For Educators, By Educators

Each summer, the National Women's History Museum invites K-12 educators to participate in the Museum's unique "For Educators, By Educators" classroom resource development initiative. Educators collaborate with Museum staff to create K-12 lesson plans that help learners explore women's impacts on society. All resources developed through this initiative are included in the Museum's catalog of online Classroom Resources, which are available free of charge. In 2024, "For Educators, by Educators" is sponsored in part by the Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources Eastern Region Program, coordinated by Waynesburg University.  

Please note that any K-12 educator is welcome to submit a proposal, and there are no prerequisites required for acceptance. Proposals will be reviewed based on their alignment to priority topics for the Museum and the Museum's mission and to make sure there is diversity of topics, grade levels, and techniques included in the lesson plan pool.

Details:

• The "For Educators, By Educators" program runs between June 17 and August 30 and all work will be done over email and in Google Classroom; 
• In 2024, all resources should be inspired by one of the 265 biographies in NWHM's biography compendium;
• All resources must align with the C3 Framework for Social Studies Standards;
• All resources will use Teaching with Primary Sources strategies and primary sources from the Library of Congress;
• Approved participants will be asked to attend one virtual educator workshop on July 11th that reviews Teaching with Primary Source strategies;
• Approved participants will receive an honorarium of $350 per lesson plan (up to two lesson plans per a participant).

Announcing our 2024 “For Educators, By Educators” Cohort!

The National Women’s History Museum is delighted to announce the 2024 cohort of educators participating in the “For Educators, By Educators” classroom resource development initiative. 12 educators from around the country will work with NWHM to develop lesson plans that will help learners explore women's impacts on society, from Rosa Parks to Julia Child. Each participant’s resource will be published and made available to K-12 schools across the nation, free of charge on NWHM’s website throughout the 2024-2025 school year. 

Read more about this year’s cohort and their innovative work here.

Questions about "For Educators, By Educators?" Email us at [email protected]