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17 May 2013

Primary Source a Key Player in National Conference on China-U.S. Education

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For over twenty years, Primary Source has been a leader in teaching and learning about China for K-12 educators. Drawing on this expertise, we are proud to have been the regional partner of this year's National Chinese Language Conference, held in Boston on April 7-9, 2013. In collaboration with Asia Society and the College Board, two highly respected international organizations, Primary Source worked with local partners to broadcast the important work being done in our local schools and communities to bring Chinese language, history, and culture to students.

29 April 2013

Educators in New Bostonians Course Visit Local Immigrant Resource Centers

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This spring, Primary Source hosted a three-day seminar series titled New Bostonians: Immigrants in Massachusetts Today. Thirty-four teachers came from all over the state to gain knowledge and resources to better understand immigrants from Asia, Africa, and Latin America. This course was developed in order to provide educators with knowledge of the cultural contexts and situations that their immigrant students come from.

04 April 2013

Fall River Teacher Helps Students Connect to Cultural Heritage

Last summer, Primary Source awarded three educators a scholarship to attend Cultural Proficiency in Today's Diverse Schools: A Multidisciplinary Approach, a summer institute for K-12 educators. Each scholarship winner was required to use ideas and resources they gained in the institute to implement meaningful projects in their schools. We caught up with scholarship winner Nancy Miranda recently to see how her projects are going and hear her thoughts on the importance of cultural proficiency for educators of diverse classrooms.

04 April 2013

Lowell Teacher Uses Scholarship Money to Connect with Diverse Students

Last summer, Primary Source awarded three educators a scholarship to attend Cultural Proficiency in Today's Diverse Schools: A Multidisciplinary Approach, a summer institute for K-12 educators. Each scholarship winner was required to use ideas and resources they gained in the institute to implement meaningful projects in their schools. We caught up with scholarship winner Kathleen Flaherty recently to see how her projects are going and hear her thoughts on the importance of cultural proficiency for educators of diverse classrooms.

19 March 2013

Scholarship Winners Equipped to Better Understand and Engage Diverse Students

Last summer, Primary Source awarded three educators a scholarship to attend Cultural Proficiency in Today's Diverse Schools: A Multidisciplinary Approach, a summer institute for K-12 educators. Each scholarship winner was required to use ideas and resources they gained in the institute to implement meaningful projects in their schools. We caught up with scholarship winner Vincenza Goodwin recently to see how her projects are going and hear her thoughts on the importance of cultural proficiency for educators of diverse classrooms. Stay tuned on our website for an update from the other two scholarship winners!

19 March 2013

2013 National Chinese Language Conference

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2013 National Chinese Language Conference
When: April 7–9, 2013
Where: Boston Marriot Copley Place Hotel (110 Huntington Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts)

19 March 2013

2013 Fundraising Dinner Series: Global Perspectives

Primary Source is delighted to present a new fundraising format for 2013. Our Global Perspectives Dinner Series is a sequence of small fundraising events centered on a country or world region. Enjoy four meals throughout the year featuring the best of a region's gastronomic offerings while hearing a thought-provoking lecture.

19 March 2013

Sign up Now for a Primary Source Summer Institute

Registration for our 2013 summer institutes is now open! Sign up for a face-to-face institute here in the Greater Boston area, or join us from anywhere in the world for an online institute.

The deadline to register is April 12, 2013. Contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for more information.

Face-to-Face Institute Spotlight
Cultural Proficiency for Today's Diverse Schools: A Multidisciplinary Approach
August 5-9, 2013
Reading Memorial High School (Reading, MA)
Open to all K-12 teachers and administrators

19 March 2013

From Primary Source to the Classroom: Teaching about Colonial and Postcolonial Africa

In light of our upcoming 2013 summer institutes, we thought we would share with you how one past participant has applied the knowledge and resources he's gained to his teaching. (Visit our website for a full listing of this year's institutes and information on registering!)

In 2011, 42 teachers attended Primary Source's Africa in the 19th and 20th Centuries: Colonialism, Independence, and Legacies institute. Throughout the past year, we have had the opportunity to visit a few of their classrooms to see how they are using what they learned. Meet Todd Whitten, a teacher who is working to bring global education into the classroom and broaden his students’ perspectives about Africa and the world.

19 March 2013

Global Mysteries: Beyond Sherlock Holmes and Agatha Christie

vishpuri Primary Source's annual book group wrapped up last week with a discussion of Kwei Quartey's Children of the Street, a crime detective novel set in Accra, Ghana. This year's book group participants read mysteries set in Japan, Ottoman Turkey, Chile, India, and Ghana. Using mysteries as a vehicle to explore cultures around the world, book discussions focused on unique cultural aspects of each novel as well as the historical context. Below is a list of this year's book group selections with summaries. All books are available from the Primary Source Library.