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Geographical Association Conference 2024 – Some Reflections

Dr. Preece

It felt like there were some emerging themes across a number of sessions: the concepts of power, representation and ‘whose Geography’ have now firmly established themselves at the heart of the conference conversation. Clearly, there’s elements of both – a dialogue between Conference and the rest of the community and wider school geography.

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Out of poverty, into the middle class

The Hechinger Report

Over a lifetime, a dual-headed household with bachelor’s degrees and $53,000 in college debt loses $208,000 in lifetime wealth — nearly four times the amount borrowed, according to a 2013 brief by Demos, a left-leaning policy organization. Moureen’s economic ascent, however, may also depend on geography.

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A Busy Teacher’s Guide to… New Climate Change Teaching Resources

Dr. Preece

You can access the hub here: [link] with guidance, and demos for those who want to incorporate some of this work in to teaching. Great resource for Departments, mentors, ITE/ECT providers to upskill teachers on climate change education – not just in Geography! They may also want to consolidate in other areas (e.g.

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Will Virtual Reality Lead More Families to Opt Out of Traditional Public Schools?

ED Surge

EdSurge: So you saw some demos of this VR school with their sixth graders and eighth graders. Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts, or use the player on this page. Or read a partial transcript below, lightly edited for clarity. What did the VR classroom look like?

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Worldly Wednesday #16: Newsletters, Oak and Minecraft

Living Geography

We had an impressive demo of the progress on the key resource. After lunch, I had a Zoom meeting as part of an Education group on a project which will be coming out later in the year. I'm working on the Education pack, and all I can say about it is that it involves the students playing Minecraft.