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A very odd request!!
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Lindy Mar 10.
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Yes thats great - thanks for all the effort! It is just that they seem to get into such a tangle with causes and consequences that I wanted another way for them to approach it. I tried a mountain where the peak was the central idea - but there never…
You can't see it 100% clearly, but this has what you talk about: http://geographycumbria.ning.com/photo/2330530:Photo:147
I googled and looked on flickr images but couldn't find a clearer image of the same scene...
Thanks so much. The Napes Needles one looks great!
http://westcumbriamountaineeringclub.ning.com/ image at the top is mine, any good? Taken from Napes Needle
Surely any incoming water, if it was a classic location would be sub aerial? That is flowing from below the scree which covers the free face of the headwall. Ennerdale water has the river Liza flowing into it and the Ehen out, Wasdale likewise. Coul…
Does anyone have a picture or a tarn or similar with water running in and also a waterfall overflowing out of the lower edge?
Why do I want it? I want to use it as a metaphor for causes and consequences. The tarn will be labeled ' This where we are'…
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- At 7:33am on September 25, 2008,
Kevin Cooper said…
- Thanks for replying Lindy, interesting - will have a look at websites when I have a minute - bit 'mad' at the moment...
I like the idea of wikis, virtual networks, etc. - even for 'normal' schools - but it's finding the time to (a) acquire the skills, and (b) set up these things. This website was relatively easy to set up, but still took about 20 hours to get up and running...
Annoying that urls don't show as hyperlinks in messages - only in fourm posts.
Hoping that as I get hold of more contacts here in Cumbria (only been here since last year, only teaching this term), this website will become more useful and resource-rich!
- At 10:59am on September 21, 2008,
Kevin Cooper said…
- Hi Lindy,
Thanks for joining - guessing you are LindyM from sln - do you do fieldwork in Lakes? or are you just being kind and signing up to help me get numbers up? - welcome either way!
Standard welcome note below, if you can be bothered to trawl through it...
Dear New Member,
I have created this NING as part of my role as RSA (Regional Subject Advisor) for the GA.
The aim is to facilitate increased communication between geography teachers (and field studies tutors, PGCE tutors and students, etc.) either working in Cumbria or with a particular interest in Cumbria (e.g. regular field trips).
I’d love for you to post resources, ideas, photos, links to useful websites, local geographical new items, etc. – and find good things you can use that others have posted – but even if you don’t find the time for any of that, being a member of this NING will ‘keep you in the loop’ wrt curriculum changes, INSETs, etc.
I also envisage teachers using the forum to ask things like ‘does anyone do a fieldtrip to Barrow?’ or ‘does anyone have a good KS3 scheme of work on The Lake District’ or ‘does anyone know of a video clip that shows longshore drift in action?’ or ‘does anyone have any resources on urban models based on Carlisle?’ – rather like the SLN forum, but with the focus on Cumbria.
Why not add the NING to your homepage tabs and check in daily to see what people are saying / uploading?
One advantage of posting here is that it will help you in accumulating evidence of ‘sharing of good practice’ which is a requirement of e.g. threshold, AST, etc. (also good to talk about at interview). If you download a resource, please do just post a ‘thanks’, so that the creator of the resource can use that as evidence. Even better would be providing feedback if you have used the resource / idea in a lesson. I would love for this forum to also be a place where people can give feedback on resources, suggesting possible developments or improvements.
In an ideal world the NING will also help in arranging face-to-face meetings between geography teachers, but the beauty of the NING is that it doesn’t involve travelling long distances like most face-to-face meetings in our vast county do!
My hope is that at least one teacher from each secondary school in Cumbria will join up – ideally every geography teacher in Cumbria, so please do invite any others you know of.
If you have any questions or suggestions, please do let me know.
All the best,
Kevin (Cooper)
John Ruskin School, Coniston
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PS Apologies for the default profile picture – an attempt to encourage people to upload photos to make the site more personable and interesting! (it’s me, by the way)
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