Local Community Resource List

An established professional development organization with excellent institutes for teachers, travel opportunities, and online learning possibilities.

A collaboration between regional and internationally focused centers and programs at Harvard that share a commitment to conduct educational outreach. It hosts excellent summer institutes as well as school year one day workshops and useful online modules, curriculum resources, and lending libraries.

A curriculum development organization that has a range of curricula for teachers about global and U.S. history and current issues. Choices also has a "Teaching with the News" project with free curriculum ideas to accompany pressing news stories.

A research program at Harvard's Graduate School of Education that asks these Qs: How can schools create access and personalize learning for a diversity of students? How can students develop 21st century skills such as life-long learning, critical thinking and creativity? How can teachers recognize and develop each child’s full intellectual potential? PZ has excellent online tools to help cultivate thinking routines and an inspiring summer institute every July.

A program at the HDS that advances the public understanding of religion with special attention to power, peace, and conflict. It provides excellent training and resources for educators so that they can integrate the study of religion within their courses.

A center at Boston University's Pardee School of Global Studies that provides programming for educators, runs book clubs, hosts lectures, and has online curricular resources for teachers.

A professional development organization that centers its work around engaging students in the examination of racism, prejudice, and antisemitism in order to promote the development of a more humane and informed citizenry. Workshops are excellent, the online lending library is extensive, and teachers can work individually with staff to develop programs and curriculum that is personalized.

A center in Malden, MA that provides online webinars for educators to bring immigration into the classroom and to encourage the progress of immigrant and refugee students.