Summer Institutes
Massachusetts History: Remarkable People and Stories
Online orientation dates: Approximately 6 hours, completed between June 13 and July 13
Course dates: July 16-20, 2012
Course time: 8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Location: Primary Source (Watertown, Massachusetts)
Follow-up session: September 27, 2012, 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
PDPs offered: 67.5
Graduate credits offered: 3
Fee: Partnership educators—no cost other than fee for 3 graduate credits; Non-partnership educators—$600 plus fee for 3 graduate credits
This institute will examine how life was organized in Massachusetts from pre-colonial days to the early Republic and how ideas and experiences changed over time. Sessions will focus on people, events, and themes featured in the Massachusetts Frameworks for teaching U.S. and Massachusetts history. Special attention will be paid to methods used by historians to create these accounts and how students can access history through biography. Topics will include: Pilgrims, Puritans, and religion; colonial-Indian encounters; transatlantic interactions and trade; African-American contributions; events leading up to the Revolution; and changes after the Revolution.
Recommended for educators of grades K-6
Registration Information
Partnership educators: Registration must be approved through your school district. Please get in touch with your school district's Primary Source contact person and let them know which program(s) you are interested in. Upon approval from your district, Primary Source will contact you with instructions for online registration.
Educators from non-partner schools and districts, send your registration request to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .
Questions?
Contact Abby Detweiler at
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The registration deadline was Friday, April 13, 2012. Limited seats are still available in some institutes. To register, contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .
