Michael Harcourt is a history teacher at Wellington High School.  He is currently co-chairperson of the Wellington Area History Teachers' Association.

Dr Mark Sheehan is a senior lecturer at Victoria University Faculty of Education where he teaches courses on teaching and learning history and curriculum theory.  He has been involved in history education for over 25 years as a writer, researcher and teacher and his current research focuses on the development of disciplinary thinking in history as well as the place of knowledge in the New Zealand curriculum.

Teaching historical empathy and the 1915 Gallipoli campaign / Martyn Davison Pictorial pedagogies: Interpreting historical images as evidence / Barbara Ormond Have you asked your students?: Pasifika perspectives on studying history / Christina Reymer Museums and historical literacy: Unpacking the narratives of war and nationhood / Bronwyn Houliston Kua takoto te mānuka: The challenge of contested histories / Paul Enright Learning to think historically: Developing historical thinking through internally assessed research projects / Mark Sheehan and Jonathon Howson Facebook and teaching history La ra Hearn-Rollo Contestable views and voices: If only history involved time travel! / Charlotte McNamara Where to next? Some final thoughts on the future of history teaching in New Zealand / Michael Harcourt Opening Speech New Zealand History Teachers’ Association Conference / Dr Pita Sharples.