New, Novice or Nervous?

The regular New, Novice or Nervous? feature in the journal Teaching History is intended to help new teachers or those new to history to locate key articles written about essential aspects of teaching and learning. Every problem new teachers are wrestling with is a problem other teachers have wrestled with too. Quick fixes don’t exist. But in others’ writing, you’ll find something better: conversations in which history teachers have debated or tackled your problems – conversations which any history teacher can join. 

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  • New, Novice or Nervous? 151: Getting beyond bad ‘source work'

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    This page is for those new to the published writings of history teachers. Every problem you wrestle with, other teachers have wrestled with too. Quick fixes don't exist. But if you discover others' writing, you'll soon find - and want to join - something better: an international conversation in which...

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  • New, Novice or Nervous? 150: Getting pupils to see change over time

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    This page is the starting point for all who are new to the published writings of history teachers. Every problem you wrestle with, other history teachers have wrestled with too. Quick fixes don't exist. But if you discover others' writing, you'll soon find - and want to join - something...

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  • New, Novice or Nervous? 149: Getting pupils to argue about causes

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    Every problem you're wrestling with in the history classroom, other history teachers have wrestled with too. This page is for all those new to the published writings of history teachers in Teaching History. It shows how to make a start in understanding how others have explored and discussed common and...

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