<description>&lt;p&gt;Want to try creative history lessons that students won’t forget?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hear expert teachers bring history alive in the classroom.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;From 'Top Secret' source investigations and historical group chats, to escape rooms, courtroom trials, video games, and history festivals.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ideas that spark curiosity, deepen thinking, and get students genuinely engaged.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you haven’t listened to &lt;em&gt;Creative History Teaching&lt;/em&gt;, start there first. Then dive into this episode for more ambitious, high-impact ideas you can adapt for your own classroom.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h2&gt;Resources and tipsheet&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://firstfleet.uow.edu.au/search.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;First Fleet Database&lt;/a&gt;: University of Wollongong&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.library.gov.au/research/family-history/family-history-research-guide/convicts-research-guide" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Convicts research guide National Library of Australia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/epic-escape-rooms-chad-cary/ebook/9798897950911.html?srsltid=AfmBOopzyKOCTP28ZbHiP3pBTcv_2AOe0czwlhPBWfgbCWaDvOe48yZv" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Epic Escape Rooms ebook&lt;/a&gt; by Chad Cary&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Chad Cary’s &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/chadcary.author" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Instagram: Innovative and Engaging Teaching Strategies&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Chad Cary’s &lt;a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/1370390764320793/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Facebook group: Innovative and Engaging Teaching Strategies&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://youtu.be/0_UTgoPUTLQ?si=SHSl3zNzFSWyFUrQ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Teaching the World Peace Game by John Hunter: TED Talk&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Ben Lawless’ &lt;a href="https://lawlesslearning.com/learning-games/earthcraft/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;board game for grade 6+ Earthcraft&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.heyhistory.net/for-teachers" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Free professional development tipsheet&lt;/a&gt; for this episode (in &lt;a href="https://www.heyhistory.net/for-teachers" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Teacher Downloads&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;h2&gt;Voices&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;p&gt;Educators: Ben Lawless (Victoria), Chad Cary (New South Wales), David Boon (Tasmania), Paul Foley (South Australia), Natalie Fong (Queensland), and Sarah Coleman (Queensland).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Host: Professor Anna Clark&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h2&gt;Credits&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Hey History Teacher! is supported by the &lt;a href="https://htansw.asn.au/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;History Teachers Association of NSW&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Executive Producer is &lt;a href="https://profiles.uts.edu.au/Anna.Clark" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Professor Anna Clark&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Producer is Jane Curtis at &lt;a href="https://impactstudios.edu.au/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;UTS Impact Studios&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Sound engineering by John Jacobs.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Made on Gadigal Country in Sydney Australia.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description>

Hey History!

UTS Impact Studios

*Really* creative history teaching

APR 1, 202622 MIN
Hey History!

*Really* creative history teaching

APR 1, 202622 MIN

Description

Want to try creative history lessons that students won’t forget?Hear expert teachers bring history alive in the classroom.From 'Top Secret' source investigations and historical group chats, to escape rooms, courtroom trials, video games, and history festivals.Ideas that spark curiosity, deepen thinking, and get students genuinely engaged.If you haven’t listened to Creative History Teaching, start there first. Then dive into this episode for more ambitious, high-impact ideas you can adapt for your own classroom.Resources and tipsheetFirst Fleet Database: University of WollongongConvicts research guide National Library of AustraliaEpic Escape Rooms ebook by Chad CaryChad Cary’s Instagram: Innovative and Engaging Teaching StrategiesChad Cary’s Facebook group: Innovative and Engaging Teaching StrategiesTeaching the World Peace Game by John Hunter: TED TalkBen Lawless’ board game for grade 6+ EarthcraftFree professional development tipsheet for this episode (in Teacher Downloads)VoicesEducators: Ben Lawless (Victoria), Chad Cary (New South Wales), David Boon (Tasmania), Paul Foley (South Australia), Natalie Fong (Queensland), and Sarah Coleman (Queensland).Host: Professor Anna ClarkCreditsHey 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.