Join us for professional learning opportunities that offer new perspectives, collaborative discussions, and resources for cultivating globally-minded classrooms. PDPs and/or graduate credits (additional fee applies) are listed under each program.
General Registration: Complete the form on each of the course pages.
Registration for Educators in Partnership Districts: Contact your district liaison, who will put you on a registration list shared with Primary Source. District liaisons are always listed on our website under “School and District Partnership.”
For information about Primary Source’s Investigating History PD, click here. 
3-Part Seminar Series
Teaching the Ultimate Crime: Genocide and Human Rights History
This course addresses genocide education requirements introduced in the 2021 Genocide Education Bill.
Especially for grades 8-12
3-Part Seminar Series
Dates
Tuesday November 14, 2023 8:30 am – 3:00 pm
November, 2023 (Asynchronous)
Tuesday December 5, 2023 8:30 am – 3:00 pm
Location
Framingham, MA; Hybrid: 2 in-person sessions and one asynchronous
PDPs/Credits
22.5 PDPs; 1 Graduate Credit ($160)
Fee
Partnership educators: no cost (other than fee for 1 graduate credit)
Non-partnership educators: $450 (plus fee for 1 graduate credit)
Engaging with Experts
From Reform to Equal Rights: Disability and Agency in U.S. History
With Rich Cairn, a History and Civics Inclusion Specialist with the Collaborative for Educational Services
Especially for educators of grades 8-12
Engaging with Experts
Date
Wednesday November 8, 2023 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Location
Online
PDPs/Credits
5 PDPs
Fee
Partnership educators: no cost
Non-partnership educators: $200
Lavender Scare: Centering LGBTQ Experiences in Cold War History
With Michael Bronski, Professor of the Practice in Media and Activism in Studies of Women, Gender, and Sexuality at Harvard University and author of A Queer History of the United States
Especially for educators of grades 9-12
Engaging with Experts
Date
Thursday November 16, 2023 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Location
Online
PDPs/Credits
5 PDPs
Fee
Partnership educators: no cost
Non-partnership educators: $200
Migration Nation: Culturally Affirming Approaches for Teaching about Migration
With Adam Strom, founder and executive director of Re-Imagining Migration
Especially for educators of grades 8-12
Engaging with Experts
Date
Tuesday January 23, 2024 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Location
Online
PDPs/Credits
5 PDPs
Fee
Partnership educators: no cost
Non-partnership educators: $200
One-Day Programs
Teaching Hard History to Elementary Learners
Especially for grades K-5
One-Day Programs
Date
Tuesday December 12, 2023 8:30 am – 3:00 pm
PDPs/Credits
5 PDPs
Fee
Partnership educators: no cost
Non-partnership educators: $200
Making Freedom: Resistance, Agency, and Joy in African American History
Primary Source’s Making Freedom Digital Curriculum launches soon!
Especially for grades 6-12
One-Day Programs
Date
Monday January 8, 2024 8:30 am – 3:00 pm
PDPs/Credits
5 PDPs
Fee
Partnership educators: no cost
Non-partnership educators: $200
Freedom Writers: Teaching with African American and Latinx Creative Nonfiction
Postponed – Date TBD in March 2024
Especially for grades 9-12
One-Day Programs
Date
Friday March 1, 2024 8:30 am – 3:00 pm
PDPs/Credits
5 PDPs
Fee
Partnership educators: no cost
Non-partnership educators: $200
Muslim Empires in the Age of Steam & Print
Partnering with the Boston Museum of Fine Arts
Especially for grades 9-12
One-Day Programs
Date
Saturday March 2, 2024 8:30 am – 3:00 pm
PDPs/Credits
9 PDPs
Fee
Partnership educators: no cost
Non-partnership educators: $200
Data Literacy and Maps in the Classroom
Especially for grades 8-12
One-Day Programs
Date
Thursday April 4, 2024 8:30 am – 3:00 pm
PDPs/Credits
5 PDPs
Fee
Partnership educators: no cost
Non-partnership educators: $200
Indigenous Expressions: Literature and Visual Arts in the Secondary Classroom
Especially for grades 6-12
One-Day Programs
Date
Wednesday April 10, 2024 8:30 am – 3:00 pm
PDPs/Credits
5 PDPs
Fee
Partnership educators: no cost
Non-partnership educators: $200
Book Groups
Reading As Resistance: Honoring Banned and Challenged Authors
Boston Area Hybrid Book Group: 5 sessions: 2 in person, 3 virtual
For all grades K-12
Book Groups
Dates
Thursday November 9, 2023 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm
Thursday December 14, 2023 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm
Thursday January 11, 2024 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm
Thursday February 8, 2024 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm
Thursday March 21, 2024 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm
Location
Hybrid: Virtual sessions as well as in-person
PDPs/Credits
15 PDPs
Fee
Partnership educators: no cost
Non-partnership educators: $150
Family Stories, Family Secrets
Virtual Book Group
For all grades K-12
Book Groups
Dates
Tuesday December 5, 2023 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm
Tuesday January 9, 2024 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm
Tuesday February 27, 2024 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm
Tuesday March 26, 2024 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm
Thursday January 1, 1970 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm
Location
100% Virtual
PDPs/Credits
15 PDPs
Fee
Partnership educators: no cost
Non-partnership educators: $150
4-Week Online Courses
Africans in the Age of Atlantic Slavery
Especially for teachers and administrators of grades 8-12
4-Week Online Courses
Date
Tuesday October 17 – Wednesday November 15, 2023
Location
Asynchronous, Online
PDPs/Credits
22.5 PDPs; 1 graduate credit ($160)
Fee
Partnership educators: no cost (other than fee for 1 graduate credit)
Non-partnership educators: $400 (plus fee for 1 graduate credit)
Preparing Students for Global Citizenship
Especially for grades K-12
4-Week Online Courses
Date
Tuesday October 17 – Wednesday November 15, 2023
Location
Asynchronous, Online
PDPs/Credits
22.5 PDPs; 1 graduate credit ($160)
Fee
Partnership educators: no cost (other than fee for 1 graduate credit)
Non-partnership educators: $400 (plus fee for 1 graduate credit)
FALL COHORT: Engaging Culturally & Linguistically Diverse Students & Families in Elementary Schools
This course has been approved by the MA DESE to provide 15 PDPs addressing the needs of English language learners
Especially for teachers and administrators of grades K-5
4-Week Online Courses
Date
Tuesday October 17 – Wednesday November 15, 2023
Location
Asynchronous, Online
PDPs/Credits
22.5 PDPs; 1 graduate credit ($160)
Fee
Partnership educators: no cost (other than fee for 1 graduate credit)
Non-partnership educators: $400 (plus fee for 1 graduate credit)
FALL COHORT: Engaging Culturally & Linguistically Diverse Students & Families in Secondary Schools
This course has been approved by the MA DESE to provide 15 PDPs addressing the needs of English language learners.
Especially for teachers and administrators of grades 6-12
4-Week Online Courses
Date
Tuesday October 17 – Wednesday November 15, 2023
Location
Asynchronous, Online
PDPs/Credits
22.5 PDPs; 1 graduate credit ($160)
Fee
Partnership educators: no cost (other than fee for 1 graduate credit)
Non-partnership educators: $400 (plus fee for 1 graduate credit)
Dynamic Societies of Ancient and Medieval Africa
Especially for grades 6-12
4-Week Online Courses
Date
Tuesday January 23 – Wednesday February 21, 2024
Location
Asynchronous, Online
PDPs/Credits
22.5 PDPs; 1 graduate credit ($160)
Fee
Partnership educators: no cost (other than fee for 1 graduate credit)
Non-partnership educators: $400 (plus fee for 1 graduate credit)
Thinking Like a Historian
Especially for grades K-6
4-Week Online Courses
Date
Tuesday January 23 – Wednesday February 21, 2024
Location
Asynchronous, Online
PDPs/Credits
22.5 PDPs; 1 graduate credit ($160)
Fee
Partnership educators: no cost (other than fee for 1 graduate credit)
Non-partnership educators: $400 (plus fee for 1 graduate credit)
SPRING COHORT: Engaging Culturally & Linguistically Diverse Students & Families in Elementary Schools
This course has been approved by the MA DESE to provide 15 PDPs addressing the needs of English language learners.
Especially for teachers and administrators of grades K-5
4-Week Online Courses
Date
Tuesday March 19 – Wednesday April 17, 2024
Location
Asynchronous, Online
PDPs/Credits
22.5 PDPs; 1 graduate credit ($160)
Fee
Partnership educators: no cost (other than fee for 1 graduate credit)
Non-partnership educators: $400 (plus fee for 1 graduate credit)
SPRING COHORT: Engaging Culturally & Linguistically Diverse Students & Families in Secondary Schools
This course has been approved by the MA DESE to provide 15 PDPs addressing the needs of English language learners
Especially for teachers and administrators of grades 6-12
4-Week Online Courses
Date
Tuesday March 19 – Wednesday April 17, 2024
Location
Asynchronous, Online
PDPs/Credits
22.5 PDPs; 1 graduate credit ($160)
Fee
Partnership educators: no cost (other than fee for 1 graduate credit)
Non-partnership educators: $400 (plus fee for 1 graduate credit)
Multicultural History of Colonial & Revolutionary America
Especially for grades 4-12
4-Week Online Courses
Date
Tuesday March 19 – Wednesday April 17, 2024
Location
Asynchronous, Online
PDPs/Credits
22.5 PDPs; 1 graduate credit ($160)
Fee
Partnership educators: no cost (other than fee for 1 graduate credit)
Non-partnership educators: $400 (plus fee for 1 graduate credit)
Free Webinars
The Great Crime Against Armenians
in collaboration with the National Humanities Center; this course addresses genocide education requirements introduced in the 2021 Genocide Education Bill.
Especially for educators of grades 9-12
Engaging with Experts
Date
Tuesday April 23, 2024 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Location
Online
Fee
Free