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

Feedback Form (Work In Progress)

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!

Geopolitical and Economic Risks, Global Risks and Resilience, Grade 12 HL, IBDP Geographic/Global Interactions (HL Extension)

‘I Have Nothing To Hide’ – Why We Should Care About Privacy – Fábio Esteves

This article on medium.com and written by Fábio Esteves does a good job of summarising the importance of privacy in the modern age.  I am using this to form a discussion with my HL students in the hacking, identity theft and surveillance section of the Global Interactions part of the syllabus.  Click the link below to check it out.

 

https://medium.com/@FabioAEsteves/i-have-nothing-to-hide-why-should-i-care-about-my-privacy-f488281b8f1d 

 

Geography, Geophysical Hazards, Global Risks and Resilience, Grade 12 HL, Grade 12 HL/SL, Human Development and Diversity, IBDP Geographic Themes (Options), IBDP Geographic/Global Interactions (HL Extension), Power, Places and Networks, Urban Environments

Padlet Revision Activity – Urban Environments and Global Interactions Revision Questions

Last year, my grade 12s really enjoyed this activity for their revision and it ended up being quite straight forward to run.  If you don’t have one, make an account at www.padlet.com.  As a teacher, on a Smartboard, projector, Prowise; whatever you use, you can copy and paste one of the questions into a padlet.  Share the link to your padlet with your students, who can then via any device access it and respond to the question.  I did it in groups, so in teams of 3 students could come up with their answer.  Then, as a class, when all groups had answered, we looked at the responses on the big screen to analyse who did the best and compare/contrast responses.

Padlet:  www.padlet.com

Hazards and Disasters Revision Questions: Hazards and Disasters Questions

Urban Environments Revision Questions: Urban Environments Questions

Global Interactions Revision Questions: Global Interactions Questions

Mind you, these questions were based on the old syllabus, but there are still many relevant and useful questions that have ties to the new syllabus.   Also, some questions are quite specific to what I taught in class, so be aware that they will be of no used to you.

 

 

 

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

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

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

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

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/