38/38pt heading for Intro Geography in the news Katine - it starts with a village in Uganda Hannah Judge-Brown Margaret Holborn Malachy Mallon Jan Trott.

38/38pt heading for IntroGeography in the news Katine - it starts with a village in Uganda

Hannah Judge-Brown

Margaret Holborn

Malachy Mallon

Jan Trott

http://www.guardian.co.uk/katine

GNM Education Centre

•Workshops for primary and secondary schools

•Teacher conferences and seminars

•Q&A sessions for higher education group

•Family Days

http://www.guardian.co.uk/gnmeducationcentre

Possible teaching resources on Katine website

• Articles

• Blogs

• Films

• Podcasts

Separate schools section

http://www.guardian.co.uk/katine/schools

• Factual reporting• In depth analysis• Look at the reporting of geography and the environment

http ://www.guardian.co.uk/katine/2009/feb/05/piped-tap-water-uganda

Katine Articles

• A personal report• A short piece which can elicit a response

from a reader

http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/katineblog

Katine Blogs

Katine Film

• Emphasis on the visual impact - so choose footage carefully

• The film tells the story with a commentary to assist when necessaryhttp://www.guardian.co.uk/katine/video

Katine Podcasts

• Focus on speaking and listening• Planning and preparation skills• Interviews• Debatehttp://www.guardian.co.uk/katine/

katine+content/audio

Ideas

• Compare and contrast the two localities• Write an article about an issue in their local area• Write interview questions for one of the Katine

villagers• Write a response to an article• Write your own blog• Write a response to a blog• Write a blog as a Katine school pupil• Write to the Letters page of the newspaper about a local

issue• A day in the life blog• A day in the life of a Katine pupil

Over to you…

Make a mini podcast using resource pack

Ideas for podcast topics:

• Group discussion comparing school life in Katine with your

own school

• News podcast about life in Katine

• Suggestions for using the Katine site with pupils

• Role play – interview people in the articles

Contact us

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