What is great history teaching?
Is it passion for the past? Creativity in the classroom? The courage to follow students’ questions - even when it means throwing out the lesson plan?
Hear experienced teachers and university educators from across Australia share what great history
teaching can look like in the primary and secondary school classroom.
From building strong relationships with students, to self regulation and being able to say "I need more information and I'll get back to you."
And, what are the key skills that great history teachers pass on to students?
Hosted by Professor Anna Clark, this episode gives you practical tips backed by evidence, that you can try out in your next history class.
Resources and tipsheet
Research mentioned in this episode
Zuleica Ruiz-Alfonso, Jaime León, The role of passion in education: A systematic review, Educational Research Review, Volume 19, 2016, Pages 173-188, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.edurev.2016.09.001.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1747938X16300343
Voices
Educators: Claire Colledge, Sarah Coleman, Ben Lawless, Chad Cary, Natalie Fong, David Boon and
Catherine Baron.
Host: Professor Anna Clark
Credits
Hey History Teacher! is supported by the History Teachers Association of NSW.
Executive Producer is Professor Anna Clark.
Producer is Jane Curtis at UTS Impact Studios.
Sound engineering by John Jacobs.
Made on Gadigal Country in Sydney Australia.