About geographyalltheway.com
geographyalltheway.com is an online resource for IB DP Geography, built and maintained by Richard Allaway — a Chartered Geographer (Teacher) with over 20 years of classroom experience. Richard teaches IB DP Geography, Environmental Systems and Societies, and Theory of Knowledge at the International School of Geneva.
What the site offers
The site provides a complete IB DP Geography course — covering all six core and higher level units, the geographic themes, and supporting resources for exam preparation, geographic skills, and the extended essay. Lessons are built around detailed examples and case studies drawn from over 20 regions worldwide, and are delivered through a range of teaching approaches including visual stimulus, photography, podcasts, and more.
Some resources are freely available to everyone — including Geographic Skills, Exam style questions, Key Terms, and podcasts.geographyalltheway.com. Full course content is available through an individual or whole school subscription.
The story
geographyalltheway.com has been online since 2006 — starting as a place to share teaching resources and growing over nearly 20 years into a comprehensive IB DP Geography course used by teachers and students around the world. It is a continually evolving repository, with new content and approaches being added regularly.
In June 2019, geographyalltheway.com became a strategic partner of Discover the World Education.
Beyond the site
Richard is also an online moderator for the IB's DP Geography Programme Community, an administrator for the IB DP Geography Teachers Support Group on Facebook (2,000+ members), and a listed Education Consultant with the Royal Geographical Society. He runs professional development workshops through internationalgeography.training and writes a newsletter about geography education, ed-tech, and resource design.
Find out more at alltheway.education.
Christine Evensen
My lessons would most certainly have been a lot more boring without your fantastic resources. My students and I thank you!
Piers Tainsh
For the past 10 years, I have been an avid fan of geographyalltheway. The resources that are provided are contemporary, well chosen and the sequence of learning is easy to follow, signposting the links to the main geographical concepts of the IB Geography Diploma Programme. This is a resource for all Geographers – from those who are new to the IB and those such as myself with 25 years of Geography IB experience. Keep up the good work.
Disclaimer
The opinions and views on this site are mine and not necessarily those of my employer.
Acknowledgments
Over the years that I have been developing these teaching resources some images and resources may have been used without direct consent, sorry. Please contact Richard Allaway if you would like an image/resource to be removed or correctly referenced.