Help! I'm teaching History for the first time

Description

This microcredential is designed to empower new secondary school History teachers with the essential skills and strategies needed for effective instruction in the classroom. Through a combination of theoretical insights and practical applications, participants will gain the knowledge and confidence necessary to use targeted and evidence-based strategies to support improved student outcomes.

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this microcredential, you'll be able to:

• develop the capacity to effectively guide students in improving their historical writing skills

• reflect on the importance and challenges of teaching source analysis in history classrooms and develop strategies to overcome these challenges

• explore and practice various strategies to develop effective questioning techniques

• develop and implement effective strategies to enhance student engagement in the history classroom, fostering a dynamic and inclusive learning environment that promotes critical thinking, relevance, empathy, and active learning

• deepen an understanding of historical inquiry as a pedagogical approach and develop practical strategies for integrating inquiry-based learning into the classroom.

Learning Design

• Delivery: This microcredential is delivered as an online, asynchronous learning course.

• Volume of Learning: 25 hours.

• Learning Activities: Self-Directed Online Learning, recorded lecture, flipped content delivery, personal experimentation, interactive tasks, summaries, and reflections.

Successful completion of this microcredential enables teachers to self-identify 25 hours of professional development for their NESA accreditation. Macquarie University is a NESA-recognised professional learning provider.