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Sustainable development goals are important to me as I want to help learners understand and identify that we need to protect our environment, so that we can maintain and provide a healthy environment for future generations to come.

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I truly believe in reusing materials to reduce the amount of waste in our environment. This includes recycling or upcycling materials to be used again to protect our wildlife and environment from plastic and land pollution. In my classroom, there will be bins allocated to different materials to encourage recycling among learners.

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In my classroom, I want to reuse materials to minimize buying materials. Reusing materials for another use is encouraged, instead of throwing them away. For example, bottle caps can be used to make wheelchairs and empty bottles can be used for plants. This is to encourage reusing in the classroom among the learners.

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Shoe-string approaches are a hands-on way to teach the content so that active and authentic learning is achieved. I want learners to experience hands-on activities and demonstrations to provide a better understanding of the content through experience. Shoe-string demonstrations are cheap and can be made by the teacher and learners with everyday materials.

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Discipline is what drives us as individuals to achieve our goals. I want learners to achieve their goals by disciplining themselves to complete their work, study, and put effort when engaging in the classroom.

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Cultural diversity in the classroom is important to me as every learner deserves to know and respect the culture of others. This is to learn and experience the beliefs and values of others and to learn how everyone is different in this world. By understanding someone different from you, one learns the principles of respect and appreciation. I want learners to respect and appreciate their peers.

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As the world is changing and technology is becoming prevalent- I want learners to use technology and it to be implemented in my lessons. This is so that learners can build an understanding of how to use technology to integrate into their everyday lives and to move away from the traditional classroom.

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I want to use differentiated instruction as a teaching strategy to promote a fair learning environment. This is through using various learning styles such as videos and discussions for audio learners, pictures and posters for visual learners, demonstrations, simulations, and field trips for kinaesthetic learners, group work for interpersonal learners, and individual work for intrapersonal learners.

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I like formative assessment and want to utilize it in the classroom to provide feedback to learners to improve their learning progression and for them to understand their strengths and weaknesses. This is also important for me to see where learners are in their learning process.

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I believe Gamification is a great way to engage learners in the class. This is because it is a fun way to learn the content while engaging with the teacher and other learners. This includes quizzes to promote critical thinking and problem-solving skills.

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Tools are important in the Geography classroom as they provide learners with the opportunity to engage in active learning and learn authentically. For instance, street maps and GIS software are important when learning map skills and GIS concepts. Resources such as workbooks, textbooks and other materials are important to deliver the content found in Geography.

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Technology is important in the Geography classroom, this is because I need to show videos, case studies or pictures on current events such as natural disasters, weather phenomena, and global warming.

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Google Earth is important to me, especially for the learners as I can display the earth from an aerial view to make concepts easier for learners to understand or grasp. Another advantage is teaching map skills such as area or distance and teaching learners about wind, air circulation, etc.

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Classroom management is important to me, as I need to provide a classroom that is fair to all learners. This means that discipline is ensured so no one jeopardizes the learning process for their peers. Learners are also to be granted fair opportunities in the classroom, such as learners who have disabilities or impairments are provided with seating that can improve their learning. Learners are also granted opportunities such as extra lessons or private meetings to improve their understanding of Geography.

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As a teacher, I want to actively promote collaboration in my lessons between myself and learners and reflect on my teaching to identify how I can constantly improve. Reflection allows me to alter my teaching strategies or methods, and identify and analyze learning outcomes of the learners. I want to evolve as a teacher and provide a classroom that promotes engagement and consistency.

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Learner-centered approach to teaching and learning

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Learner-centered approach to teaching and learning

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In my Geography class, I want to provide a learner-centered approach whereby the learners are autonomous in their learning progress and I am merely a facilitator. This approach will prevent the learners from being empty vessels and parrot learning. Instead, they use critical thinking and problem-solving abilities to build skills in Geography.

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Learner-centered approach to teaching and learning

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Scaffolding is a teaching strategy I want to implement in my classroom, as this will help learners become autonomous in their learning and to become independent without me doing the learning for them. Scaffolding is a strategy that will assist learners in learning geographic skills such as map work or GIS skills.

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Lev Vygotsky: Zone of proximal development

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Lev Vygotsky: Zone of proximal development

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This is similar to scaffolding, learners can build social interactions among their peers and learn how to collaborate and work in a team. This is to improve their social skills and to encourage learners to work well together, to value different point of views and to accept that everyone has a different opinion.

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Lev Vygotsky: Zone of proximal development

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In my classroom, Geography should be for everyone of all races and genders. Geography is used to express post-apartheid whereby everyone is treated equally and fairly. Learners should not use discrimination and learn to love everyone as they are for we are all human.

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The 4C's will be implemented in my classroom. This includes communication, collaboration, creativity, and critical thinking. All of these 21st-century skills will be utilized to ensure learners obtain skills for geography in the future and to use outside of the classroom.

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Horizontal discourse and classroom without walls

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Horizontal discourse and classroom without walls

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Geography should be based on experiences and understandings not limited to the textbook. This means that learners provide their own examples and experiences to answer questions. There should be no limited answer.

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Geography as an interdisciplinary subject

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Geography as an interdisciplinary subject

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Geography is an umbrella subject and connects various disciplines or subjects. For example, Geographical knowledge can be implemented in other subjects to increase understanding of concepts.

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Geography as an interdisciplinary subject

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Feedback is crucial in my teaching as learners should be able to receive their marks in due time to identify where they need more assistance or if they grasp a concept. Feedback will be immediate through diagnostic, formative, and baseline assessments and will be swift with summative assessment.

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Learners should be granted to go on field trips to relate what they are learning in the classroom to real-life examples. Authentic learning is crucial as learners should be able to relate what they are learning to the real world around them. For instance, map skills can be implemented when hiking (using a compass)

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Learners are to be in a healthy classroom and physical environment. This means that learners are treated with respect and can consult the teacher for emotional and mental needs. Learners need to feel safe to be able to learn. The environment around them should be clean to promote good health.