How do you know what you don’t know? - Issue 55
Webinars, AI notebooks, a podcast about the Titanic, Discover the World Education's new destination and a great iPad case if you are looking for a new one.
I’m writing this while waiting for my flight home from Berlin, where I have been for the last couple of days delivering an IB Category 1 workshop for InThinking. In terms of professional development, I am now listed in the Royal Geographical Society’s Directory of Education Consultants, available here, in case you or your school are interested.
Matt Podbury and I are leading two International Geography .training webinars between now and the end of the calendar year. ‘Making it matter for your students’ is happening on Saturday, 1st November 2025, from 10:00 to 13:30 CET, and 'Using Generative AI as a Geography Teacher' is on Saturday, 29th November 2025, from 10:00 to 13:30 CET. Get yourself signed up quickly!
Google’s NotebookLM is a real game-changer when it comes to educators’ and students ’ use of AI. Google has recently released some curated ‘notebooks’, including Trends in Health, Wealth, and Happiness, which focuses on the data and writing of every geography teacher’s favourite, Our World in Data. For practical advice on the use of NotebookLM, sign up for the AI-focused International Geography .training webinar mentioned above.
I have mentioned my love of a good podcast before. I would like to give a quick recommendation for Titanic: Ship of Dreams, from the Noiser Network. We enjoyed it while driving around Iceland this summer. Carefully and considerately done with plenty of potential for use in Theory of Knowledge lessons.
The Dynamic Folio from MOFT is a great iPad case. Light yet protective, with numerous configuration options stemming from its funky, origami-esque design.
Last bit for this month → Discover the World Education launches Morocco. Experience real-world learning in Morocco, where dramatic landscapes meet vibrant cultures. Designed by geography teachers and led by experts, these geography trips blend academic insight with unforgettable adventure. Explore more.
Considering a trip to Morocco in the near future. Alan Parkinson said you were the one to ask about it. If you had 5 days and there were only 2 adults, what would you do, where would you stay, would you book directly and independently ... ?