Geography in Croatia is one of the obligatory school subjects in elementary and secondary schools with up to 2 hours per week depending on the school curriculum. Geography provides a spatial perspective, teaches students how to explain patterns and understand processes around the world holistically and provides students with knowledge on how to orientate in time and space. In a series of surveys conducted before, during and after COVID-19 Geography teachers in elementary and secondary schools participated in numerous researches. During the pandemic, teachers acquired new knowledge and used numerous digital platforms. Although during distance teaching they encountered a number of difficulties, especially when they taught topics in the field of physical geography and cartography, Geography teachers managed to achieve the curriculum outcomes and retain communication with all engaged in the educational process. The aim of this paper is to analyze if and to what extent teachers improved and/or changed their teaching methods and (digital) tools and what changes occurred in the course of the implementation of the new Geography curriculum in force since 2019.

Ana Pejdo, Jadranka Brkić-Vejmelka
Department of Geography University of Zadar, Department of Teacher Education Studies in Gospić Universoty of Zadar

 
ID Abstract: 746