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Whats the big idea? arm fa
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Key concepts can be used in planning to cier gl
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give focus, to aid selection of content, tion i
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A detailed knowledge of content ity su
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But which concepts should chang
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Different people, different ity su
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Schools Council Project Leat (1998) Jackson (2006) chang
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communication cause and effect space and place
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beliefs and values decision-making proximity and distance
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continuity/change
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Which concepts? arm fa
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Concepts are classifiers tools for chang
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making sense of the world tion i
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Key concepts in the 2008 NC arm fa
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Place, space, time central arm fa
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The proof of the pudding arm fa
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sequences of learning ess p
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so how can this happen? arm fa
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Do these have pith & rigour? arm fa
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Olympics in China: good or bad? ess p
Should people be allowed to destroy the migra
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Its not easy, but it is important! arm fa
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Achieving focus arm fa
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Conclusions arm fa
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Why? chang
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Challenges for future ity su
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Long term progression tion i
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Synthesis ess p
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More info arm fa
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GA website big concepts thinkpiece chang
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(www.geography.org.uk/projects/gtip/thinkpieces/) tion i
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Teaching Geography summer 08 ess p
CPD course 2009 ejt38@cam.ac.uk migra
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