Professional Learning To Make You An Excellent History Teacher

The difference between a good history teacher and an excellent history teacher often has to do with the amount of support each gets. An excellent teacher, like with any profession, will search out resources so they can improve upon their craft. In this post I’ll write about top learning opportunities that can make you go from good to excellent. And I do this with the hope that you realize that there is nothing magical about excellent teaching, rather much of it lies in the strategy.

(1) Facing History And Ourselves

I was searching for the most tried and true strategies for teaching critical thinking in a history classroom, and I discovered the Resource Library for the organization Facing History And Ourselves. Do you want strategies for teaching with images? Help with teaching students how to paraphrase? Do you need to know how to conduct a discussion with a fishbowl? These strategies and dozens more are indexed in a search bank that allows you to favorite and add to your playlist your favorite strategies.

(2) National Geographic Educator Programs

The National Geographic Society offers in-person and online opportunities for professional learning and networking. All programs are interdisciplinary and offer a…