Teaching History: Developing as a Reflective Secondary Teacher / Edition 1

by Ian Phillips

Overview

Reflective practice is at the heart of effective teaching, and this book will help you develop into a reflective teacher of history. Everything you need is here: guidance on developing your analysis and self-evaluation skills, the knowledge of what you are trying to achieve and why, and examples of how experienced teachers deliver successful lessons. The book shows you how to plan lessons, how to make the best use of resources, and how to assess pupils' progress effectively. Each chapter contains points for reflection, which encourage you to break off from your reading and think about the challenging questions that you face as a history teacher.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781412947909
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	06/05/2008
Series:	Developing as a Reflective Secondary Teacher
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	7.32(w) x 9.13(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: You And Your Subject: A Personal Perspective
Chapter 2: You And Your Curriculum: A Public Perspective
Chapter 3: Planning To Teach And Learn
Chapter 4: The Elements Of Teaching And Learning History
Chapter 5: Managing Teaching And Learning
Chapter 6: Assessing For Learning History
Chapter 7 Teaching Across The Ages: GCSE And A Level
Chapter 8: Inclusive History Teaching
Chapter 9 Information Technologies And History Teaching
Chapter 10: A Difficult And Controversial Subject
Chapter 11 Where Do You Go Now?

Editorial Reviews

'This book provides excellent insights into the nature and professional requirements of a secondary history teacher….it provides a breath of fresh air for everyone concerned with history teacher education…[and] will serve as a first-rate core text for students and provide valuable insights for their mentors' - Journal of Education for Teaching

'This book is relevant not only to PGCE History students, but also to experienced Teachers of History and those who wish to demonstrate how this subject can drive cross-curricula innovations within schools' - Russell Manning, University of Birmingham

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