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Becoming an outstanding history teacher / Sally Thorne.

By: Series: Becoming an oustanding teacherPublisher: London : Routledge, 2019Copyright date: c2019Description: viii, 147 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780815365242 (hbk)
  • 9780815365266 (pbk)
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Online version:: Becoming an outstanding history teacherDDC classification:
  • 907.1241 .T511 2019
LOC classification:
  • D16.4.G7 T39 2019
Contents:
Preparing for learning -- Planning in the long-term - writing a programme of study -- Planning in the medium term - writing schemes of work -- The knowledge -- Planning day-to-day - lessons and sequences of learning -- Planning for differentiation -- Dealing with sources and interpretations -- Using historical materials in the classroom -- Working with sources -- Working with interpretations -- History lessons -- Getting started -- Bell work -- Starter activities -- Putting it all together -- Sharing new information -- Constructing meaning -- Differentiation -- How will i know? -- In-class strategies - questioning, in-class marking and quizzes -- Plenaries -- Showing off their learning -- Assessing progress in history -- Preparing for the assessment -- Assessment types -- Extending the assessment -- Distance strategies - managing the marking load -- History in context -- The classroom and beyond -- The classroom environment -- Setting good homework -- Planning historical fieldwork -- Wellbeing.
Summary: "Becoming an Outstanding History Teacher will take the practitioner through the process of improving their practice from start to finish. It offers a wide range of approaches and techniques for teaching and learning that will help to keep students stimulated and engaged when studying history. With history regularly topping public polls of important school subjects and among the most popular subjects to be studied at GCSE, this book considers the components which make an outstanding history teacher and how best to ensure students are motivated and maximise their potential. Focusing on all aspects of teaching history, it provides a step-by-step discussion of the development of lessons and covers a wealth of topics, including: - long-, medium-, and short-term planning - the classroom environment - managing all student abilities - dealing with interpretations and sources - arranging history fieldwork - formative and summative assessment - setting meaningful and effective homework. Packed full of tried-and-tested strategies and activities that are easy to implement, this is essential reading for both newly qualified and experienced history teachers who want to ensure outstanding teaching and learning in their classrooms." --Provided by publisher
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Includes index.

Preparing for learning -- Planning in the long-term - writing a programme of study -- Planning in the medium term - writing schemes of work -- The knowledge -- Planning day-to-day - lessons and sequences of learning -- Planning for differentiation -- Dealing with sources and interpretations -- Using historical materials in the classroom -- Working with sources -- Working with interpretations -- History lessons -- Getting started -- Bell work -- Starter activities -- Putting it all together -- Sharing new information -- Constructing meaning -- Differentiation -- How will i know? -- In-class strategies - questioning, in-class marking and quizzes -- Plenaries -- Showing off their learning -- Assessing progress in history -- Preparing for the assessment -- Assessment types -- Extending the assessment -- Distance strategies - managing the marking load -- History in context -- The classroom and beyond -- The classroom environment -- Setting good homework -- Planning historical fieldwork -- Wellbeing.

"Becoming an Outstanding History Teacher will take the practitioner through the process of improving their practice from start to finish. It offers a wide range of approaches and techniques for teaching and learning that will help to keep students stimulated and engaged when studying history.

With history regularly topping public polls of important school subjects and among the most popular subjects to be studied at GCSE, this book considers the components which make an outstanding history teacher and how best to ensure students are motivated and maximise their potential. Focusing on all aspects of teaching history, it provides a step-by-step discussion of the development of lessons and covers a wealth of topics, including:

- long-, medium-, and short-term planning

- the classroom environment

- managing all student abilities

- dealing with interpretations and sources

- arranging history fieldwork

- formative and summative assessment

- setting meaningful and effective homework.

Packed full of tried-and-tested strategies and activities that are easy to implement, this is essential reading for both newly qualified and experienced history teachers who want to ensure outstanding teaching and learning in their classrooms." --Provided by publisher

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