Introducing... Hey History Teacher!
From Hey History! by UTS Impact Studios
March 4, 2026 · 2 min · Season 2
About this episode
This episode introduces the Hey History Teacher! series, focusing on effective history teaching practices in Australian classrooms.
What does great history teaching look like in practice? How do teachers handle the challenges with teaching history today? 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: teaching difficult histories creative history teaching approaching First Nations histories with care and confidence complexity in history teaching how early-career teachers can find their their feet in the history classroom great history teaching, and 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.
People in this episode
Host: Professor Anna Clark
Topics covered
- history teaching
- primary education
- secondary education
- First Nations histories
- creative teaching
- early-career teachers
- Australian Wars
Keywords
- history education
- teaching challenges
- classroom strategies
- educational resources
- teacher support
- history curriculum
- professional development
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: History Teachers Association of NSW
Places: Gadigal Country, Australia
More episodes of Hey History!
- Teaching The Australian Wars · April 29, 2026 · 1h 14m
- Teaching First Nations history · April 22, 2026 · 32 min
- More than facts: teaching complexity in history · April 16, 2026 · 30 min
- Teaching difficult histories · April 9, 2026 · 32 min
- *Really* creative history teaching · April 1, 2026 · 22 min
- Creative history teaching · March 25, 2026 · 29 min
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