2015-16 Face-to-Face Courses NOTE: These 2015-16 courses are now closed. Please see our 2016 Summer Institutes.Primary Source courses feature scholarly presentations incorporating a variety of media, interactive teacher-led workshops modeling classroom and curriculum activities, and occasional field trips to museums and cultural sites. PDPs are included with most programs and graduate credit is available for our 3-day seminar series, summer institutes, and online courses. Unless otherwise noted, all courses take place at Primary Source in Watertown, Massachusetts. Seminar Series The Making of Latin America: A Thematic Approach Open to all K-12 educatorsDATES: Nov. 3, Dec. 2, Jan. 15, 2016 TIME: 8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. GRADES: K-12 PDPs/Credits: 27 PDPs; 1 graduate creditFEE: Partnership educators - no cost other than fee for 1 graduate credit; Non-partnership educators - $375 plus fee for 1 graduate credit. Read More Unmuddling the Modern Middle East Especially for 6-12 educatorsDATES: Feb. 26, Mar. 30, Apr. 13, 2016 (NOTE: THIS COURSE IS FULL) TIME: 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. GRADES: 6-12PDPs/Credits: 27 PDPs; 1 graduate creditFEE: Partnership educators - no cost other than fee for 1 graduate credit; Non-partnership educators - $375 plus fee for 1 graduate credit.Read More 1-Day Workshops Fresh Approaches to Teaching Geography Especially for K-8 educatorsDATE: October 27, 2015 TIME: 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. GRADES: K-8 PDPs: 5 FEE: Partnership educators - no cost; Non-partnership educators - $175Read More The Vote in America Especially for 8-12 educatorsDATE: October 28, 2015 TIME: 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. GRADES: 8-12 PDPs: 5 FEE: Partnership educators - no cost; Non-partnership educators - $175 Read More Japan: Teaching Peace, Connecting People In collaboration with Boston Children's Museum Especially for K-8 educatorsDATE: November 7, 2015 TIME: 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. LOCATION: Boston Children’s MuseumGRADES: K-8 PDPs: 5 FEE: Partnership educators - no cost; Non-partnership educators - $125 Read More Using Global Texts to Build Common Core Skills: Evidence & Claims Especially for 6-12 educatorsDATE: February 10, 2016 TIME: 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. GRADES: 6-12 PDPs: 5 FEE: Partnership educators - no cost; Non-partnership educators - $175 Read More Chinese Innovations that Changed the World In collaboration with Boston Children's Museum Especially for K-8 educatorsDATE: March 5, 2016 TIME: 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. LOCATION: Boston Children’s MuseumGRADES: K-8 PDPs: 5 FEE: Partnership educators - no cost; Non-partnership educators - $125 Read More Global Perspectives & Diversity in Children’s Literature Especially for K-8 educatorsDATE: March 9, 2016 (NOTE: THIS COURSE IS FULL) TIME: 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. GRADES: K-8 PDPs: 5 FEE: Partnership educators - no cost; Non-partnership educators - $175 Read More Teaching about Natural Disasters: Knowledge & Action for a Global Concern Open to all K-12 educatorsDATE: April 6, 2016 TIME: 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. GRADES: K-12 PDPs: 5 FEE: Partnership educators - no cost; Non-partnership educators - $175 Read More Book Group Telling Black Lives Open to all K-12 educatorsDATES: Nov. 5, Dec. 10, 2015, Jan. 14, Feb. 10, Mar. 10, 2016 TIME: 4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. GRADES: K-12 PDPs: 10 FEE: Partnership educators - no cost; Non-partnership educators - $125Read More