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School geography: Exploring a definition
Education & Development

School geography: Exploring a definition

...Mental Map”: Can “anyone” (really) teach geography?’, Journal of Geography 103, pp. 43–5. Hollowat, S., Rice, S. and Valentine, G. (2003), Key concepts in Geography, Sage Publications Ltd. Marsden, B. (1997) ‘Taking the geography out of geography education’, Geography 82(3), pp. 241–52. Standish, A. (2003) ‘Constructing a value map’, Geography 88(2),...
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Level 2: Intermediate 9 hrs
Teaching secondary mathematics
Education & Development

Teaching secondary mathematics

...mental arithmetic. (Hattie, 2012) Activity 2 Mastering mathematics teaching Timing: Allow about 1 hour Consider the last two points of Hattie’s dimensions of excellence above. The ideas involved in ‘Expert teachers are passionate about ensuring that all their students are learning, and understand the importance of organising success’ and ‘on developing deep and...
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Level 3: Advanced 11 hrs
Writing what you know
History & The Arts

Writing what you know

...mental note of them. Open your eyes and, without looking around, write down what you thought of. Now look at your surroundings and write a paragraph (no more than 150 words) describing them, picking out at least three things that you haven't noticed recently – things you didn't think of when you closed your eyes. Discussion The details you noticed may have come in...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Getting started with Spanish 2
Languages

Getting started with Spanish 2

...mentales. Tenemos colaboradores que usan la lengua de señas en las clases cuando los niños tienen discapacidad auditiva. Los niños aprenden mucho y están contentos. Mi hermano también colabora con la asociación. Él da clases de carpintería y yo contacto con nuestros colaboradores para organizar actividades. ¿Colabora con nosotros? Un abrazo, Vero VOCABULARIO...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
How to compare income across countries
Science, Maths & Technology

How to compare income across countries

...health started to improve in the second half of the twentieth century, followed more recently by a growth in income. But given that these countries are all so very different not least in terms of population sizes or standards of living, how can we make fair comparisons between them? Rosling's approach is to use normalised or standardised figures that try to take away some...
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Video 45 mins
Early adopters: What are smartphones doing to children?
Education & Development

Early adopters: What are smartphones doing to children?

...Health, Behavior and Development at the Seattle Children’s Research Institute. “If your child has 12 hours awake and two of those are spent eating, how will you allocate the rest of the time?” The problem is that tablets are extremely appealing to children and adults alike. Thanks to their design, versatility and intuitive interfaces, tablets are a perfect way for...
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Article 5 mins
Introduction to critical criminology
Society, Politics & Law

Introduction to critical criminology

...health and safety regulations in pursuit of profit, then yes, factories are places of violence. Trade and production are presented as the cornerstone of thriving capitalist economics, yet critical thinking reminds us that they are also responsible for widespread injury, suffering and death. For some commentators (Young, 2002) the critical criminological project is a...
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Level 3: Advanced 2 hrs
Using voluntary work to get ahead in the job market
Money & Business

Using voluntary work to get ahead in the job market

...health and social care (including sections relating to young people, elderly, disabled, etc.). There are also subcategories, e.g. for campaign volunteering, these include discrimination/human and civil rights, environment and conservation, and political parties. The Volunteering England site also contains volunteer blogs. 3) Directgov Search volunteer opportunities,...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs