Week 1

5 hours

This week we will get to know each other and explore the following questions:

What are my personal aims for the course?
How is IGCSE Geography assessed?
What are the assessment objectives for IGCSE Geography?
How are the assessment objectives tested?
How can I use past papers and mark schemes in my teaching?

This week's completion criteria:

Introduce yourself to your colleagues and identify your personal aims.
Share your experiences with past papers.

We recommend that you access the course every day to check your messages and keep up with any discussions. To help you manage your time, here is a suggested guideline of when to carry out the activities of the week.

Week 1		M	T	W	T	F	S	S
1.1 Introductions	45 minutes	Share
1.2 Know, Want to know, Learned (KWL)	60 minutes	Plan
1.3 Overview of the syllabus, papers and AOs	90 minutes			Read
1.4 Using past papers	60 minutes			Think & write		Share
1.5 Update your KWL chart	45 minutes						Reflect

Please note: throughout this course, you will be working in small groups in order to facilitate collaboration and discussion. I will be putting you in your groups during Week 1, and I will put a message in the Course café when the groups are ready. You will not be able to start Week 2 until you have been placed in a group.