GeogPod

Episode #31: Iain Freeland - Understanding Ofsted and what makes 'good geography'

This week John spoke to Iain Freeland, Her Majesty's Inspector and National Lead for Geography. Iain talked us through his career path so far and some of things Ofsted are looking for in terms of ' good geography' with some key takeaways for teachers. 

Many thanks to Edquas for sponsoring season 5 of GeogPod. 

Links from the pod

Iain's article for Primary Geography entitled 'Empowering geography - a view from Ofsted'.

2019 Ofsted Inspection Framework

Episode #30: Janine Maddison - Virtual fieldwork

This week John spoke to Janine Maddison about virtual fieldwork, how it compares to 'traditional in field' fieldwork, how the two can be blended, and some quick wins for teachers to take away.

Janine is a researcher at Newcastle University and previously worked as a tutor for the Field Studies Council.

Many thanks to Edquas for sponsoring season 5 of GeogPod. 

Links from the pod:

#fieldworklive- FSC and Encounter Edu 

Fieldcasts from the Open University

ThingLink- creating virtual tours

Sharing practice- collated tweets under #fieldworkfix

Inclusivity in the Outdoors- Institute of Outdoor Learning

Episode #29: Dr Margaret Byron - Caribbean communities in the UK

This week John spoke to Dr Margaret Byron, Associate Professor in Human Geography at the University of Leicester, about the different waves of migration from the Caribbean to the UK and the experiences of those communities. 

Many thanks to Edquas for sponsoring season 5 of GeogPod. 

Episode #28: Paul Turner & John Huckle - Teaching critical school geography

This week John spoke to Paul Turner& John Huckle in a far-ranging episode which covered teaching critical school geography and what is it to be a radical school geographer.

Many thanks to Edquas for sponsoring season 5 of GeogPod. 

Links from the pod

John's website, where his book Critical School Geography can be downloaded.

Paul's website where you can find some of his great teaching resources + more.

Episode #27: Elizabeth Rushton, Charlotte Arulseelan & Darcy Beardmore-Crowther- Training to be a teacher during a pandemic

Dr Elizabeth Rushton of King's College London and two of her PGCE students, Charlotte Arulseelan & Darcy Beardmore-Crowther spoke to John about the challenges and opportunities of training to be a geography teacher during a pandemic. 

Many thanks to Edquas for sponsoring season 5 of GeogPod. 

Episode #26 - Dominic Dyer: Wildlife protection and animal welfare activism

In this episode, Wildlife Protection & Animal Welfare activist and Pearson World Changer ambassador Dominic Dyer talked us through some of his varied and influential work and activism. Dominic also touched on the Dasgupta Review, how young activists can become the decision makers of tomorrow, the badger culling debate, bees, and lots more besides!

Many thanks to Pearson for sponsoring season 4 of GeogPod.

Links from the pod

Pearson World Changer Awards

Badgered to Death: The People and Politics of the Badger Cull

The Dasgupta Review

 

Episode#25 - Simon Collis & Leanne Chorekdjian-Jojaghaian: SDGs, the primary curriculum and more!

This week John spoke to primary school teachers Simon Collis & Leanne Chorekdjian-Jojaghaian, about sustainable development goals, the challenges for non-specialists teaching geography at primary, their approach to the primary curriculum and many other things!

Some links from the pod: 

Leanne's BSL YouTube channel

GA publications that Simon has authored

SuperSchemes: Investigating Climate and Biomes

SuperSchemes: Investigating Latitude & Longitude

 

Episode #24 - Alastair Owens: Religion in inner cities and how Covid-19 has changed our relationship with home

This week John spoke to Alastair Owens, Professor of Historical Geography at Queen Mary University, London about his research on the role of the Church and religion more generally in the inner cities. Alastair also spoke about how the Covid pandemic has changed our relationship with our homes as well as some of his other projects.

Many thanks to Pearson for sponsoring season 4 of GeogPod.

Some links from the pod

Urban Vicarages project

Museum of the Home

Stay Home: Rethinking the Domestic during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Alastair's article on the archaeology of poor Victorian households

Episode #23 - Harriet Ridley: Learning about the climate's future from its past

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This week John spoke to Dr Harriet Ridley, palaeoclimatologist and Production Coordinator at Time for Geography about how we can learn about the future of the climate from its past, her love of rock climbing and much more!

Many thanks to Pearson for sponsoring season 4 of GeogPod.

 

Some links from the podcast:

 

Harriet's article in The Conversation 

 

Time For Geography videos:

 

Evidence of climate change - Time For Geography 

Natural causes of Quaternary climate change - Time For Geography 

Human causes of climate change - Time For Geography

Episode #22 - Kit Rackley: Why climate change is a safeguarding issue

This week John spoke to Kit Rackley about why climate change is a safeguarding issue, eco-anxiety, how to navigate the politics of climate change, and teaching students to think critically about the climate.

Kit Rackley is a former geography teacher turned activist, consultant, author, blogger and most recently higher education champion. Take a look at more of Kit's work via the links below.

Links from the pod

Geogramblings - Kit's blog

'Climate change - a safeguarding issue', GA Magazine, p.20 

Why Not Now? - Kit's poem for the Youth Climate Summit 2020