15 Habits Of Great History Teachers

What you'll learn
Learn new techniques and strategies for teaching History
Consider what makes for outstanding History teaching today
Become a more effective practitioner
Use each video as a discussion prompt with colleagues in departmental meetings
Requirements
No additional software is needed before beginning this course
A passion for your own professional development will help!
A love for all things teaching and learning
Description
I'm delighted to present this online course; "15 habits of great History teachers". This course contains 15 stand alone lectures, each detailing a different "habit" of great History teachers. Drawn from my 8 years experience as a History teacher in British state schools, working alongside inspiring and gifted colleagues, I came up with the list which has now formed the basis for this online course. Alongside videos, there are also many supporting documents including a KS3 2015 assessment matrix. The aim of the course is to help History teachers, old and new, prospective and accomplished, to reflect on and further develop their professional practice.
Overview
Lecture 1 Introduction: Raising attainment in History
Section 1: Welcome to the course
Lecture 2 Introduction: The Starting Point
Section 2: 15 habits of Great History Teachers
Lecture 3 Challenge students with higher order questioning
Lecture 4 Encourage enquiry by asking students to generate their own questions
Lecture 5 Download: Enquiry templates
Lecture 6 Give students thinking time
Lecture 7 Disect sources with and for students
Lecture 8 Source Skills Student Audit
Lecture 9 Download: Source Skills Mat (by Victoria Hewett)
Lecture 10 Questions to ask students when analysing a photograph
Lecture 11 Tell a good story
Lecture 12 Put understanding the work of a "real" historian at the centre of learning
Lecture 13 Interviewing an historian
Lecture 14 Present interpretations of the past with skill
Lecture 15 Download: Initial Visual Stimuli for a lesson on interpretations
Lecture 16 Don't shy away from "horrible" History
Lecture 17 Ensure assessment is rigorous and relevant
Lecture 18 Download: The Emoji Exit Ticket (by Kate Jones)
Lecture 19 Support students in their essay writing
Lecture 20 Visit actual places
Lecture 21 Convince students that it's always quality over quantity that matters
Lecture 22 Use DIRT
Lecture 23 Download: DIRT templates (by Victoria Hewett)
Lecture 24 Watch other History teachers teach
Lecture 25 Think outside the box on assessment
Lecture 26 Teach Challenging History
Section 3: History Teaching Handbook
Lecture 27 History Teaching Handbook
Current History teachers interested in reflecting on their own practice,Prospective and trainee History teachers looking for a comprehensive introduction to some of the things great History teachers do


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