EDU 2407: Teaching Geography

Course Description

This course provides female student-teachers with the pedagogical skills and strategies required to teach geography effectively in Somali secondary schools. It emphasizes the integration of subject knowledge with teaching methods, classroom management, use of teaching aids, and learner-centered approaches. The course equips students with techniques for planning geography lessons, assessing learners, and adapting teaching strategies to resource-limited environments, especially in rural Somali contexts.

Course Objectives

By the end of the course, students will be able to:

• Explain the role of geography education in secondary schools.
• Develop learner-centered lesson plans for geography topics.
• Apply appropriate methods and strategies for teaching physical and human geography.
• Select and use maps, globes, models, ICT, and local resources in teaching geography.
• Conduct practical work, field studies, and projects to enhance learning.
• Design assessments for geography that measure knowledge, skills, and attitudes.
• Adapt geography teaching to gender-sensitive, multicultural, and resource-limited contexts.
• Reflect on their teaching practices to improve effectiveness.

Required Materials

1. Core Textbooks

• Foskett, N., & Marsden, W. (2014). Teaching Geography (3rd ed.). Routledge.
• Naish, M. (2016). Geography and Education: Teaching and Learning in the Secondary School. Routledge.
• Graves, N. (2018). New Directions in Geography Education. Routledge.

2. Teaching Aids

• Maps, atlases, globes
• Wall charts, diagrams, and models
• ICT tools (where available), GIS resources
• Locally available materials (stones, soil, water, plants)
• Fieldwork notebooks and report templates