Geography, Grade 11 HL, Grade 11 HL/SL, Grade 12 HL, Grade 12 HL/SL, Internal Assessment

Feedback Form (Work In Progress)

by Paul Alberts

What lies below is a system I am using to give feedback on Paper 1, 2, and 3 essays. I have found over time that I am constantly writing the same feedback over and over again across different students. I think that this approach has cut down grading and feedback time on my end, while giving them the same (and in some cases more) feedback than previously. Not only that, it engages students to actually make connections and take a bit more control of their feedback. I still write personalised feedback, but I do find this system is working and appreciated so far!

Essay Feedback Bank Download HereDownload
Geophysical Hazard Risks, Geophysical Hazards, Grade 11 HL, Hazard Risk and Vulnerability, IBDP Geographic Themes (Options)

Haiti Earthquake Case Study Flipped Classroom Assignment – Alberts absent, 13/11/18

by Paul Alberts

Dear 11 HL,

What lies below is your work to be done in class on November 13th in my (planned) absence.  Do not do it beforehand.  Go through the videos and add the relevant notes to your case study which you have already started.  Please pause the video as it goes along to make sure everyone gets the proper notes down.  I fully expect this to be finished by the following class, so if you do not finish in class, please finish for homework.

The PDF of the lesson can be found here:

Haiti and Christchurch Case Studies

The link for the website can be found here:

https://www.britannica.com/event/Haiti-earthquake-of-2010 

The first video is below.  For whatever reason, the other two are too large to upload on this site, so I will send them to you separately (I will send all three via google drive just in case):

 

Changing Population, Extended Essay, Geography, Geophysical Hazards, Global Climate - Vulnerability and Resilience, Global Resource Consumption and Security, Global Risks and Resilience, Grade 11 HL, Grade 11 HL/SL, Grade 12 HL, Grade 12 HL/SL, Human Development and Diversity, IBDP Geographic Perspectives (Core), IBDP Geographic Themes (Options), IBDP Geographic/Global Interactions (HL Extension), Internal Assessment, Leisure, Tourism and Sport, Oceans and Coastal Margins, Power, Places and Networks, Urban Environments

GIS Online Introduction Course (Free) – ESRI

by Paul Alberts

GIS is no longer the ‘future’ of geography, it is the now.  Browsing through Linkedin jobs, it is clear that any single job related to geography makes it a baseline requirement that the applicant have experience with GIS.

Click the link for an online, free training with the world-renowned GIS company, ESRI.  It is a great introduction to the mechanics and usefulness of GIS.  It is a course that is helpful for students and teachers alike, and at the end you get a certificate (PD hours!).  You will need to make a (free) account.

 

https://www.esri.com/training/catalog/57630436851d31e02a43f125/teaching-with-gis:-introduction-to-using-gis-in-the-classroom/ 

 

Extended Essay, Geography, Grade 11 HL, Grade 11 HL/SL, Grade 12 HL, Grade 12 HL/SL, IBDP Geographic Perspectives (Core), IBDP Geographic Themes (Options), IBDP Geographic/Global Interactions (HL Extension), Internal Assessment

Vocabulary/Terminology List – Collins, UK

by Paul Alberts

Below is the PDF download to a Collins revision list/glossary of foundation level geographic terms.  Using this can really beef up terminology usage and thereby improve essay writing as well as understanding of short answer questions.  The pictures and diagrams throughout can be very helpful to understanding the definitions.

 

Collins Glossary of Geographical Terminology

(Image taken from link)

Geophysical Hazards, Geophysical Systems, Grade 11 HL, Grade 12 HL, IBDP Geographic Themes (Options)

Landslide Features Definitions – Professor Jan Novotný, Charles University

by Paul Alberts

Jan Novotny’s presentation on mass movements includes many useful diagrams, definitions, annotations, and more.

Link to entire university lecture slides below:

http://www.geology.cz/projekt681900/vyukove-materialy/4_Lanslide_glossary.pdf

Taken from Jan Novotnýs lecture in Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia, October/November 2013.

 

Geophysical Hazards, Grade 11 HL, Grade 12 HL, Hazard Risk and Vulnerability, IBDP Geographic Themes (Options)

Fargo North Dakota Mass Wasting Case Study

by Paul Alberts

It isn’t the most visually appealing, but there is some great data as well as some fantastic pictures which illustrate the issues Fargo, ND, has gone through with regards to slower mass movements (Creep and earthflow).  Click the link below for North Dakota State University’s full published case study.

 

https://www.ndsu.edu/fargo_geology/mass_wasting/

 

 

 

Paul Alberts

Rotterdam, the Netherlands
pal@wolfert.nl