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Ian Dixson

Ian Dixson. Head of Humanities The High Arcal School. Applying GIS Year 9 Sustainable Development. “How might the negative environmental impacts of the High Arcal estate best be reduced?”. How does this work in reality?. ICT rooms booked on a rota basis for all Year 9 classes

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Ian Dixson

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  1. Ian Dixson Head of Humanities The High Arcal School

  2. Applying GIS Year 9 Sustainable Development “How might the negative environmental impacts of the High Arcal estate best be reduced?”

  3. How does this work in reality? • ICT rooms booked on a rota basis for all Year 9 classes • Geography department website acts as a repository for teaching and learning materials • Pupils work through tasks in a supportive environment using GIS, websites and printed materials to support learning

  4. Map work: locate and define High Arcal Estate using GISMO Citizenship Change

  5. Count up the number of properties in different categories, enter into a spreadsheet and calculate waste produced in the area

  6. Fieldwork

  7. Consider how to reduce negative impacts of an urban area

  8. Rank changes to assess BEST way to reduce negative impacts

  9. Differentiated worksheets to assist pupils in writing their conclusions

  10. Conclusions: • Addresses a variety of learning styles • Introduced pupils (and staff!) to GISMO • Used GISMO to support learning • Has the wow factor • Links to real life situations • Includes Citizenship activities • but…. • Have lost access to ICT rooms due to introduction of half course ICT • Reverted to mixed ability teaching….this approach worked particularly well with top half of Year group • Was a lengthy project (half a term),,…,too long for some to sustain impetus

  11. Way forward Re-write as a shorter project linking to issues such as global warming Try to regain access to ICT rooms Consider how such projects can be included in a VTLE such as Kaleidos to support learning off-site.

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