Starting out as a history teacher can feel overwhelming.

How do you manage a classroom, cover the syllabus, and help students make sense of the past - all at the same time?

Experienced history educators from across Australia share practical advice for teachers who are new to the subject.

From building relationships with students and learning from colleagues, to teaching historical inquiry and source analysis, this episode offers 10 practical tips to help you feel more confident in the history classroom.

Facebook groups for history teachers

1. History Teachers Resources Australia
2. Primary History Teachers Australia
3. History Teachers Australia
4. Australian 5/6 Teachers
5. Modern History Teachers NSW
6. HSIE Teachers of NSW
7. North West NSW History & HSIE Teachers
8. NSW Ancient History Teachers Community
9. Did we miss one? Please let us know

State history teachers associations

1. History Teachers' Association of Australia
2. History Teachers' Association of Western Australia
3. History Teachers' Association of South Australia
4. Geography and History Teachers Association NT
5. Tasmanian History Teachers Association
6. ACT History Teachers Association
7. Queensland History Teachers Association
8. History Teachers' Association of NSW
9. History Teachers' Association of Victoria

Resources and tipsheet

1. Teaching History: A Practical Guide for Secondary School Teachers by Jonathon Dallimore
2. Agora: a quarterly professional journal for history teachers published by the History Teachers' Association of Victoria (HTAV)
3. Starter packs for history teachers by the HTAV
4. Tipsheet for this episode

Voices

Educators: Sarah Coleman (Queensland), Catherine Baron (Western Australia), David Boon (Tasmania), Paul Foley (South Australia), Christine Abadier (New South Wales), and Megan Tucker (South Australia).

Host: Professor Anna Clark, University of Technology Sydney

About Hey History Teacher!

Hear practical ideas, fresh inspiration and thoughtful conversation about how history is taught in primary and secondary school classrooms in Australia.

Hey History Teacher! is for teachers, teacher-educators and pre-service teachers.

You’ll hear conversations and advice about over 8 episodes, including:

1. teaching difficult histories
2. creative history teaching
3. approaching First Nations histories with care and confidence
4. complexity in history teaching
5. how early-career teachers can find their their feet in the history classroom
6. great history teaching, and
7. teaching the Australian Wars.

It's grounded in current research and features fifteen classroom educators and academics from around Australia.

Each episode comes with a free downloadable Tip Sheet to support your teaching practice.

Credits

Hey History Teacher! is supported by the History Teachers Association of NSW.

Executive Producer is Professor Anna Clark.

Producer is Jane Curtis at UTS Impact Studios.

Sound engineering by John Jacobs.

Made on Gadigal Country in Sydney Australia.