PRIMARY SOURCE Summer
Institutes 2015
Face-to-face COURSES
Teaching for Global Understanding
in the 21st Century
Dates: July 13 -
17
Time: 8:30 a.m. –
4:00 p.m.
Online orientation
dates: Approx. 6 hours, completed between June 20 and July 13
Location: Regis
College (Weston, MA)
Follow-up session:
October 2015
PDPs/Credits:
67.5 PDPs; 3 graduate credits available ($300)
Educators are increasingly aware that the challenges of our changing world will require students to think and learn in new ways. In addition to teaching core academic content, our schools need to cultivate key skills: global awareness, critical thinking, media literacy, collaboration, intercultural communication, technological ability, and civic engagement. This course will explore the importance of such skills and will build a case for re-envisioning how we prepare students for an interconnected world. Participants will examine the global economy, the environment, health, social justice, and peace & conflict resolution. Interested participants should be willing to take on a leadership role in their districts and to be advocates for global education across disciplines and grade levels. Open to all K-12 teachers and administrators
Native America Across Five Centuries
Dates: July 20 -
24
Time: 8:30 a.m. –
3:30 p.m.
Online orientation
dates: Approx. 6 hours, completed between June 17 and July 15
Location: Primary
Source (Watertown, MA)
Follow-up session:
October 2015
PDPs/Credits:
67.5 PDPs; 3 graduate credits available ($300)
Join us as we explore the diversity of cultures, histories,
and experiences of North America's indigenous peoples, past and present. From
the Wampanoags and Abenakis of New England to the Sioux and Navajos in the West
to the Aztecs of present-day Mexico, we'll challenge stereotypes about native
peoples by looking at the different ways in which indigenous North Americans
lived and shaped the history of the continent from the 15th through 20th
centuries. We'll discuss war, removal, reservations, and other familiar topics
in Native American history, but we'll also highlight native peoples'
participation in major events throughout U.S. history, from King Philip's War
and the American Revolution to the New Deal and civil rights movements.
Finally, we'll survey the contours of Native America today
and speak with some of the men and women who are leading their communities into
the next century. Open to all K-12 educators
Modern African History: Colonialism, Independence and Legacies
Dates: July 27 -
31
Time: 8:30 a.m. –
3:30 p.m.
Online orientation
dates: Approx. 6 hours, completed between June 24 and July 22
Location: Primary
Source (Watertown, MA)
Follow-up session:
October 2015
PDPs/Credits:
67.5 PDPs; 3 graduate credits available ($300)
The "scramble for Africa" has been told in the
past as a story of outside powers and actors. Western colonialism played a
profound role in shaping the modern history of the continent. But so too did
the actions and aspirations of African people, from leaders to ordinary
individuals. This course will probe African history from multiple perspectives
and consider the legacies of colonialism and independence down to our own time.
Case studies of key countries and situations will help us grasp the complex
history of a diverse continent. Literature and film of major writers and
regions will allow us to delve more deeply into the mindset of colonial and
post-colonial societies. The week will round-out with a look at some of
Africa's most pressing issues today and their possible solutions. Especially for educators of grades 6-12
Online COURSES
Changing China: History and Culture Since
1644
Dates: June 17 – August 11
PDPs/Credits: 45 PDPs; 2 graduate credits available ($200)
PDPs/Credits: 45 PDPs; 2 graduate credits available ($200)
What has driven the dramatic transformation of China over
the past 350 years? What should students know about this economic and cultural
powerhouse? The complex history of modern China and its unique place on the
world stage will be the central focus for this online course, which will
explore the period from the Qing Dynasty and the decline of dynastic China to
the present day. In addition to the materials presented in Primary Source's
sourcebook China Since 1644: A History
Through Primary Sources, this course will make use of readings, videos, and
web-based resources to engage educators in some of the most current scholarship
and thinking on China's development as a nation state. Topics will include the
early republic, communist China, economic and political changes, internal
migration, arts and literature, and China's future in an era of globalization.
This course will be offered completely online and will
require a basic comfort level and interest in the use of computer technology as
a medium for learning. The time for completing each week's work is
approximately 3-5 hours. Especially for educators of grades 6-12
Engaging Culturally & Linguistically Diverse Students &
Families in Secondary Schools
Dates: July 8 – August 4
PDPs/Credits: 22.5 PDPs; 1 graduate credit available ($100)
PDPs/Credits: 22.5 PDPs; 1 graduate credit available ($100)
This online course provides a theoretical and practical
foundation for culturally responsive teaching of English language learners in
the secondary school setting. We will examine immigrant teenagers and their
experience of schooling; the demographic and diversity profile of Massachusetts
districts; cross-cultural communication and its implications for teaching and
learning; and effective strategies for secondary schools to engage immigrant
and refugee families. You will have the opportunity to reflect on your own
teaching practice, apply course skills and strategies, and receive feedback
from peers and instructor.
This course will be offered completely online and will
require a basic comfort level and interest in the use of computer technology as
a medium for learning. The time for completing each week's work is
approximately 3-5 hours. Especially for educators of grades 6-12
Thinking Like a Historian: Immigration
History Through Primary Sources
Dates: July 8 – August 4
PDPs/Credits: 22.5 PDPs; 1 graduate credit available ($100)
PDPs/Credits: 22.5 PDPs; 1 graduate credit available ($100)
Through online resources about immigration history,
educators will learn how to incorporate and use primary sources in the
elementary and middle school classroom. Teachers will explore materials from
the Library of Congress collection and the Lower East Side Tenement Museum, deepen
their understanding of primary sources, and consider how K-8 students can
benefit from observing and analyzing them.
This course will be offered completely online and will
require a basic comfort level and interest in the use of computer technology as
a medium for learning. The time for completing each week's work is
approximately 3-4 hours. Especially
for educators of grades K-8
Windows to the Islamic World:
Art, Architecture and Music
Dates: July 8 – August 4
PDPs/Credits: 22.5 PDPs; 1 graduate credit
available ($100)
Participants in this course will learn about the key
features of Islamic art, Arabic calligraphy, "Arts of the Book,"
Islamic architecture, and the music or "soundscapes" of Islam. Using
online resources and readings, expert videos, and interactive discussion
forums, participants will work together to expand their thinking about the
history and influence of Islamic art and explore ways to integrate the study of
Islamic art into their curriculum.
Windows to the Islamic World is a four-session, asynchronous
online course. Each week will include content readings, videos, web-based
activities, and a facilitated asynchronous discussion — one that happens in a
group discussion forum but at a time convenient for each individual over the
weeklong session. The time for completing each session is approximately 3-4
hours.
Open to all K-12 educators
To REgister
Please email the contact person
for your district and note the program(s) you are interested in taking. Upon
approval, you will be notified of your enrollment.
Registration deadline is Friday, April 24
