Cross-Curricular Teaching and Learning in the Secondary School... Humanities

<p>What is the role of the humanities in the modern school? Should geography history RE and Citizenship teachers remain faithful to long-standing subject cultures and pedagogies? Or is there another way to consider how the curriculum and the notion of individual subjects and teachers’ pedagogy could be constructed?</p><p>Drawing on case studies taken from a range of innovative secondary schools and interrogating the use of cross-curricular approaches in UK schools<em> Cross-Curricular Teaching and Learning in Humanities</em> constructs a research based pedagogy with practical steps for students and teachers as they consider how cross-curricular approaches can be implemented in their own subject areas. </p><p>Key features include:</p><ul> <p> </p> <li>Clear theoretical frameworks for cross-curricular processes of teaching and learning in the humanities</li> <p> </p> <li>Lively and engaging text that blends key issues with stories of current practice</li> <p> </p> <li>An analysis of the use of assessment enquiry and pupil talk as key components in building a cross-curricular approach to the humanities</li> <p> </p> <li>Practical and reflective tasks that enable to reader to apply their reading to day to day practice alongside links to professional standards</li> <p> </p> <li>Summaries of key research linked to suggestions for further reading</li> <p> </p> <li>Professional development activities to promote cross-curricular dialogue</li> </ul><p>Part of the <em>Cross-Curricular Teaching and Learning in the Secondary School</em> series this timely interdisciplinary textbook is essential reading for all students on Initial Teacher Training courses and practising teachers looking to holistically introduce cross-curricular themes and practices in secondary Humanities teaching.</p>