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A GeoCapabilities approach – dealing with social justice

September 1st, 2021 / Karl Donert / 0 comments

Members of the GeoCapabilities Project participated in the recent International Geographic Union Commission for Geographic Education (IGU-CGE) conference held in Prague and online. This presentation from the GeoCapabilities 3 project looks at a social justice framework. Social Justice is described as a set of ideas underpinning the GeoCapabilities 3 project, which are broken down in the … Continue reading A GeoCapabilities approach – dealing with social justice

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Teaching about migration using a GeoCapabilities approach

August 16th, 2021 / Karl Donert / 0 comments

Members of the GeoCapabilities Project participated in the recent International Geographic Union Commission for Geographic Education (IGU-CGE) conference held in Prague and online. This presentation from the GeoCapabilities 3 project which looks at ‘vignettes’ as a way for teachers to connect with disciplinary knowledge and teaching about challenging geography topics in schools, framed by a … Continue reading Teaching about migration using a GeoCapabilities approach

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GeoCapabilities Webinar – September 14 2021. 18.00 CET

August 6th, 2021 / Karl Donert / 0 comments

  On September 14th 18.00h CET, members of the GeoCapabilities 3 project will present an online webinar for teachers and educators on the activities and outcomes of the project. GeoCapabilities 3 has developed tools to support teaching powerful geographical knowledge in more challenging school situations. Register to participate in the event at https://forms.gle/MNCyiz8sy2DBnuUE6    

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GeoCapabilities to present at IGU-CGE 2021

July 23rd, 2021 / Karl Donert / 0 comments

Members of the GeoCapabilities project will hold two sessions at the IGU-CGE Conference, Making Connections, Cooperation and Networking in geographical education, to be held in Prague and online on Wednesday August 13th 2021 Paper session: GeoCapabilities 3: GeoCapabilities for social justice  Session Chair: Mary Biddulph Using a social justice framework to consider the application of … Continue reading GeoCapabilities to present at IGU-CGE 2021

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An extended GeoCapabilities bibliography

July 3rd, 2021 / Karl Donert / 0 comments

GeoCapabilities has become an important geographical education approach used in many countries around the world. It is directly used in schools and teacher training across Europe, Americas, Asia and Australia with related applied research. This activity expands knowledge about the benefits and limitations of using the GeoCapabilities approach. The GeoCapabilities 3 project has produced an … Continue reading An extended GeoCapabilities bibliography