#  A410A: Teaching Histories of Racism and Resistance in the United States 

 





 Semester:   Spring 

 

 

 

\*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, and culturally sustaining pedagogies. 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.



 

 



 

 See also:- [ Elective Course ](/course-type/elective-course)
- [ Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE) ](/school/harvard-graduate-school-education-hgse)