Draft Programme for the London Symposium: Curriculum Making In Geography

18th April / Curriculum Making in Geography
845-9.30 / Registration in Room 802
9.45-10.00 / Welcome and opening remarks in Room 903
Professor Simon Catling
Chairperson, IGU-CGE British Sub-Committee
10.00 – 11.00 / Keynote address in Room 903
Session Chair: Clare Brooks
Professor Sirpa Tani
Department of Teacher Education, University of Helsinki
CULTURAL GEOGRAPHIES AND SCHOOL GEOGRAPHY:
BUILDING LINKS BETWEEN THE TWO
11.00-11.15 / Break. Refreshments available in Room 802
11.15- 12.15 / Paper Sessionin Room 903
Session Chair: Claire Whewell
Julian Chang & Jared Goh
Humanities Department, Dunman High School, Singapore
SCALING LIVING GEOGRAPHIES TO REMAKE THE
SINGAPORE GEOGRAPHY CURRICULUM
Murray Fastier
College of Education, University of Canterbury, New Zealand
CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT IN NEW ZEALAND - NEW DIRCTIONS, AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR GEOGRAPHY BUT …
Lena Molin
Department of Curriculum studies, Uppsala university
CURRICULUM THEORY AS A TOOL FOR DEVELOPING NEW SYLLABUSES IN GEOGRAPHY
Clare Brooks
Institute of Education, London
CURRICULUM MAKING AND TEACHING PRACTICE IN ENGLAND: THE BATTLE OF IDEOLOGIES
12.15- 1315 / Lunch. Refreshments available in Room 802
13.15- 1415 / Paper Session in Room 903
Session Chair: Allen Thurston
Jongwon Lee
Department of Social Studies Education, Ewha Womans University
INCORPORATING GEOSPATIAL TECHNOLOGIES INTO GEOGRAPHY CURRICULUM AND LESSONS IN A KOREAN CONTEXT
Geok Chin Ivy TAN
National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Yan LIU
University of Queensland, Australia
Shuang Yann WONG
National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Students’ evaluation of using Geographic Information System (GIS) in Geography in Singapore
Sarah Witham Bednarz
Department of Geography, Texas A&M University
SPATIAL LITERACY IN THE GEOGRAPHICAL SCIENCES
Hans Palings & Uwe Krause
Geography Department of Fontys University of Applied Sciences Tilburg, NL
The concept-context approach in Dutch Geography education and the potential role of the Atlas of European Values PROJECT within this approach
1415-1430 / Break. Refreshments available in Room 802
1430 – 1530 / Paper Session in Room 903
Session Chair: Daniela Schmeinck
Anke Uhlenwinkel
Department of Geography, University of Potsdam
DEFINING STANDARDS THROUGH ASSESSMENT – BRIGHT IDEA OR BIG ILLUSION?
Josef Strobl, Ainura Nazarkulova and Bela Markus
University of Salzburg - Centre for Geoinformatics, University of Central Asia,
University of West Hungary, Faculty of Geoinformatics
Collaborative Components in Blended Learning Curricula
Margaret Robertson
La Trobe University: AUSTRALIA
ONLINE LEARNING CREATING GEOGRAPHIES OF FREEDOM: A CALL FOR RETHINKING ADULT GUIDANCE
Gabriele Schrüfer
Institute for Teaching Geography, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, Münster
INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCE IN THE TEACHING OF GEOGRAPHY: A PROPOSAL FOR ESTABLISHING INTERCULTURAL STUDY AS THE FOUNDATION OF A GEOGRAPHY CURRICULUM
1530-1630 / Paper Session in Room 903
Session Chair: Hakhee (Eje) Kim
Stefan Hesske & Barbara Vettiger
Institute for Teacher Education, University of Zurich (Switzerland)
implementation of sustainable learning in secondary and teacher education in geography (in Switzerland) -an example of good practice using effective outdoor LEARNING
Kwok Chan Lai
Strategic Planning office, Hong Kong Institute of Education
Chi Chung Lam
Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Hong Kong Institute of Education
School-based Assessment of fieldwork in High-stakes Public Examinations – Dilemmas and Challenges
Johanna Schockemöhle
Learning in Rural Areas and Environmental Education Group, University of Vechta
Embedding ESD in GEOGRAPHY TEACHING via Place-based Education An empirical study on effects, drivers and barriers of the concept of “Regional Learning 21+”
1630 onwards / Evening Reception in Room 802
19th April
10.00 – 11.00 / Keynote address in Room 903
Session Chair:Professor Simon Catling
Professor David Lambert, Professor of Geography Education, Institute of Education, London and Chief Executive of the Geographical Association
Reviewing the case for geography, and the ‘knowledge turn’ in the English national curriculum
11.00-1115 / Break. Refreshments available in Room 802
11.15-1215 / Paper Sessionin Room 903
Session Chair:TBC
Emma Morley
University of Winchester
Geography in English Schools – Misunderstood or Misrepresented?
Cristiana Martinha
Center of Studies in Geography and Spatial Planning (CEGOT)
Faculty of Arts - University of Porto
TEACHING OF GEOGRAPHY IN PORTUGAL: THE CURRICULUM “BY COMPETENCES”
Simon Catling
Professor of Primary Education, School of Education, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Oxford Brookes University
DEVELOPMENTS AND ISSUES IN THE ENGLISH PRIMARY GEOGRAPHY CURRICULUM
Felisbela Martins
Departamento de Geografia da Faculdade de Letras da Universidade do Porto
Carlinda Leite
Faculdade de Psicologia e Ciências da Educação da Universidade do Porto
The National Geography Curriculum for Primary Education in Portugal: (re)interpretations by Geography Teachers
1215-1315 / Lunch. Refreshments available in Room 802
1315-1415 / Paper Session in Room 903
Session Chair:David Mitchell
Christiane Meyer
Department of Geography Education , Leibniz University Hannover
Reflections ON MORAL and ethical judgement in
German geographical education
Graham Butt
School of Education, University of Birmingham
STILL FINDING ITS PLACE? – LOCATING GLOBALIZATION IN THE GEOGRAPHY CURRICULUM.
János Mika1,2, Ilona Pajtók-Tari1
1Department of Geography, Eszterházy College, Eger, Hungary,
2Hungarian Meteorological Service, Budapest, Hungary
IDEAS AND PRACTICES FOR EDUCATION ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE
Branca Miranda
Manuela Malheiro Ferreira
Universidade Aberta, Lisboa, Portugal
GEOGRAPHY CURRICULUM AND DEVELOPMENT Of DEMOCRATIC COMPETENCES: The case of Portugal
1415-1430 / Break. Refreshments available in Room 802
1430-1550 / Paper Session in Room 903
Session Chair: TBC
Alvaro Sanchez-Crispin
Institute of Geography. National Autonomous University of Mexico
Alejandro Ramos-Trejo
National High School. National Autonomous University of Mexico
CURRICULUM CHANGES IN GEOGRAPHICAL EDUCATION IN MEXICO: BETWEEN EXCLUSION AND CONSOLIDATION
Ružica Vuk, Martina Jakovčić, and Zoran Curić
Department of Geography, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb
THE ROLE OF THE CROATIAN GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY IN THE TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF TEACHERS OF GEOGRAPHY
David Mitchell
Institute of Education, London
Implications of a ‘knowledge turn’ for geography initial teacher education
Dr. Eje Kim
Department of Social Studies Education,
GI National University of Education
PITFALLS OF CONCEPT-BASED GEOGRAPHY CURRICULUM REFORM?: REMAINING STEREOTYPES IN S. KOREAN TEXTBOOKS
1600-1700 / Panel session: Responding to the challenges facing Curriculum Making in Geography Education
Participants TBC: Sirpa Tani, David Lambert, Margaret Robertson, Daniela Schmeinck
Panel Chair: TBC
1630-1645 / Closing remarks in Room 903
Professor Simon Catling
Chairperson, IGU-CGE British Sub-Committee
20th April / Fieldtrip to Site of London Olympics with Bob Digby
Meeting in 802 at 9.30
(Luggage can be left securely in 802)