EC1 and EC2: Pedagogy of History

Unit One:

Position Paper on Social Sciences (NCERT) https://ncert.nic.in/pdf/focus-group/social_sciencel.pdf

Unit Two:

Six Historical Thinking Concepts: https://historicalthinking.ca/historical-thinking-concepts

Meaning of History: https://www.historytoday.com/archive/head-head/what-history

Unit Three:

Use of interactive timelines https://h5p.org/node/976145   (h5P resource made by Dr Agnes DCosta)

Webquest activity created by faculty for constructivist learning  http://zunal.com/introduction.php?w=748801 

Museums of India: https://museumsofindia.gov.in/repository 

Virtual Tours:https://artsandculture.google.com/project/virtual-tours 

Unit Four:

Maxims of teaching History:https://www.historydiscussion.net/teaching/teaching-history-12-points-to-keep-in-mind/489

Correlation of History with other subjects: https://www.preparationworld.com/post/history-with-other-social-sciences

Unit Five:

Additional Reading: https://schoolshistory.org.uk/topics/teaching-history-in-the-21st-century-5-interactive-strategies/

Unit Six:

https://www.bbc.com/culture/tags/history

Activities 2023-24

27 July 2024 Visit to National English School (ICSE) : The dioramas and wall displays for learning History gave insights into how school infrastructure can be effectively used to learn. 

Activities 2022-23

On 15 Oct 2022,Itihaas History Club organised a field trip to Vasai Fort. Dr Agnes Dcosta and Ms Noresca Pereira guided the students about the history of the fort which has seen significant events related to Portuguese, Maratha and British rule. The students observed the strong ramparts, the ruins of the citadel, churches and bastions and tried to reconstruct the past from the first hand sources.

Learning History through Coins

History Lessons by Alumni

Interview of History teacher