GEOGRAPHY 12

Thursday, September 9 & Friday, September 10

1. Distribute text books
2. Review Course Outline, Expectations, Course Organization
   • Assessment:  Core Competencies vs Curricular Competencies
   • Homework vs Assignments/Formal Assessments
   • Utilizing MOODLE, Teacher BLOG, TEAMS
3. Set up GEO12 Digital Portfolio/Blog; post link on TEAMS
4. *Ongoing until END of SEMESTER 1:
   1. Observations of the World Through a New Lens
      1. Create a section in your Digital Portfolio for this
      2. Keep ongoing entries in Course Portfolio on phenomena/events related to Geography
         • Description of what it is/was
         • Your rationale/meaning/thoughts
5. Intro to GEO and the FIVE THEMES of GEOGRAPHY
   • Go over FIVE THEMES of GEOGRAPHY ASSIGNMENT 1 (student choice of working in groups of TWO or individually) and ASSIGNMENT 2 (individual only)
   • Research/View/Discuss materials on FIVE THEMES of GEOGRAPHY (video on MOODLE/TEAMS plus own research for understanding)
   • Start working/gathering details for Assignment 1
6. HOMEWORK –
   • Due next period:
     • Physical + Human Geography in Canada (view and understand on MOODLE)
   • Due Monday September 13
     • Read UNIT 1 in text book pp.1-14
     • Assessment/Discussion for Understanding from reading will take place Monday