CONT593: Honour Specialist History
The History Specialist Course is a comprehensive professional development journey designed to deepen your expertise in ethical leadership, critical thinking, and inclusive teaching. Throughout the course, you’ll engage in interactive activities including discussion forums, peer feedback, and reflective journaling—each designed to expand and refine your teaching practice. You’ll delve into key areas, such as Indigenous perspectives, anti-oppression strategies, special education, and mental health support. By the end of the course, you’ll be equipped with practical tools and meaningful insights to create more inclusive, engaging, and supportive learning environments for all your students.
Learning Outcomes
What You Will Learn and Do
In this course you’ll have the opportunity to
- explore and apply various approaches to studying history
- analyze primary and secondary sources to construct historical narratives
- develop strategies to create inclusive and diverse history courses
- facilitate discussions of sensitive and controversial historical topics
- analyze and challenge dominant narratives
- examine and apply universal design for learning (UDL) principles to create inclusive history classrooms
- incorporate considerations of equity, diversity, and inclusion into professional practice
- complete authentic and inquiry-based culminating tasks and a unit plan
- foster critical reflection on your own teaching practice
Assessments
Module 1
Professional Identity and Ethical Leadership
Module 2
Enhancing Critical Analysis and Inclusive Teaching Practices
Progress Update 1
Module 3
Navigating Ethical Dilemmas
Module 4
Anti-Oppression and Indigenous Perspectives
Progress Update 2
Module 5
Fostering Inclusivity in History Education
Module 6
Leadership in History Education
Progress Update 3
Module 7
Reflective Practice and Unit Design
Final Report