Victoria Hewett
Rethinking Subject Specific Terminology
In geography and across education, the language we use can have profound implications. Words carry weight, they shape perceptions,...
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Victoria Hewett
Dec 28, 20192 min read
Resource – MYP Unit on Global Issues
I recently posted how I go about creating new unit plans for MYP. Since I had a number of people email and DM to ask for access I figured...
Victoria Hewett
Dec 27, 20195 min read
Mrs Humanities shares… planning an MYP unit
At the end of the last academic year, my colleague and I sat down to design a new unit for year 7 that would inspire and empower them to...
Victoria Hewett
Oct 13, 20192 min read
Resource – MYP Inquiry and Feedback Templates
One of the things I really wanted to improve in the last academic year was my departments approach to MYP criterion B – Investigation. In...
Victoria Hewett
Oct 5, 20195 min read
Creating a Coherent Curriculum: Geography
Creating a coherent curriculum is no easy feat. I know because I once did it from scratch single-handily for Humanities! Thankfully, I’m...
Victoria Hewett
Aug 29, 20192 min read
Resource – Welcome to GCSE Geography (AQA)
Whilst many of us are getting ready for heading back to school I thought I’d share with you my resources for the first few lessons with...
Victoria Hewett
Feb 16, 20192 min read
Resource – Geography in the News Reading Review Sheet
During a lesson with one of my year 13 classes recently, it became apparent that I often ask “did you see in the news…?” after my...
Victoria Hewett
Feb 14, 20191 min read
Resource – IB Geog your Memory Revision Resource
This is a resource I’ve been working on now for a couple of weeks and finally today I was determined to get it finished. It’s a revision...
Victoria Hewett
Feb 3, 20191 min read
Resource – Geographical Skills Revision Booklet
I wanted to create something for my students that would provide them with guidance on the wide variety of geographical skills they could...
Victoria Hewett
Jan 21, 20191 min read
Resource – Alaskan Oil Hexagon Task
As part of the current GCSE specification we explore the opportunities and challenges associated with development. Our case study is on...
Victoria Hewett
Jan 20, 20192 min read
Resource – UK Climate Inquiry
Teaching about weather and climate is probably one of my favourite topics to teach in Geography. I love the relevance, I love the theory...
Victoria Hewett
Dec 28, 20182 min read
Resource – GCSE Revision G.Y.M
This is a project I’ve been meaning to do for a while now to support revision and recall inspired by Jen Monk’s ‘Geog your memory’...
Victoria Hewett
Dec 17, 20182 min read
Mrs Humanities shares… Simulation Games for Geography
I was recently searching for GIS resources when I came across an old document I had about the use of simulation games in Geography. I...
Victoria Hewett
Nov 14, 20181 min read
Resource – Welcome to GCSE Geography
Yesterday I shared this post on twitter and since then I’ve had a number of requests for a copy of the document. Year 10 parents evening...
Victoria Hewett
Sep 22, 20181 min read
Resource – Lagos Redevelopment DME
There are a wide range of videos that could be shown to the class alongside the resources to develop their understanding of the...
Victoria Hewett
Aug 23, 20181 min read
Resource – Assessment for Learning Booklet AQA Geography
AfL grids my department and I use with our GCSE students which our students use to assess their understanding of the content before and...
Victoria Hewett
May 12, 20181 min read
Resource – IBDP Geography Case Study Revision Booklets
GCSE case study and exam question booklets, I’ve set out making similar resources for my IB students. So far the booklet/s consist of...
Victoria Hewett
Mar 14, 20181 min read
Resource – Paper 3 Question, Mark Scheme and Answer Advice Match UP
The card consisted of 6 questions, 6 mark schemes and 6 answer advice cards. Students were given the set of 6 questions from Paper 3,...
Victoria Hewett
Mar 3, 20181 min read
Resource – How to Revise in Geography
Inspired by Greg Thornton’s post on How do we revise for history? which I recommended in my post on Mrs Humanities shares… 5 Epic History...
Victoria Hewett
Feb 20, 20181 min read
Resource – Describing routes using maps
It’s quite a simple activity. Students are given a map, key and task sheet. The task sheet provides a cops and robbers scenario with...
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