Many great partnerships have existed throughout history – Lennon and McCartney, cheese and onion, Laurel and Hardy, Larry Page and Sergey Brin, and now Allaway and Podbury.
Matt Pods Podbury and Richard alltheway Allaway are joining forces to offer online training opportunities for international geography educators at internationalgeography.training.
The what
Three online workshops between now and May 2025, which can be booked individually or as an ‘all three bundle’.
Each workshop consists of two 90-minute sessions and then the opportunity to have a 30-minute one-on-one meeting with either Richard or Matt to focus on your specific topic of interest and questions.
The workshops will happen on Saturdays, so most of you will not need to find cover for your classes. They will run from 10h00 CET to 13h30 CET, so you have enough time for a lie-in and a lazy breakfast, and everything is finished in time for a late lunch.
The workshops focus on the training needs of international geography teachers, especially those teaching IB DP Geography and IGCSE Geography.
The when
Making it matter for your students
Saturday 18th January 2025 – 10h00 to 13h30 CET
The students’ initial excitement for the course is starting to fade. Lessons are becoming a series of syllabus-busting sessions. This workshop will help you take stock, reflect and refocus on making geography matter for your students. Case study choice, the skills your students need to handle the course content and making the most of the ‘geography of the now’ will all be features of this energising workshop.
Getting your students exam ready
Saturday 22nd March 2025 – 10h00 to 13h30 CET
Mock examination season is almost upon us, and it is time to take stock of the knowledge, understanding and skills that will underpin the likely success of our Geography students in their first attempt at a semi-realistic summative assessment. This workshop will introduce you to a range of strategies to aid student preparation, as well as the effective time management of revision to combat stress and aid well-being.
Big things that your students need to write
Saturday 3rd May 2025 – 10h00 CET to 13h30 CET
Your students will undoubtedly have to write some ‘big things’. This could be post-fieldwork report writing or the production of independent research essays. Do your students have the skills necessary to structure such writing tasks? How do you support them in creating engaging and accessible research questions? This workshop will focus on the “when” and “how” of guiding your students to write impactful pieces that promote both well-being and academic success.
Pricing
One workshop at a time
€ 180 each
- € 180 each [+ VAT if you are located in the EU and do not have an EU VAT Number]
- These workshops are not official IB or IGCSE-approved workshops.
- The workshops will not be recorded, but the session resources will be shared with participants.
- Payment is possible via bank transfer or credit card.
- The 30-minute one-to-one session with Richard or Matt will be bookable via a shared calendar link and must happen within four weeks of the workshop.
- geographyalltheway SASU will invoice you, but this is a joint venture between Richard Allaway and Matt Podbury.
The all three bundle
€ 499 for the bundle
- € 499 for the bundle [+ VAT if you are located in the EU and do not have an EU VAT Number]
- If you have a Whole School subscription to either geographyalltheway.com or ibgeographypods.org, you can get a 5% discount – so the cost is € 474.
- If you have a Whole School subscription to both geographyalltheway.com and ibgeographypods.org, you can get a 10% discount – so the cost is € 449.
The who
Matt Podbury
Matt is a Geography teacher from North Wales and Head of Geography at the International School of Toulouse. Teaching since 2002, he has specialised in IGCSE and IBDP Geography for the last 15 years. Under his leadership, the department has earned four successive Geographical Association ‘Secondary Geography Quality Marks’ and ‘Centre of Excellence’ awards. Matt shares his resources globally via geographypods.com and ibgeographypods.org, while also facilitating popular IGCSE and IBDP Geography educator forums. He has contributed to IBO training, developed resources for the IB Teacher Exchange, and presented at international Geography conferences.
Richard Allaway
Richard is a geographer with over 20 years of classroom teaching experience. When not in the geography classroom, he enjoys his role as the ICT Campus Partner at the International School of Geneva – Campus des Nations. He is the author of geographyalltheway.com – an established website of IB DP Geography teaching resources that has a worldwide network of subscribers. He regularly leads professional development workshops, having led over 30 Category 1, 2 and 3 workshops for the IB. He lives in France, teach in Switzerland and come from Yorkshire. You can read more about his projects by visiting richardallaway.me.
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