Module: Teaching and Learning in History Education

Module Specifications..

Current Academic Year 2023 - 2024

Please note that this information is subject to change.

Module Title	Teaching and Learning in History Education
Module Code	ES571
School	76
Module Co-ordinator	Semester 1: Irene White Semester 2: Irene White Autumn: Irene White
Module Teachers	Irene White Majella McSharry Elaine Mullins
NFQ level	9	Credit Rating	5
Pre-requisite	None
Co-requisite	None
Compatibles	None
Incompatibles	None

None
Autumn resit

Description

This module will introduce student teachers to History as an area of learning in post-primary education in Ireland. Participating in this module will develop knowledge and understanding of how classroom practice meets curricular framework requirements for Junior and Senior Cycle History. The module aims to develop student teachers' subject specific pedagogical content knowledge and their personal and professional identities as educators. Student teachers will be supported in becoming responsive and reflective practitioners and confident curriculum makers, through individual and collaborative engagement. The module will explore how practice is underpinned by theory in the context of professional learning. Student teachers will examine the role of inclusive practice and care in the creation of equitable learning experiences for all students. Engaging in this module will advance student teachers' communicative, digital and interpersonal skills and enable them to establish effective and creative learning environments.

Learning Outcomes

1. Critically engage with the Junior and Senior Cycle curricular guidelines for History, with particular reference to curricular reform.
2. Reflect on their emerging professional identity as subject experts and autonomous practitioners and on their capacity to foster professional relationships with students, parents, colleagues and members of the wider school community and teaching profession.
3. Critically evaluate and reflect on the theoretical underpinnings of a range of methods and resources to support and encourage students to take ownership of their learning through individual and collaborative engagement.
4. Devise and develop differentiated and inclusive teaching, learning and assessment strategies that enable all students to progress in accordance with their potential.
5. Appreciate how inclusive, equitable and responsive practices and content positively impact student wellbeing, social justice and sustainable development.
6. Design learning experiences that support the development of a creative mindset.
7. Explore the role of digital technologies in supporting teaching, learning and assessment for all students.
8. Demonstrate a capacity to promote literacy and numeracy in relation to subject discipline.

*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Workload	Full-time hours per semester
Workshop	24	Workshops where students engage with core module content, participate in and reflect on modelled teaching episodes
Online activity	10	Synchronous and asynchronous lectures discussing and engaging with core module learning
Group work	15	Collaborative lesson design and subject based collegial activities
Independent Study	50	Individual lesson design, resource preparation, reflection and evaluation of teaching, reading.
Assignment Completion	26	Designing subject specific learning experiences, including the alignment of theory and practice.
Total Workload: 125

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

Introduction to Subject Specific Pedagogical Content Knowledge
Introduction to subject specific inclusive pedagogical practices through modelled workshops and demonstrations. Explore, develop and reflect on teaching, learning and assessment practices in workshops and online lectures.

Core Values of Teaching and Professional Practice
Development of core values of teaching including care, collegiality, collaboration, relationship building and student-centred learning through engagement in professional learning communities.

The Teacher/Facilitator as Curriculum Maker and Reflective Practitioner
Synthesise key curricular and pedagogical concepts through Junior and Senior Cycle lesson design, implementation and reflection to construct a professional vision of quality teaching, learning and assessment.

Theory and Practice
Engagement with relevant learning artefacts (e.g. curricular resources, digital and sensory stimuli, academic literature, policy documents etc.) to understand the relationship between theory and practice.

Methodologies for Teaching History
Universal task design including teacher exposition, concept development, multiple entry points and flexible options for engagement, representation, action and expression; Classroom talk including whole class, small group, discussions, debates, jigsaw groups and effective questioning; Drama based methods including role play, freeze frames, storytelling, narratives and teacher-in-role; Reading and writing including visual and textual source analysis, modelling, narrative and discursive writing; Digital technologies including visual images, video, digital archives and digital resource design and creation; Participative learning methods including group work, pair work, and game-based learning activities and non digital resource design and creation.

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment	100%	Examination Weight	0%

Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Course Work Breakdown
Portfolio	The design of teaching, learning and assessment experiences with research informed rationale and self-critical learning opportunities based on individual and collaborative reflection.	100%	Week 27

Reassessment Requirement Type
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories; 1 = A resit is available for all components of the module 2 = No resit is available for 100% continuous assessment module 3 = No resit is available for the continuous assessment component
This module is category 1

Indicative Reading List

Arthur, J and Philips, R, (eds): 1999, Issues in History Teaching, Routledge,
Davies, Ian (ed): 2017, Debates in History Teaching, Routledge,
Haydn, Terry: 2014, Learning to Teach History in the Secondary School: A companion to school experience, Routledge,
Husbands, C., Kitson, A. & Pendry, A.: 2003, Understanding History Teaching: Teaching and Learning About the Past in Secondary Schools, Open University Press,
Tarr, R.: 2016, A History Teaching Toolbox: Practical classroom strategies, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform,
Kitson, A., Husbands, C. and Steward, S.: 2011, Teaching and Learning History 11-18: Understanding the Past, Open University Press,
Philips, I.: 2008, Teaching History: Developing as a Reflective Secondary Teacher, Sage Publications,
VanSledright, Bruce A.: 2010, The Challenge of Rethinking History Education: On Practices, Theories, and Policy, Routledge,

Other Resources

54012, Journal, 0, Teaching History, https://www.history.org.uk/publications/categories/teaching-history, 54013, Website, 0, Cork History Teachers Association, https://www.corkhta.ie/, 0, Website, Curriculum Online, 0, Junior Cycle History Specification and Assessment Guidelines, https://curriculumonline.ie/Junior-cycle/Junior-Cycle-Subjects/History/, 0, Website, Curriculum Online, 0, Leaving Certificate History Syllabus and Guidelines for Teachers, https://curriculumonline.ie/Senior-cycle/Senior-Cycle-Subjects/History/, 0, Website, 0, Historical Association (UK), https://www.history.org.uk/, 54016, Website, 0, History Matters 365, https://www.historymatters365.com/, 0, Website, 0, History Teachers Association of Ireland (HTAI), http://www.htai.ie, 0, Website, 0, Irish History Online, http://www.irishhistoryonline.ie, 54014, Website, Junior Cycle for Teachers (JCT), 0, History, https://www.jct.ie/history/history, 0, Website, Professional Development Service for Teachers (PDST), 0, Senior Cycle History, https://www.pdst.ie/sc/history/curriculumresources/latermodern, 0, Website, Scoilnet, 0, Post-Primary History, https://www.scoilnet.ie/go-to-post-primary/history/,

Programme or List of Programmes

PME	Professional Master of Education

Date of Last Revision

06-JAN-12

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