Benefits for Partners
Model A Benefits
- Eight seats in full-day seminars
- Two seats in late-afternoon series
- Ten seats in one-day workshops
- Two seats in online course
- Ten seats in summer institutes
- Curricular consultation with Primary Source staff
- Resource development session with Primary Source librarian
- Ten hours of in-district professional development
- Study tours for selected teachers and administrators
Model B Benefits
- Four seats in full-day seminars
- Two seats in late-afternoon series
- Six seats in one-day workshops
- Two seats in online course
- Five seats in summer institutes
- Curricular consultation with Primary Source staff
- Resource development session with Primary Source librarian
- 2.5 hours of in-district professional development
- Study tours for selected teachers and administrators
Model C Benefits
- Two seats in full-day seminars
- Two seats in late-afternoon seminars
- Two seats in one-day workshops
- One seat in online course
- Two seats in summer institutes
- Study tours for selected teachers and administrators
What services and support does Primary Source provide to its partners?
- Reserved seats in courses, workshops and study tours
- Curricular consultation with Primary Source staff
- Resource development sessions with Primary Source librarian
- Use of the Primary Source library for curriculum meetings
- Customized professional development offerings in partner school or district
- Introductory presentation about Primary Source or any of its content areas
- Access by password for all educators in partner school or district to China Source, a website of curriculum materials developed by the Harvard Asia Center and Primary Source
- Endicott graduate credits (at additional cost) for courses and summer institutes
- Opportunities for global service based learning
- Opportunities for teachers to become presenters in professional development courses and seminars for other teachers
- Direction in developing international student and teacher exchanges
- Direction in developing a Chinese language program
What commitment does a district or school make to Primary Source?
- To add or enrich units or courses on U.S. and world history and humanities at all possible grade levels and to develop student learning related to China, global studies, and inclusive American history
- To establish a task force of teachers who have participated in Primary Source seminars or courses who are both eager to help colleagues benefit from this involvement and invested in helping embed international content in the curriculum
- To develop China curriculum at 3 levels, K-12; work towards establishing a Chinese language program, an exchange program, and an East Asian Studies high school elective as a resource for the rest of the district
- To select participants in seminars, courses, and study tours as well as assist with the organization of the 10-hour workshop series (Model A) or the 2 1/2 hour curriculum development seminar (Model B)
- To provide substitute teachers for participants in weekday seminars and study tours
- To encourage teachers to use Primary Source's Clara Hicks Library. Teachers from partnership districts have unlimited borrowing privileges from the unique collection of books, videos, and teacher-developed curricula in the library
- To encourage teachers to share their learning with colleagues once they have completed a program
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