Welcome to Global Geography 12.
This course explores major themes that help us to understand the nature and origins of complex human/environmental relationships in today’s world. By learning and using geographic skills, techniques and geographic knowledge, and developing their own planet management awareness, students become informed global geography students. The process of becoming informed enables students to propose reasonable answers to the question upon which Nova Scotia’s global studies courses are built – “How did the world arrive at its current state at the close of the twentieth century?”
The course is structured to include the following units:
Unit 1: Planet Earth
Assessment is the process of gathering, from a variety of sources, information that accurately reflects how well a student is achieving the learning outcomes in a subject or course. There are two types of assessment that will be used throughout the course. They are:
A) Formative Assessment: is to show growth over time, determine student needs, plan next steps of instruction, and provide students with descriptive feedback.
B) Summative Assessment: is to determine the extent to which learning has occurred for students.
Evaluation is the process of analyzing, reflecting upon, and summarizing assessment information and making judgments and/or decisions based on the information gathered.
Multiple assessment and evaluation strategies will be used throughout the course to meet the learning styles of students and are aligned to the written learning outcomes. Students will have multiple learning opportunities to demonstrate learning of course outcomes. Conversations, observations, and products and/or performances of student learning will be used to gather evidence of learning. Assessment examples may include projects, presentations, portfolios, descriptive feedback, rubrics, self-assessments, written assignments, quizzes, tests). Reporting focuses on the individual student’s progress learning to date, not on percentage grades. When all intended learning concepts in the course have been fully demonstrated, an assessment of the overall portfolio of learning demonstrated will be completed and a percentage grade will be assigned.
Term marks make up 80% of the final grade and a final assessment activity will comprise the remaining 20% and be written during the formal exam schedule. A final grade will be determined using achievement levels, final assessment events and professional judgement.
Student Expectations: Students are expected to attend all classes (or fulfill their negotiated schedule). Students are expected to come to class on-time and prepared with their necessary materials. Please communicate with your teacher if you have any questions or concerns. Please ensure that you also respect the school learning environment; including the school property, staff, fellow students, school equipment and supplies. We are here to support you in your learning but remember you also play a key part in your success!
Parent – Student PowerSchool
PowerSchool is a key communication tool that provides information about progress in courses, progress in learning curriculum outcomes, attendance and more. Parent-Teacher PowerSchool provides you with an assessment breakdown (a list of assignments for the course) for each class.
Parents and students are encouraged to click on the title of an assignment to see the curriculum outcomes assessed and the outcome score (between 1 and 4). The outcome score rubric is also available for you to view at any time on PowerSchool
Google Classroom:
To access the Global Geography 12 course you will need to log into your google drive account using your gnspes.ca email and password as your login. Once there ask your teacher for the class code in order to be enrolled in the course.
If you are a parent or guardian who wishes to receive a summary of their students' work and class announcements please contact me so that I can enroll you in the google classroom course.
This course explores major themes that help us to understand the nature and origins of complex human/environmental relationships in today’s world. By learning and using geographic skills, techniques and geographic knowledge, and developing their own planet management awareness, students become informed global geography students. The process of becoming informed enables students to propose reasonable answers to the question upon which Nova Scotia’s global studies courses are built – “How did the world arrive at its current state at the close of the twentieth century?”
The course is structured to include the following units:
Unit 1: Planet Earth
- Basic geographical ideas, concepts and terms
- What makes Earth unique in being able to support life?
- Different ecosystems around the world
- Natural hazards and disasters: How do they affect us?
- Man-made hazards and disasters: How do we affect the earth?
- How healthy is planet Earth?
- What numbers do geographers use to study people?
- What is quality of life?
- Where do people live, and why?
- What resources do we have?
- Are they equally distributed?
- Will we have enough food?
- Will we have enough water?
- Why did people create cities?
- What are big cities like in rich and poor countries?
- What problems are there living in big cities?
- What can we do in the future to keep cities alive?
Assessment is the process of gathering, from a variety of sources, information that accurately reflects how well a student is achieving the learning outcomes in a subject or course. There are two types of assessment that will be used throughout the course. They are:
A) Formative Assessment: is to show growth over time, determine student needs, plan next steps of instruction, and provide students with descriptive feedback.
B) Summative Assessment: is to determine the extent to which learning has occurred for students.
Evaluation is the process of analyzing, reflecting upon, and summarizing assessment information and making judgments and/or decisions based on the information gathered.
Multiple assessment and evaluation strategies will be used throughout the course to meet the learning styles of students and are aligned to the written learning outcomes. Students will have multiple learning opportunities to demonstrate learning of course outcomes. Conversations, observations, and products and/or performances of student learning will be used to gather evidence of learning. Assessment examples may include projects, presentations, portfolios, descriptive feedback, rubrics, self-assessments, written assignments, quizzes, tests). Reporting focuses on the individual student’s progress learning to date, not on percentage grades. When all intended learning concepts in the course have been fully demonstrated, an assessment of the overall portfolio of learning demonstrated will be completed and a percentage grade will be assigned.
Term marks make up 80% of the final grade and a final assessment activity will comprise the remaining 20% and be written during the formal exam schedule. A final grade will be determined using achievement levels, final assessment events and professional judgement.
Student Expectations: Students are expected to attend all classes (or fulfill their negotiated schedule). Students are expected to come to class on-time and prepared with their necessary materials. Please communicate with your teacher if you have any questions or concerns. Please ensure that you also respect the school learning environment; including the school property, staff, fellow students, school equipment and supplies. We are here to support you in your learning but remember you also play a key part in your success!
Parent – Student PowerSchool
PowerSchool is a key communication tool that provides information about progress in courses, progress in learning curriculum outcomes, attendance and more. Parent-Teacher PowerSchool provides you with an assessment breakdown (a list of assignments for the course) for each class.
Parents and students are encouraged to click on the title of an assignment to see the curriculum outcomes assessed and the outcome score (between 1 and 4). The outcome score rubric is also available for you to view at any time on PowerSchool
Google Classroom:
To access the Global Geography 12 course you will need to log into your google drive account using your gnspes.ca email and password as your login. Once there ask your teacher for the class code in order to be enrolled in the course.
If you are a parent or guardian who wishes to receive a summary of their students' work and class announcements please contact me so that I can enroll you in the google classroom course.