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For Educators
Courses, workshops, and book groups for teachers of history, civics, social studies, and the humanities. PDPs and optional graduate credit available.
Investigating History
Implementation courses, grade-level modules, and content support for Investigating History, from the organization that wrote it.
Our Impact
Since 1989, we have stood behind the teachers who change how students see the past and their place in it. Made possible by people who believe this matters
Teaching for Civic Empowerment
FREE Civics Courses
Primary Source is proud to partner with the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education on Teaching for Civic Empowerment. DESE developed these courses as part of a statewide initiative to strengthen civic learning, and we deliver them free to Massachusetts public school educators. →TfCE Course Listing
Legacy of Courage: Black Changemakers in Massachusetts Past, Present, Future
Legacy of Courage: Black Changemakers in Massachusetts Past, Present, Future chronicles the actions taken by African American changemakers over four centuries of confronting racial injustice as they aspired to a freer and more equal society. This 20-minute film uses archival sources, animation sequences, and interviews with scholars and youth activists to tell an inspiring story.
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Become a Primary Source Partner District
District Partnerships
We work with more than 75 districts each year on custom professional learning, curriculum implementation, and long-term partnerships built around what your teachers actually need.
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Making Freedom: African Americans in US History
African American history is American history. More than 100 units illuminating the ideas, actions, and collective efforts that held this country accountable to its own promises. Ready to slot into what you already teach or anchor a course of their own.
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