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Teaching Histories of Racism and Resistance in the United States
EDU A410A

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Description

*Lottery-based Enrollment* Engaging in conversations about racism, past and present, is essential to building bridges and promoting democratic values. Many educators wish to teach about racism but may hesitate to explore controversial topics with students, especially younger learners. In this course, participants develop the knowledge and skills to teach the histories and realities of racism in the United States. We consider the developmental needs of students in grades K-12, including racial-ethnic and civic identity development. Topics include enslavement, genocide, and xenophobia, as well as examples of resistance to systemic racism. We explore sources by people of color who have been excluded from dominant narratives and consider how to cultivate agency and engagement when teaching difficult histories and current events.
This course fulfills the elective requirement of the Equity & Opportunity (E&O) Foundations experience. These electives build students’ historical and contemporary understanding, structural understanding, personal responsibility, and strategies for action.
This course is also a Learning Design, Innovation, and Technology (LDIT) core program elective. As such, the course explores best practices in planning and delivering learning experiences centered around histories of racism and resistance.
This course is limited to 25 students. This course is recommended for teachers in grades K-12, curriculum directors, and building & district administrators, particularly those working in the United States.

Class Notes

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School Graduate School of Education
Credits 2
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Department Education
Course Component Regular Course
Instruction Mode In Person
Subject Education
Grading Basis HGSE Student Option (Letter Graded, Sat/Unsat)
Learning Goals - Investigate four historical case studies of racism and resistance, and apply this learning to analyze systems of power and levers for change. - Discover and apply a range of strategies to support students in discussing and analyzing racism, past and present. - Explore racial-ethnic and civic identity development to understand one’s own positionality and to support deeper student learning.
Career Focus <p>This course is recommended for future social studies and other interested teachers in grades K-12, curriculum directors, and building &amp; district administrators, particularly those working in the United States.</p>