Learning to Teach History in the Secondary School

by Terry Haydn, Alison Stephen

In some hands, history can be an inspirational and rewarding subject, yet in others it can seem dry and of little relevance. Learning to Teach History in the Secondary School , now in its fifth edition and established as one of the leading texts for all history student teachers, enables you to learn to teach history in a way that pupils will find interesting, enjoyable and purposeful. It incorporates a wide range of ideas about the teaching of history with practical suggestions for classroom practice. The fifth edition has been thoroughly updated in the light of recent developments in the field of history education. The book contains chapters • Purposes and benefits of school history • Planning strategies • Teaching approaches and methods • Developing pupils’ historical understanding • Ensuring inclusion • New technologies in the history classroom • Assessment and examinations • Your own continuing professional development Each chapter includes suggestions for further reading, weblinks to useful resources and a range of tasks enabling you to put learning into practice in the classroom. Written by experts in the field, Learning to Teach History in the Secondary School offers all training and newly qualified teachers comprehensive and accessible guidance to support the journey towards becoming an inspirational and engaging history teacher.

Genres: Education

360 pages, Paperback

First published December 11, 1997

About the author

Terry Haydn is Professor of Education at the University of East Anglia, UK.

Reviews

[annika x]

cheating with this one bc i’ve only read half but didn’t need the rest lol

[Maria]

Such a useful guide for History PGCE students. It covers planning, teaching historical concepts, inclusion, technology, assessment etc. Love how it points you out to extra resources and reading for further development. Would recommend⭐️

[Matt]

The usefulness of this book for ITE I'm sure will show itself more clearly throughout the year, but just before my course started this book took away some of the nervousness and anxiety. Most chapters are interesting and useful, however, some are quite patronising particularly the chapter on ICT. If you are of a certain age this chapter may prove useful to you, but growing up around PCs etc. has given me the chance to know what an email is....The ICT chapter aside there are many good points and strategies to learn from this book. I will return to this review after ITE to confirm whether the book served any further purpose.

[Andúril]

Si algún día llego a ser profe de instituto, este sería el típico libro que me compraría para tener en el despacho ^^