Heritage, material culture and teaching innovation: proposals and experiences

Abstract

In this paper we focus on the uses of historical-educational heritage, commercial catalogues of teaching materials and pedagogical exhibitions that spread the material culture of schools and its teachers as a teaching resource in learning contexts to promote the acquisition of skills. The historical-educational heritage provides a high instructive and teaching potential, and it can be a useful pedagogical work in the classroom for different educational levels and modalities. It is an appropriate means to analyse school cultures (such as that of the scientific knowledge of the experts, the politicalinstitutional one and that of teachers). It tells us about the history and evolution of school disciplines and the disciplinary code. It is an indicator of processes of change, reform and innovation. It helps us to know bygone educational practices, teaching styles and teaching methods in the classroom, enhancing deeper understanding and interpretation of the past in schools. As well, it can be used as a teaching strategy for heritage education that contributes to the acquisition and development of abilities that generate knowledge, understanding, respect, and care and conservation of heritage.

Key words: Historical and educational heritage, material culture of the school, teaching materials catalogues, pedagogical exhibitions.