Teaching Women's History

This course will teach practicing educators to undo male centrism in K-12 social studies. Providing a wealth of practical examples, ideas, and lesson plans – all backed by scholarly research – for secondary and middle school classes, this course demonstrates how teachers can weave women’s history into their curriculum today. It breaks down how history is taught currently, how teachers are prepared, and what expectations are set in state standards and textbooks and then shows how teachers can use pedagogical approaches to better incorporate women’s voices into each of these realms. Each module will explore a major barrier to teaching an inclusive history and how to overcome it. This course has two required texts: Teaching Women's History by Kelsie Brook Eckert & Women and Power by Mary Beard. Both texts are available for purchase online. It is advised you secure these texts before beginning this course.