1. USING GAPMINDER Paula Cooper King Edward VI Five Ways School Bob Lang King Edward VI Five Ways School Daniel Lapidus Gapminder Foundation

2. OBJECTIVES What is Gapminder? Why does Gapminder matter to Geography? How does Gapminder work? How can we use Gapminder in our lessons? How do you think we could use Gapminder in our lessons?

3. What is Gapminder? A non-profit venture fight the most devastating myths by building a fact-based world view that everyone understands Promote sustainable global development. www.gapminder.org is free to usewww.gapminder.org Current data about the world - accessible, meaningful and dynamic. A kind of modern museum on the internet.

4. Why does Gapminder matter to Geography? Which country has the most children per woman (highest total fertility)? Bangladesh Saudi Arabia Israel Source: www.gapminder.org accessed April 2011www.gapminder.org

5. Why does Gapminder matter to Geography? BUT THE WORLD HAS CHANGED AND IS CHANGING! Convergence between these developed and developing worlds, these concepts and terms no longer fit. Need to challenge our assumptions Need to change mindset Need to use a different vocabulary There is no such thing as a western world or a developing world Prof Hans Rosling, September 2010 Familiar concepts of less and more developed countries (LEDCs and MEDCs), of developed and developing countries and a global North-South Divide.

7. http://www.worldmapper.org/display.php?selected=176http://www.worldmapper.org/display.php?selected=176 accessed April 2011

8. Why does Gapminder matter to Geography? Young people need modern understanding of their diverse and changing world that is drawn from the reliable data that actually exists; they need this to understand the real change that is happening in their places and lives, and in the lives of others. Gapminder gives us: Access to data Current data Control and choice Helps make sense of the data

9. How does Gapminder work?

10. How can we use Gapminder in our lessons? Make your own animation and narration Trace (or chase!) the country Card sorting activity Play the casino!

11. Trace (or chase) the country Brazil Income per person Life expectancy

13. Trace (or chase) the country Brazil Income per person Life expectancy Back and forth rapid Straight up USA China

15. http://www.geography.org.uk/resources/gapminderandworldmapper/

16. How do you think we could use Gapminder in our lessons? Post-its please! Email us! Let Gapminder know via Gapminder Movement pcooper@kefw.bham.sch.uk rlang@kefw.bham.sch.uk paulahard@blueyonder.co.uk bob.lang@btinternet.comob.lang@btinternet.com

17. Gapminder Movement www.gapminder.org/movement Join as a member Participate in the forum discussions Upload resources

18. Final Thoughts Geography has a powerful role to play in allowing pupils to build a current and knowledge-based world view, and to develop their understanding of meaningful data that are distinct from political discourse and personal opinion.

19. Final thoughts… Facts and knowledge matter Accuracy matters The world is changing….. …and with this knowledge we can change the world Helps us teach understanding of the world as it REALLY is NOW Problems are fixable… Collier?