School Year 2023-2024 Programs

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

*registration closed*

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: $1,000 (plus fee for 1 graduate credit)

Engaging with Experts

From Reform to Equal Rights: Disability and Agency in U.S. History

*registration closed*

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

*registration closed*

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: $400

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: $400

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: $400

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: $400

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: $400

Book Groups

Reading As Resistance: Honoring Banned and Challenged Authors

*registration closed*

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

*registration closed*

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: $750 (plus fee for 1 graduate credit)

Preparing Students for Global Citizenship

*registration closed*

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: $750 (plus fee for 1 graduate credit)

FALL COHORT: Engaging Culturally & Linguistically Diverse Students & Families in Elementary Schools

*registration closed*

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: $750 (plus fee for 1 graduate credit)

FALL COHORT: Engaging Culturally & Linguistically Diverse Students & Families in Secondary Schools

*registration closed*

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: $750 (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: $750 (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: $750 (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: $750 (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: $750 (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: $750 (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