Teaching about Gender Issues in the Art Education Classroom: Myra Sadker Day

This article is a description and analysis of the course processes and project outcomes of an an education class where feminist issues were a significant part of the course. Final projects were designed to contribute to Myra Sadker Day, established to honor Sadker's significant work to expose gender bias in U.S. classrooms and to encourage equitable practices in the classroom. Sadker Day was thought to be important in promoting education about feminist issues in classrooms by actively involving students in feminist issues. Four themes from scholarship on feminist pedagogy will be used to analyze class discussions and projects: mastery, authority, voice, and positionality.