Engaging the Past
Action and Interaction in the History Classroom
1st Edition
Published on 14. February 2024
146 pages
979-8-216-33129-2 (ISBN)
Description
Engaging the Past: Action and Interaction in the History Classroom provides practical steps toward using engaging strategies in the classroom to teach students to think historically. These strategies include an approach developed by the author called "The You Decide! Lecture," and innovative ways to use board games and role-playing games in the history classroom. The goal is not simply to add window dressing to fundamentally dull lessons, but rather to re-examine how teachers think about students as learners of history. This book follows the growing trend within historical pedagogy to care less about content coverage and more about deep engagement, student learning, and the importance of historical thinking. The students in our classrooms today are the history teachers of tomorrow and awakening them to the exciting complexities of the past is critical to keep the study of history thriving.
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Series
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Illustrations
4 BW Photos
ISBN-13
979-8-216-33129-2 (9798216331292)
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Other editions
Additional editions
Book
03/2024
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
€36.00
Available immediately
Person
Elizabeth George is associate professor of History at Taylor University, where she also oversees the Social Studies Education major. She has published and presented on using games, role-playing, and other active learning strategies in history and social studies classrooms.
Content
Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1: The You Decide Lecture
Chapter 2: History Lab
Chapter 3: Board Games for Non-Gamer Instructors
Chapter 4: Using Stories
Chapter 5: Visual Literacies
Chapter 6: Role Playing Games and Simulations
Conclusion
Bibliography
About the Author
Introduction
Chapter 1: The You Decide Lecture
Chapter 2: History Lab
Chapter 3: Board Games for Non-Gamer Instructors
Chapter 4: Using Stories
Chapter 5: Visual Literacies
Chapter 6: Role Playing Games and Simulations
Conclusion
Bibliography
About the Author
