"Look at it this way"

I have been preparing resources for a joint SfE / GA conference which was being organised for the new GCSE specifications, but has unfortunately been cancelled. One focus area was that of Avalanches What pedagogy could be used to teach about avalanches ? What approaches to delivering 'content' so that it sticks, and becomes part of the learning process, and can also be assessed in a way which allows students to achieve ? The first area that has to be tackled is to look at the specs and see what will be part of the assessment. Edexcel ‘A’: Avalanches and their management a. The physical and human causes and effects of an avalanche in a named location. b. Prediction and prevention of the effects of avalanches by forecasting, the design of buildings and defences, planning and education. So let's choose a location first of all. Where would be appropriate ? The Alps are a popular ski destination, and have been for many decades. There are many ski resorts, and the are...

Listen to the Lough ... Radio 4 programme: The Lake - catch it on iPlayer while you can

An A-Z of coastal landscape features thanks to Mark Cowan's new poem. An A-Z of Coasts terms View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. (tags: geography coasts ) Don't forget the book is available to buy from the GA shop.

Tilt-shift style photography. Some examples here. I love the effect of miniaturising vehicles and people, combined with the enhanced colours. From top to bottom: Sheffield, Hastings, Dartmouth and the Albert Dock in Liverpool. Thanks to Danny Nicholson via TWITTER for tipping me off to the TILT SHIFT MAKER site, which produces a 'tilt-shift style' effect on your own photos by giving you a simple interface for deciding which bit of the photograph to keep in focus.

Rich Allaway's homage to Dan's Urban Earth ...

Image by Ronald Lampitt See you in 2009

Thanks to my editor John Widdowson for the work on final stages of the manuscript... On course for publication later in 2009...