The document provides an agenda for a teach meet event hosted by the Sheffield and District GA Branch. The event will include several presentations on topics related to geography teaching such as developing subject vocabulary, using technology like visualizers and GIS in the classroom, planning the geography curriculum at different key stages, and navigating geography education post-coronavirus. Attendees will have opportunities for Q&A after each presentation segment. The event aims to foster discussion among geography teachers and educators in the northern region of England.

1. Sheffield and District GA Branch – Teach Meet
Wednesday 8th July 19.00-20.30pm
The Northern Powerhouse - Reflections of Geography Teachers and Northern Geographers
Welcome and Introduction to the Sheffield
and District GA Branch
Tom Highnett &
Susan Pike
19.00-19.10
Literacy
Reading for Meaning and Etymology
David Goodwin
(Healing School)
19.10-19.15
Research into Developing Subject Specific
Vocabulary Through Talk
Amy Cushing
(Brinsworth Academy)
19.15-19.20
Q&A – Led by Bethan Williams 19.20-19.25
Technology to Support Teaching
Use of Visualisers in the Classroom
Megan Richardson
(Meadowhead School)
19.25-19.30
Use of GIS in the Classroom – from KS3
to KS5
Elli Clark
(Ackworth School)
19.30-19.35
Using Google Tour-Builder for Home
Learning Field Trips
Ben Eccersley
(Outwood Academy
Shafton)
19.35-19.40
Q&A – Led by Bethan Williams 19.40-19.45
The Geography Curriculum
Geography at KS3: Initial Thoughts on
Planning for Progress and Challenge
James Hamley
(Brigshaw High School)
19.45-19.50
Glaciation – is it the Marmite of GCSE
Options?
Ryan Nock
(Carr Manor)
19.50-19.55
Q&A – Led by Bethan Williams 19.55-20.00
Quality Geography or Curriculum
Compliance?
David Rogers
(The Littlehampton
Academy)
20.00-20.10
Q&A – Led by Bethan Williams 20.10-20.15
Post-Corona Geographies – Navigating
New Norms
Alan Parkinson
(King’s Ely Junior)
20.15-20.25
Final Q&A and discussions.
Thanks, future plans for Sheffield and
District GA branch.
Tom Highnett 20.25-20.30