In collaboration with its partners at the Hautes Écoles, UCLouvain offers a dynamic program designed to train teachers of history and historical and geographical education who are committed, competent and open to the world.
The training includes various types of courses (theory courses, seminars in small intra- or interdisciplinary groups) as well as progressive immersion in the profession through internships: observation of teaching practices in the classroom, immersion for a few days in a school, teaching with the internship supervisor, active teaching practices in different levels and streams (transition and qualification). These activities are organized and supported by a pedagogical team that includes collaborators who teach history and historical and geographical education in the field.
In the field of history teaching, the course pays particular attention to the link between history and school learning, the positive management of heterogeneity, assessment for learning, and the development of historical skills. It also combines the development of teaching practices most conducive to learning with an introduction to innovative approaches to developing students' historical skills.
Throughout the course, students are actively involved in their own training, building their knowledge through experience, reflection and exchange. Internships, seminars and assignments (both individual and group) are designed to foster autonomy, critical thinking and collaboration, as well as lifelong learning.