Choosing OER Project: World History
OER Project: World History offers four flexible course pathways, each built around a different periodization so you can choose the fit that makes sense for your standards, students, and school context.
Start at the very beginning with World History Origins to the Present, jump in at World History 1200 to the Present, focus on the modern era with World History 1750 to the Present, or support AP® students with our World History AP course (check out Choosing OER Project: World History AP to learn about our College Board-approved syllabus). Whichever path you choose, students dive into inquiry, build historical thinking skills, and connect the past to the world they live in now.
OER Project: World History Curriculum Adoption
OER Project: World History is built for real classrooms and is ready for implementation. All courses are: standards-aligned to the C3 Framework, Common Core, and state frameworks; inquiry-driven; and designed to build skills through content. Throughout every course, students ask big questions, work with evidence, strengthen historical thinking, and build durable reading and writing skills. Flexible from tip to tail, the courses work as your core curriculum or as a xof supplemental resources—all online, free, open source, and classroom-ready. Have questions about fit, adoption, or implementation? Reach us at team@oerproject.com or set up time to talk with us.
Guides to Choosing an OER Project: World History Course
Ready to jump in? Get a bird’s-eye view with the World History Course Guide. Explore Teacher Course Plans to see how teachers use the curriculum in their own classrooms—including what they love, what they adapt, and what they add. Review the Activity Placements guides to understand how key skills appear, repeat, and deepen across each course. And when the practical questions pop up, the FAQ is there with quick answers about access, flexibility, implementation, and support.
- World History Course Guide—A clear overview of the Origins, 1200, and 1750 course pathways and explanation of how each one supports different teaching contexts. (If you’re interested in our AP offering, check out the World History AP Course Overview)
- Standards Alignment—See how OER Project connects to C3, Common Core, and state frameworks.
- Teacher Course Plans—See how real teachers uses the course in context, including what they love, adapt, and add:
- Activity Placement—Quickly locate where historical thinking skills and reasoning processes appear and deepen across the course.
- World History FAQ—Answers to common questions about alignment, approval, access, implementation, and support.