Online Courses
Primary Source now offers online courses – a fantastic way to learn about world history and culture on your own schedule, connect with educators from across the country, and explore resources for your classroom on a variety of topics.
Primary Source welcomes all K-12 teachers and administrators. Participating educators in our Enduring Legacy of Ancient China and Changing China: History and Culture Since 1644 courses qualify for a study tour to China!
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2010-2011 Online Programs
The Enduring Legacy of Ancient China
10-Week Online Course
Open to All K-12 Educators
Choose one: Oct. 6 – Dec. 14, 2010; Mar. 2 – May 10, 2011
Fee: Partnership educators—no cost other than fee for 2 graduate credits; Non-partnership educators—$500 plus fee for 2 graduate credits.
The remarkable richness and endurance of Chinese civilization will be the central focus for this online course, which will explore the long period from the emergence of China's earliest civilizations to the end of the dynastic phase in 1911.
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Changing China: History and Culture Since 1644
10-Week Online Course
Recommended especially for educators in grades 6-12
Choose one: Oct. 6 – Dec. 14, 2010 or Mar. 2 – May 10, 2011
Fee: Partnership educators—no cost other than fee for 2 graduate credits; Non-partnership educators—$500 plus fee for 2 graduate credits
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.
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Thinking Like a Historian: Primary Sources for Primary Students
Online Seminar Series
Dates: Jan. 12 - Feb. 2, 2011
Fee: Partnership educators—no cost; Non-partnership educators—$125
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 elementary students can benefit from their observation and analysis.
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Best Practices in Global Education
Webinar
Date: Oct. 26, 2010
Time: 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. EST
Fee: Partnership educators—no cost; Non-partnership educators—$15
Connect your students to the world! Join Primary Source and Honor Moorman, English and Social Studies teacher at the International School of the Americas (San Antonio, Texas) in this one-hour workshop on Best Practices in Global Education. Participants will gain resources and ideas for expanding their classrooms and creating global learning opportunities for students.
Highlights in International Books & Films for the K-12 Classroom
Webinar
Date: Jan. 25, 2011
Time: 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. EST
Fee: Partnership educators—no cost; Non-partnership educators—$15
Primary Source Librarian Jennifer Hanson will introduce a host of resources suitable for K-12 classrooms and ideal for globalizing the curriculum. Fiction and non-fiction books as well as feature and documentary films from around the world will be presented.
An Introduction to Global Environmental Challenges and Their Human Dimensions
Webinar
Date: Mar. 31, 2011
Time: 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. EST
Fee: Partnership educators—no cost; Non-partnership educators—$15
Global environmental challenges provide entry points for students of all levels and across subject areas. This one-hour workshop featuring William Moomaw, Professor of International Environmental Policy at Tufts University will introduce K-12 teachers to some of these challenges and offer resources for highlighting their human dimensions.
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