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Back to basics. ack to basics:what does a good history le. Susie TownsendThe new emphasis from Ofsted on the importance of the foundation subjects has meant a very welcome renewed interest in history and ho. it is taught. For years the dominance of literacy and numeracy in the curriculum has meant that time for foundation subjects has at best ...
- Tip #1 Use QR Codes
- Tip #2 Incorporate Movement Into Lessons
- Tip #3 Add Drama
- Tip #4 Use Collaborative Discussion Strategies
- Tip #5 Bring in Primary Sources
- Tip #6 Picture Books
- Tip #7 Browsing Bins
- Tip #8 Historical Fiction
- Tip #9 Assignment Choice
- Tip #10 Artifacts
This quick technology can be accessed with personal or school portable technology (phones, iPads, tablets). The QR code embeds information (text, URL, etc) into the code image. Students scan the code with a QR Code reader app and they unlock the information. I use this in my classroom for introducing vocabulary words in a new unit or for students t...
I love using the cooperative learning strategy called Four Corners. Around the classroom in each corner hang up four different answer cards such as Agree, Disagree, Undecided, and Need More Info (cards can be changed to align better with your lesson). Then ask the class a rich thinking question. Students move to the answer card area that best align...
Activities such as Monologues, Wax Museum and Hot Seat make historical figures come to life in your classroom.
Students are not always comfortable discussing in History classes due to their lack of subject area background knowledge. When we have class discussions I try to build up their knowledge and confidence by using strategies such asThink Pair Shareor Four Corners Placemats.
Where possible bring in primary sources. Photos from the time period and archival documents can make history seem more authentic to students. Lots of internet sites (government archives) have access to these excellent pieces of history. A quick Google search will contain lots of ideas. Your local library, historical societies, and museums are also ...
Do not discount the value of picture books in the middle or high school history classroom. Two of my favourite picture books for my Canadian history classes areThe Cremation of Sam McGeeandThe Canadian Railroad Trilogy. The vivid images and storylines bring history alive. Picture books can also be used to provide background knowledge prior to start...
To help ignite and maintain a spark for historical knowledge, create a browsing bin of books related to curriculum topics. Ask your school librarian or media specialist if you can borrow books from the school library that relate to your current unit of study. Keep these books in a special bin and in a highly visible area to encourage students to lo...
History classrooms are also literacy classrooms. Students engage each day with written text and make connections and inferences about the people they are studying. Keeping a good variety of historical fiction related to your topics of study can help students extend their classroom learning. Some favourite books among my students are anything relate...
It is also important that your assignments have different choice options. Students feel more empowered about their learning if given the chance to produce works of their choosing. Providing choices about content and product is a great place to start. My first major assignment in my Grade 8 History class is having students create a persuasive piece ...
Last year, for one lesson I set up my classroom as an interactive museum. The unit was calledCanada: A Changing Society 1890-1914. I tried to find artifacts around my house and relatives’ houses that could potentially represent items from this time period. I also printed off colour photos of daily living artifacts. Students had to circulate around ...
Helping Your Child Learn History, Washington, D.C., 2004. To order copies of this publication in English or Spanish write to: ED Pubs Education Publications Center U.S. Department of Education P.O. Box 1398 Jessup, MD 20794-1398; or fax your request to: 301-470-1244; or e-mail your request to: edpubs@inet.ed.gov.
Dr Michael Riley, a leading history educationalist, has defined history as ‘both a body and form of knowledge’. In other words, there are at least two kinds of historical knowledge: 1. substantive knowledge or what Christine Counsell, another leading curriculum thinker, describes as ‘the content that teachers teach as established fact’
aginative, and effective strategiesI do believe teachers can effectively engage students in learning history through teaching strategies that employ. whole range of learning styles. The most important element for a strategy to be effective is, however, that it must activate the hi.
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on dialogic history teaching, of which the focus on students as an important part of classroom dialogues is central. Keywords: designed meaning-making; dialogic history teaching; student–subject relationship; history as communication; history didactics Introduction A fundamental aim of history teaching is the development of students’ meaning-
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Jan 1, 2009 · T eaching History and Learning National Identity. Recently, in a number of countries, teaching and learning history, as a curriculum. discipline, has been characterised by political, economic ...
