Geographical Association can do for you and your school.
John Lyon, Geographical Association
10.45am Physical Geography Working Group
- Practical Tasks
Samantha Willows, Tutor, Cranedale Centre
11.15am Practical field study around Cranedale Centre grounds - Microclimate Investigations.
Francesca Pert, Senior Tutor, Cranedale Centre
12.30pm Lunch
1.10pm Secondary Geography Quality Mark
- The Award and
- Getting Started – Practical Session
Suzanne Gill, Geography Teacher,
2.00pm Geographical Information Systems (GIS). Analysis of data from Microclimate Study.
- AEGIS
- Break
- Cheap and Easy Alternatives
Joe Mallalieu, Samantha Willows, Tutors, Cranedale Centre
3.15pm Plenary. Question and Answers.
Tea/Coffee
3:30pm Close
NYBEP, Spitfire House,
T: 01904 693632 F: 01904 693070 E: clairebarker@nybep.org.uk
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