Resources for Learning
Resources for Learning:
From the MPS Director of Health/PE, Mr. Charlie Conefrey:
Women in Athletic History Month
From the MPS STEM Director, Dr. Douglas Dias:
To help reinforce the importance of women in STEM, I am providing these links (below) that you should consider incorporating into a lesson this month.
My hope is that girls find inspiration in the work of these impressive people and decide to pursue further study in the STEM fields. Maybe our students can even be a topic of inspiration to other girls in the future!
None of the women described in these links would have been able to make a difference without dedicated teachers in their lives, so I would like to thank you for all that you are doing to help inspire as well as educate.
https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/women-in-stem
(some of the audio links are gone, but the ones that are working are brief, but I like it because each bio is read by another truly inspirational woman. For those that don't have an audio track, there is a link for each person that leads to the source material, which is rich with details).
https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/27/world/women-in-science-you-should-know-scn/index.html
From Listenwise:
Celebrating the accomplishments of women during Women’s History Month is fun when you are using a story about Girls in Baseball to discuss gender equity in sports. Tomorrow, March 8th, is International Women's Day. Why not mark it by sharing the story of one of my favorite activists from when I lived in Kenya? Wangari Maathai came from humble roots and became the first African woman to win a Nobel Peace Prize. Or, listen to Barbie's Inspiring Women Series to learn how Mattel introduced 17 “Shero” Barbies in 2019 to celebrate International Women's Day.
Explore our collection of podcasts for Women’s History Month.
From Facing History and Ourselves:
March is Women’s History Month! This is a fabulous time for teachers to recommit to integrating the experiences of women and girls into instruction on history and contemporary society all year.
Check out our latest blog post, 10 Resources for Women’s History Month to find resources that offer a historical look at women making history in various contexts and/or a bridge that helps you and your students explore connections between women’s history and women’s experiences today.
From Learning for Justice (formerly known as Teaching Tolerance):
During Women’s History Month and year-round, recognize and uplift women change makers who are more likely to have been silenced or hidden from history. Use these resources to introduce students to a diversity of women—and show them that they, too, are change makers.
From the Civics Renewal Network:
This WebQuest from the Historical Society of Pennsylvania provides structure to a historical investigation of the Women’s Suffrage Movement by using the Historical Society of Pennsylvania’s primary sources. HSP’s online resources allow students and teachers to examine and analyze a variety of different historical documents including historical newspapers, books, pamphlets, manuscripts, photographs, maps, artwork, archived videos and audio records.
Character Traits ELA Lesson: Malala Yousafzai (Requires Google Login, will download as PDF).