GRIDS for LEARNING


Grid References....get it ?

First there was the NATIONAL GRID for LEARNING, which was part of the idea of having a Virtual Teacher Centre on the Internet that would be a repository for work from teachers around the country and save everyone a lot of time. Except that teachers are happy to take materials but aren't so quick to add something of their own. This is certainly the case with the Teacher Resource Exchange, where a lot more teachers are registered than have actually contributed a resource of some kind.

There are some reasonable ones out there, although there's a certain overlap of content, and duplication of links which tend to miss out the better ones that some of the better portal sites would provide you with.

Now also features addresses of Geographical Association LOCAL ASSOCIATION WEBSITES. These often feature notes for lectures which have been organised by the association, or other useful resources, although not as much as there could be.


In alphabetical order then, and still in progress, so not exhaustive...


A

B = Bolton Virtual Teaching and Learning Centre - most of content is from Learn.co.uk

Birmingham Grid for Learning

Bradford NGFL

C

D

E = Edinburgh Grid for Learning - has some useful Geography resources, including Earthquakes, the Jeans trade and Population structure and pyramids

Essex Grid for Learning

F

G = Guernsey Grid for Learning

H = Hull Grid for Learning - some good curriculum resources

Hertfordshire Grid for Learning

Hampshire Grid for Learning

I = Interactive Grid for Learning - good content and an interactive quiz creator to have a go at making your own, which can then be mailed to people

J

K = KENTED: Kent Grid for Learning

L = London Grid for Learning

Lancashire Grid for Learning - Literacy Activities and Resources

M

N = National Grid for Learning, also NGFL SCOTLAND site.

NORFOLK ESINET

Northern Grid for Learning - features GeographyPages. Recommended

O

P = Pembrokeshire

R = List of Richmond schools listed at the moment

S = SCORE: Stoke on Trent Community Online Resources for Education (Password required for entry)

SOUTH WEST Grid for Learning - best known for the Digital Jurassic Coast which is an excellent case study for GCSE and AS/A2 Geography - a World Heritage site, and a concentrated area of classic coastal landforms

SOUTH East Grid for Learning

Staffordshire Learning Network - one of the best sites on the internet for UK Geographers - see the TOP TEN for details of this site.

SLAMNET: Suffolk Network site - excellent list of Geographical content - features GeographyPages

T = Torbay Grid 4 Learning - essentially a list of links to around 20 other sites - not a lot of new Geographical content

U =

V =

W = Warrington Grid for Learning

West Sussex Grid for Learning

Walsall Grid for Learning

Westminster Grid for Learning

Wirral Learning Grid - some useful ICT resources

X =

Y =

Z =


GA LOCAL ASSOCIATION WEBSITES

There are many local associations of the Geographical Association which often feature useful contacts: websites, transcripts and Powerpoint presentations of lecturers.

The local one is NORFOLK: They have some useful lecture notes, including lecture on FLOOD MANAGEMENT IN BANGLADESH, and one on NORFOLK BROADS.

The GEOGRAPHICAL ASSOCIATION itself has a useful website. They have lectures from the 2002 GA Conference.

The BRISTOL association has a useful site giving the Bristol harbour-side as an example of a development project. There are all the details available for a decision making exercise.

The Hampshire GA's site is organised by Alistair McNaught.

There's also the SCOTTISH GA site to visit, plus their SCOTTISH Virtual Teacher Centre.

Some useful materials are made available by the North Staffordshire Branch of the Geographical Association.

 

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