2021 Winter/Spring Programs Join us this fall for professional learning opportunities that offer new perspectives, collaborative discussions, and resources for cultivating globally-minded classrooms. All of our programs provide PDPs and/or graduate credits (additional fee applies). Downloadable Winter/Spring 2021 Course Catalog coming soon. Online Courses (4-week) Africans in the Age of Atlantic Slavery *registration closed* Open to educators of grades 8-12DATES: Jan 27 - Mar 2, 2021FOCAL SKILLS & DISPOSITIONS: Assessing claims & evidence; Evaluating visual evidence; Media literacy; Research skills PDP/CREDITS: 22.5 PDPs; option for 1 graduate credit ($160 fee applies) FEE: Partnership educators—no cost (other than fee for 1 graduate credit); Non-partnership educators—$400 (plus fee for 1 graduate credit) READ MORE Engaging Culturally & Linguistically Diverse Students & Families in Elementary Schools Especially for educators of grades K-5DATES: Mar 3 - Mar 30, 2021FOCAL SKILLS & DISPOSITIONS: Collaboration; Empowering informed action; Developing cross-cultural sensitivity; Critical thinking PDP/CREDITS: 22.5 PDPs; option for 1 graduate credit ($160 fee applies) FEE: Partnership educators—no cost (other than fee for 1 graduate credit); Non-partnership educators—$400 (plus fee for 1 graduate credit) Read More Engaging Culturally & Linguistically Diverse Students & Families in Secondary Schools Especially for educators of grades 6-12DATES: Mar 3 - Mar 30, 2021FOCAL SKILLS & DISPOSITIONS: Collaboration; Empowering informed action; Developing cross-cultural sensitivity; Critical thinking PDP/CREDITS: 22.5 PDPs; option for 1 graduate credit ($160 fee applies) FEE: Partnership educators—no cost (other than fee for 1 graduate credit); Non-partnership educators—$400 (plus fee for 1 graduate credit) Read More Preparing Students for Global Citizenship *registration closed* Open to all educators of grades K-12DATES: Jan 27 - Mar 2, 2021FOCAL SKILLS & DISPOSITIONS: Empowering informed action; Analyzing point of view and purpose; Inquiry; Communication PDP/CREDITS: 22.5 PDPs; option for 1 graduate credit ($160 fee applies) FEE: Partnership educators—no cost (other than fee for 1 graduate credit); Non-partnership educators—$400 (plus fee for 1 graduate credit) READ MORE Global Understanding in Action: Human Rights, Educational Access & Gender Equity Open to all educators of grades K-12DATES: Mar 3 - Mar 30, 2021FOCAL SKILLS & DISPOSITIONS: Empowering informed action; Evaluating quantitative data; Fostering creativity & innovation; Media literacy; Collaboration PDP/CREDITS: 22.5 PDPs; option for 1 graduate credit ($160 fee applies) FEE: Partnership educators—no cost (other than fee for 1 graduate credit); Non-partnership educators—$400 (plus fee for 1 graduate credit) READ MORE Online Course (8-week) Changing China: History and Culture Since 1644 *registration closed* Especially for educators of grades 6-12DATES: Jan 27 - Mar 30, 2021FOCAL SKILLS & DISPOSITIONS: Textual analysis & interpretation; Analyzing point of view & purpose; Communication; Developing empathy PDP/CREDITS: 45 PDPs; 2 graduate credits ($320) FEE: Partnership educators—no cost (other than fee for 1 graduate credit); Non-partnership educators—$600 (plus fee for 1 graduate credit) READ MORE Engaging with Experts (NEW FORMAT) In This Place: African American Families and Communities in the History of New England With Professors Kendra Field and Kerri Greenidge, Tufts University and the African American Trails Project Open to all K-12 educators.DATES: March 4th, 2021, 4:00 to 5:30 PMFOCAL SKILLS & DISPOSITIONS: Research Skills; Empowering Informed Action; Developing Cross-Cultural Sensitivity PDP/CREDITS: 5 PDPs FEE: Partnership educators—no cost; Non-partnership educators—$200 READ MORE Global Shakespeares *registration closed*With Professor Margaret Litvin, Boston University Open to all 6-12 educators.DATES: February 9th, 2021, 4:00 to 5:30 PMFOCAL SKILLS & DISPOSITIONS: Textual Analysis & Interpretation; Analyzing Point of View & Purpose; Developing Cross-Cultural Sensitivity PDP/CREDITS: 5 PDPs FEE: Partnership educators—no cost; Non-partnership educators—$200 READ MORE Teaching about Native People and Settler Colonialism: A Story of Land and Maps *registration closed*With Michelle Leblanc of the Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center and endawnis Spears of the Akomawt Educational Initiative Open to all K-12 educators.DATES: February 4, 2021, 4:00 - 5:30 PMFOCAL SKILLS & DISPOSITIONS: Evaluating Visual Evidence; Communication; Developing Cross-Cultural Sensitivity PDP/CREDITS: 5 PDPs FEE: Partnership educators—no cost; Non-partnership educators—$200 READ MORE Art and Belief in Early China (In partnership with the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston)With MFA Chair of Asian Art Christina Yu Yu Open to all 6-12 educators.DATES: April 14, 2021, 4:00 - 5:30 PMFOCAL SKILLS & DISPOSITIONS: Evaluating Visual Evidence, Inquiry, Developing Cross-Cultural Sensitivity PDP/CREDITS: 5 PDPs FEE: Partnership educators—no cost; Non-partnership educators—$200 READ MORE Virtual Seminar Series Freedom Songs: Teaching Social Change through U.S. and Global Protest Music Open to educators of grades 9-12DATES: March 25, April 21, May 19 2021, 12pm-3pmFOCAL SKILLS & DISPOSITIONS: Developing Cross-Cultural Sensitivity; Textual Analysis and Interpretation;Analyzing Points of View and Purpose PDPs: 15 PDPs; option for 1 graduate credit ($160 fee applies) FEE: Partnership educators—no cost (other than fee for 1 graduate credit); Non-partnership educators—$500 (plus fee for 1 graduate credit) READ MORE Divided Decades: Teaching the History of the Late 20th Century Open to all educators of grades 8-12DATES: March 16, 9am-12pm, April 6, 12pm-3pm, May 4, 12pm-3pmFOCAL SKILLS & DISPOSITIONS: Media Literacy,Textual Analysis and Interpretation;Analyzing Points of View and Purpose PDPs: 15 PDPs; option for 1 graduate credit ($160 fee applies) FEE: Partnership educators—no cost (other than fee for 1 graduate credit); Non-partnership educators—$500 (plus fee for 1 graduate credit) READ MORE Virtual One-Day Program Our Rights & Nothing Less: Struggles to Secure the Vote in the United States *registration closed* Open to all educators of grades K-12DATE: January 27, 2021, 9am-3pmFOCAL SKILLS & DISPOSITIONS: Empowering informed action; Analyzing point of view and purpose; Inquiry; Communication PDPs: 5 PDPs FEE: Free READ MORE