Description
Book SynopsisA practical and engaging guide to the art of teaching history Well-grounded in scholarly literature and practical experience, Teaching History offers an instructors' guide for developing and teaching classroom history. Written in the author's engaging (and often humorous) style, the book discusses the challenges teachers encounter, explores effective teaching strategies, and offers insight for managing burgeoning technologies. William Caferro presents an assessment of the current debates on the study of history in a broad historical context and evaluates the changing role of the discipline in our increasingly globalized world. Teaching History reveals that the valuable skills of teaching are highly transferable. It stresses the importance of careful organization as well as the advantages of combining research agendas with teaching agendas. Inspired by the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning movement, the book encourages careful reflection on teaching methods and stresses the importanc
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments vii
Introduction 1
1 The Art and Craft of Teaching, or Toward a Philosophy of Teaching 11
2 Teaching History 33
3 “My Worst Day:” Classroom Management and Strategies for Success 61
4 The Historian and the Technological Revolution 97
5 The Historian and the Academy 119
Further Reading 145
Index 153
