Teaching secondary geography

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Teaching secondary geography provided by OpenLearn is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 11 hours worth of material. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from OpenLearn. The course is taught in Englishand is Free Certificate. Visit the course page at OpenLearn for detailed price information.

Overview
  • This free course, Teaching secondary geography, will identify and explore some of the key issues around teaching geography in secondary schools. Through coming to understand these issues and ...

Syllabus
    • Introduction
    • Learning outcomes
    • 1 How do young people learn about geography?
    • 1 How do young people learn about geography?
    • 1.1 Concepts in geography
    • 1.2 Contested concepts in geography
    • 1.3 Summary
    • 2 How can young people be engaged in geography?
    • 2 How can young people be engaged in geography?
    • 2.1 Using an enquiry approach
    • 2.2 Young people’s geographies
    • 2.3 Summary
    • 3 What can creativity look like in geography?
    • 3 What can creativity look like in geography?
    • 3.1 Creativity in a wider context
    • 3.2 Creativity in practice
    • 3.3 Summary
    • 4 What challenges are posed by teaching controversial issues?
    • 4 What challenges are posed by teaching controversial issues?
    • 4.1 Controversial issues in geography
    • 4.2 Teaching approaches to controversial issues
    • 4.3 Why teach controversial issues?
    • 4.4 Teaching controversial issues
    • Conclusion
    • References
    • Acknowledgements