Bob Digby's article 'Teaching about the Olympics' was published in Teaching Geography Summer 2007 and focuses on the Sydney 2000 Olympic and Paralympic Games. It suggests how teachers might use the Olympics in their teaching about sustainability, the geographies of change, urban environments and globalisation. GA members who subscribe to Teaching Geography can download the article free from the Journals area, while non-members can purchase a PDF copy for £13.00 (inc. VAT).
Four resources accompanying the article are available to download free below:
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This issue focuses on global learning at primary level and includes articles on school partnerships, food and farming and South Africa 2010. It also features the second part of the Forest Schools Diary.
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The Spring issue of Teaching Geography has a new look and a new format. Focusing on 'enquiry', it is full of teaching ideas and resources, which show how an enquiry approach can be used to engage and motivate students.
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The Spring 2010 issue, edited by Eleanor Rawling, looks at the geographies of organised crime, the geographies of the creative industries, 'joined-up geography' and more.
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