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How to make things stick: True/false
Helping students to revise historical details Students recap by only copying statements they believe to be true. A number of statements from last week’s or month’s lessons are put forward by the teacher, on the black board or on pieces of paper that are stuck to the wall. Students copy only the statements they believe to…
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How to make things stick? Three volunteers.
Helping students to revise chronology The teacher provides ten items (on separate pieces of paper) that need to be put in the right chronological order. Three volunteers do this together, e.g. by sticking the pieces of paper on the wall. When they are done, the class may ask them questions/ask them to justify their results.…
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Silent Conversation
Helping students to participate in the development of ideas in depth When exploring a topic in-depth, this “discussion technique” may encourage the participation of students who do not feel comfortable during verbal exchange. Step one: Preparation First, you will need to select the “stimulus” – the material that students will respond to. As the stimulus…
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Click2Map
www.click2map.com is a simple to use tool enabling you, or your students, to create annotated maps. We have used it with students who need to revise the battles of the Western Front. Students posted the key facts and a picture onto a map. The process of looking up the information from their notes and locating…
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Digital platforms: teaching your history students beyond the classroom!
A quick review of the landscape! When I was at school (at some time in the far and distant past), no teacher could continue to teach me from a distance. I was a good student, so my file was always in order, but I can’t say I really had a clear sense of the whole…