Article by Skills Space
Key stage 3 Geography is undoubtedly a subject that brings tough challenges for its teachers – arguably more so than for those teaching other subjects. They specialise in a complex subject which requires a high degree of analysis and creativity to demonstrate topics with optimum stimulation and sophistication. Extending beyond the classroom is the frequent requirement – more so than that for any other subject ‘ for planning, participation and debrief of engaging and insightful field trips. That’s one busy teacher.
KS3 Geography teachers can also add to their to-do list, the contention of the ever changing world around us and its side effect of constantly changing Geography curriculum. This keeps the KS3 Geography teacher on a continuum of constant learning when new developments and discoveries are made. Ongoing adjustments to the subject itself is one thing, but the added appetite for a constantly developing teaching repertoire, aimed at getting excellent results from students, puts a lot of pressure onto any teacher.
KS3 Geography curriculum changes, implemented in September 2008, seem to have addressed the need to keep up with the changing planet. The traditional uniform approach has been scrapped and teachers now have the flexibility to customise the subject to pupils’ needs and ambitions as well as the issues affecting the local, national and global environments to which a school belongs.
More relevance for pupils and a greater degree of flexibility for teachers does come at a price, however. It’s not without its added challenges for teachers who now face the dilemma of which Key stage 3 geography programme is relevant for their class, while offering plenty of scope for enthusiastic teaching, and, of course provides the best potential for students’ future development. And where do they find time to put these plans together, especially in this age of paperwork and admin which already takes up a large chunk of the teacher’s day as it is?
Geography teaching resources can help and there is no shortage of material on the web: from fact sheets concerning new developments in topical matters, to tips on how to incorporate Google Earth into a lesson to best demonstrate a topic. KS3 Geography lesson plans are also available on many web pages to help teachers recoup some of that precious time lost on paperwork and other activities that detract them from the job in hand.
KS3 Geography is the pathway for many students to becoming successful in their further studies of Geography and ultimately to becoming successful geographers who can effectively deal with the changes in our world and environment and contribute to positive outcomes. The resources that are out there can be used by teachers to maximise the learning experience for pupils while saving time for teachers and allowing them to juggle the mountain of tasks involved in being a Geography teacher.
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