Jo Coles

Driving in the car and the 7 year old just presented me with her labelled structure of the Earth diagram…just because. Bless her.

It’s so interesting isn’t it, his heat is inextricably linked with colour in our heads.

What are your favourite ‘go to’ diagrams for teaching the structure of the Earth? Do you have favourite colours for sections?! Also which diagrams do you love to destroy?! Cc @ahamill.bsky.social @jennnnnn.bsky.social @geogmum.bsky.social @geogsteel.bsky.social

Phewf!!

Four ways to use Artificial Intelligence in the geography classroom - The GA Blog Lara Buchanan provides four ways that artificial intelligence can be used to enhance your geography lessons...

There's lots in the press today about potential of AI to the UK, including to schools & for some eg's of use of AI in the #geography classroom see #geographyteacher Lara Buchanan's blog for #GeographicalAssociation on how she uses AI in her lessons

ga-blog.org/2024/12/03/f...

The world has passed "peak child".

This was a term coined by the late Hans Rosling, and the most recent data suggests that the world has reached it: the number of children has stopped growing.

My data insight on @ourworldindata.org today: ourworldindata.org/data-insight...

Shein: Inside the Chinese factories fuelling the company's success Workers making clothes for the fast fashion giant tell the BBC they labour for up to 75 hours a week.

China's Fast fashion: Shein report on illegal hours, low wages and suppliers using forced labour #Shein #whomademyclothes #everystitchhasastory www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

AQA A-Level Geography Live Revision | Water Cycle (Paper 1 - Core Topic) Join Vicki and the team for 30 minutes of fast-paced interactive revision on the water cycle - a core topic for Paper 1 on the AQA A-Level Geography spec.

This week we start off our Spring/Summer schedule of live revision blasts for AQA A-Level Geography, kicking off with the Water Cycle with @geogmum.bsky.social and @mildthing99.bsky.social - see you at 5.30 on Wednesday!
www.tutor2u.net/live/aqa-a-l...

Tell me it wasn’t outside in the snow?! 🥶

Yikes! Brrr that is chilly. Stay safe and enjoy!

Gorgeous! Soooo jealous.

Great to use somewhere more obscure.

True! Keeps you on your toes but also means you can keep being inspired yourself with something new.

Good to be able to build upwards.

Ah that’s great! Lovely to use their narratives.

Ha ha. It is tricky isn’t it. Partly because we’re battling preconceptions that are already so ingrained.

It's the Xmas dilemma ... whether to have a real or fake Xmas tree 🎄

& delighted to chat all things Christmas, carbon & choice of real & plastic trees (& how to best dispose of them) with @KatherineCowan @BBCSheffield

Listen in from 2.13 onwards on
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Fingers crossed! Busy bee.

Ok #geographyteachers - hit me with your ‘favourite’ preferred LIDC case study for teaching GCSE development. Where do you focus on & why did you choose it? How do you avoid children picking up stereotypes & assumptions of place?
Thanks! #geography #GCSE

And this is the daftness - you’ll end up with both knees needing surgery rather than just one. I had assumed private care would be more optimistic & useful.

Nightmare. My friend has been battling this argument for years, despite being a dancer & the impact of her busted knees meaning she cannot exercise so is gaining weight & having further knock-on health impacts on other joints. It’s mad. You need it now! and they definitely last longer than 10!

Out of interest, do any #education #teachertraining organisations include content on child physiological development at different ages? Please share, I would love to connect. Cc @teachertapp.bsky.social @ruthswailes.bsky.social @suecowley.bsky.social #pgce #ECT @collegeofteaching.bsky.social

A grey layered rock face with letters emerging. Anjana Khatwa author of The Whispers of Rock: Stories from the Earth. This is a temporary cover.

Hi Everyone! 👋🏾 I am an award winning Earth Scientist, writer & presenter. The #WhispersOfRock is my debut book abt how rocks have shaped our world & our lives. Out 4.9.25 in US & UK. Thanks for all the follows! Pre-Order links in Bio 🤗 #naturewriting #geology #geography #science #nature

Well here I am, making the gradual move from X and hoping to just get back to a community like we used to know in the good old days 🤣☺️ Looking forward to finding all the lovely #geographyteacher #educators on here.