Teaching secondary geography

This free course, Teaching secondary geography, will identify and explore some of the key issues around teaching geography in secondary schools. Through coming to understand these issues and debates, you will reflect on and develop your practice as a geography teacher and develop a greater awareness of the wider context of geography education and how this affects geography in the secondary school curriculum.

• Introduction
• Learning outcomes
• 1 How do young people learn about geography?
• 1 How do young people learn about geography?
• 1.1 Concepts in geography
• 1.2 Contested concepts in geography
• 1.3 Summary
• 2 How can young people be engaged in geography?
• 2 How can young people be engaged in geography?
• 2.1 Using an enquiry approach
• 2.2 Young people’s geographies
• 2.3 Summary
• 3 What can creativity look like in geography?
• 3 What can creativity look like in geography?
• 3.1 Creativity in a wider context
• 3.2 Creativity in practice
• 3.3 Summary
• 4 What challenges are posed by teaching controversial issues?
• 4 What challenges are posed by teaching controversial issues?
• 4.1 Controversial issues in geography
• 4.2 Teaching approaches to controversial issues
• 4.3 Why teach controversial issues?
• 4.4 Teaching controversial issues
• Conclusion
• References
• Acknowledgements