Mass Humanities funds a number of programs of interest to K-12 educators, including oral history projects, exhibits, documentaries, and lecture series. Below you may peruse funded grants and humanities calendar events that may be of special interest to teachers.
NEH Summer Programs in the Humanities for School and College Educators
Each year, NEH offers tuition-free opportunities for school, college, and university educators to study a variety of humanities topics. Stipends of $1,200-$3,900 help cover expenses for these one- to five-week programs. Some programs offered are in Massachusetts.
Other resources available through Mass Humanities projects and funded grants
Creation in the Face of Destruction
a curriculum unit on artists involved in Nazi resistance
Dawnland
teacher’s guide to help those who want to use the film to teach about the Maine Wabanaki-State Child Welfare Truth and Reconciliation Commission
Emilie: The Marquise de Chatelet Defends her Life Tonight Study Guide
a study guide for the play about the life decisions of one of the Enlightenment’s leading scientists, Émilie de Breteuil, Marquise du Châtelet (1706-1749)
Falmouth in History Curriculum
a standards-based curriculum for students in Grades 3 and 5
Mass Moments
a daily almanac of Massachusetts history
Making the World Better: The Struggle for Equality in 19th Century America
a free curriculum packet produced in connection with the State House Women’s Leadership Project
Picturing America
reproductions of 40 masterpieces of American art for classrooms and libraries accompanied by brochures with reading suggestions and internet research references suitable for family audiences.
Our Mockingbird Curriculum Guide
a discussion guide for using the film Our Mockingbird in classrooms, with a link to view it. The documentary is about a collaboration between two schools in Alabama in 2005, one white and one black, to produce a play based on To Kill a Mockingbird.
Scribbling Women
a series of radio dramatizations of short stories by 19th and early 20th century American women writers.
Touching Home in China
six stories offering students unique perspectives on contemporary life in China
What’s the Big Idea?
a website providing your middle-school students with the opportunity to engage in a range of philosophical discussions.
The Work of 1000
a teacher resource guide and discussion questions for grades 8-12 about issues of inquiry such as environmental studies, civics, women’s roles, policy, social studies, science, technology, journalism. This project includes the documentary film, Marion Stoddard: The Work of 1000.
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Teacher Related Grants:
Cross-Cultural Perceptions vs. Reality Through Global ConversationsMartha's Vineyard High Schoolmore
Funding for a project engaging the island in cross-cultural conversations, with a thematic focus on the experiences of immigrants and refugees and an interest in teaching cultural literacy by having students actually converse with people from other countries.
Oak Bluffs, MA, Dukes County (Cape & Islands)
project director: Kevin McGrath
awarded on: 2019-03-15
amount: $9,250
G is for Gun: The Arming of Teachers in America - Interactive Website, MA DistributionCET- ThinkTVmore
A film distribution project, including the creation of an interactive website and curriculum guide-both focused on constitutional law, ethics, and the history of conflict in the United States-as well as a large, public Massachusetts screening and discussion (preceding the film's broadcast on WGBY).
Dayton, OH, Montgomery County
project director: Kate Way
awarded on: 2018-03-16
amount: $14,850
We Are Here to Honor Liberty and to Denounce SlaveryDavid Ruggles Centermore
The development of new mini-courses-regarding the radical social reformers who settled in Florence in the 1840s, and what their stories teach about contemporary issues-for visiting school groups, which will be brought to teachers in a professional development workshop.
Florence, MA, Hampshire County (CT Valley)
project director: Tom Goldscheider
awarded on: 2018-03-16
amount: $7,500
Teens, Bodies, and Identities in Global LiteraturePrimary Sourcemore
A reading-and-discussion series for Boston-area teachers and librarians focusing on global literature about teenagers' relationships with their bodies.
Watertown, MA, Middlesex County (Greater Boston)
project director: Deborah L. Cunningham
awarded on: 2017-11-06
amount: $3,500
Our Mockingbird Curriculum GuideDocumentary Educational Resourcesmore
Creation of a Teacher's Guide and three companion short films which tell the stories of Native child removal, forced assimilation, and the first Truth and Reconciliation Commission for Native Americans in the country. Creation of a curriculum to accompany the documentary film "Our Mockingbird," exploring individual and group identities, American history, jurisprudence, and ethics in Harper Lee's novel.
Watertown, MA, Middlesex County (Greater Boston)
project director: Sandra Jaffe
awarded on: 2017-06-16
amount: $7,500
Dawnland Teacher's GuideCenter For Independent Documentarymore
Creation of a Teacher's Guide and three companion short films which tell the stories of Native child removal, forced assimilation, and the first Truth and Reconciliation Commission for Native Americans in the country.
Walpole, MA, Norfolk County (Southeast)
project director: Adam Mazo
awarded on: 2017-06-16
amount: $15,000
Minds Made for Stories: Springfield Students Engage Local History Through Narrative WritingWestern Masssachusetts Writing Project at UMass Amherstmore
A project including a summer camp for middle-school students and professional development workshops for Springfield teachers,
Amherst, MA, Hampshire County (CT Valley)
project director: Bruce Penniman
awarded on: 2017-03-17
amount: $7,500
Humanizing How We Teach and Learn About Violent ConflictWilliam Joiner Institute for the Study of War and Social Conmore
A year of professional development activities for area humanities high school teachers about teaching the human and social consequences to violent conflicts and approaches to peaceful conflict resolution.
Boston, MA, Suffolk County
project director: Alan Stoskopf
awarded on: 2016-06-17
amount: $5,000
Hilltowns History Conference and Fair - Hooked on HistoryMary Lyon Foundation, Inc.more
A local history day at Mohawk Trail Regional High School uniting teachers, students, and the public with local history organizations.
Shelburne Falls, MA, Franklin County (CT Valley)
project director: Sheila Damkoehler
awarded on: 2015-06-19
amount: $5,000
Civic Awareness and Opportunities for Young Males of Color to Refine 21st Century SkillsFletcher Maynard Academymore
A program engaging 25 young black men from grades three through five in nominating the home of local hero Suzanne Revaleon Green for inclusion on the African American Heritage Trail in Cambridge.
Cambridge, MA, Middlesex County (Greater Boston)
project director: Robin Harris
awarded on: 2015-03-20
amount: $10,000
Good Guy With a Gun: The Arming of America's TeachersInsight Productionsmore
Development of a trailer and a written treatment for a documentary about the security measure in American public schools of arming teachers.
Marlboro, VT, Windham County
project director: Kate Way
awarded on: 2014-12-20
amount: $10,000
Poverty, Place, Disability & Mutual AidStraight Ahead Picturesmore
An online exhibit and curriculum unit to be developed within the existing Disability History Museum website using the story of Anne Sullivan (Hellen Keller's famous teacher and Agawam, MA, resident) to tell the story of disability rights and poverty advocacy.
Conway, MA, Franklin County (CT Valley)
project director: Laurie Block
awarded on: 2013-12-13
amount: $10,000
Teachers Summer Institutes: Engaging New Audiences in Boston's Public Schools and Community CollegesMuseum of African American Historymore
Two four-day summer institutes for 60 Boston-area teachers. The institutes are loosely organized around the theme of women in African American history.
Boston, MA, Suffolk County (Greater Boston)
project director: L'Merchie Frazier
awarded on: 2013-12-13
amount: $10,000
Civil War Teacher Training WorkshopFramingham History Centermore
A three-day workshop to introduce local teachers to the significant Civil War resources at the Center, and work with them in preparing to create lesson plans on the topic.
Framingham, MA, Middlesex County
project director: Annie Murphy
awarded on: 2013-03-15
amount: $5,000
Youth Programs at the Royall House & Slave QuartersRoyall House Associationmore
Development of a youth curriculum for the museum-which features the only known "slave quarters" in New England-that is tied to the Massachusetts curriculum frameworks for third and fifth grade (when Massachusetts history is taught).
Medford, MA, Middlesex County
project director: Margen Kelsey
awarded on: 2012-12-14
amount: $5,000
Sojourner Truth and 19th Century FlorenceCommittee for Northampton, Inc.more
A three-part effort to bring 300 Springfield students to Florence for a Sojourner Truth walking tour, which will include exploration of historic houses and places where African-American fugitives lived and worked during the antebellum period.
Florence, MA, Hampshire County (CT Valley)
project director: Terrence O'Toole
awarded on: 2012-12-14
amount: $9,566
Non-Violent Movements in the Modern WorldCenter for Nonviolent Solutionsmore
A 10-session professional development course for 20 teachers to study primary sources and teaching materials on notable nonviolent movements in the modern world.
Worcester, MA, Worcester County (Central)
project director: Paul S. Ropp
awarded on: 2012-12-14
amount: $10,000
See-Hear-Feel-FilmAmherst Cinema Arts Center, Inc.more
A program designed for third graders that uses a series of international short films to teach students the power of story, help them gain visual literacy, cultivate the analytical skills necessary for our media culture, and inspire their imaginations. Participants will hail from 66 classes in public schools in underserved districts throughout the Pioneer Valley, including Amherst.
Amherst, MA, Hampshire County (CT Valley)
project director: Jake Meginsky
awarded on: 2012-12-14
amount: $5,000
Art in WordsFriends of the New Bedford Free Public Librarymore
10-week after-school program for children that will focus on reading and discussion of books and instruction in drawing and watercolor techniques.
New Bedford, MA, Bristol County (Southeast)
project director: Jill Horton-Simms
awarded on: 2012-03-09
amount: $10,000
Pathways to the Past: Primary Sources for Primary GradesNorth Andover Historical Societymore
Identification of themes that come out of the Society's holdings and North Andover history that match the Massachusetts Frameworks curriculum; those materials will then be made accessible to teachers for use in classrooms.
North Andover, MA, Essex County (Northeast)
project director: Inga C. Larson
awarded on: 2011-03-11
amount: $3,000
The Crisis of Race from the History and Legacy of Slavery in New EnglandThe Tracing Center on Histories and Legacies of Slaverymore
Teacher development workshops in Medford and Deerfield based on the film "Traces of the Trade", which chronicles the history of the slave trade in New England.
Watertown, MA, Middlesex County (Greater Boston)
project director: Kristin Gallas
awarded on: 2011-03-11
amount: $10,000
Tories, Timid or True Blue? Teacher WorkshopOld North Foundationmore
Teacher workshops that train middle and high school educators to use a website that will allow them, and ultimately their students, to work with primary source documents from the Revolutionary War period.
Boston, MA, Suffolk County (Greater Boston)
project director: Elisabeth Nevins
awarded on: 2010-12-10
amount: $4,000
"Marion Stoddart: The Work of 1000" Discussion Guide and PublicityDocumentary Educational Resourcesmore
Discussion guide and publicity to promote screenings of the documentary "Marion Stoddart: Work of 1000."
Watertown, MA, Middlesex County (Greater Boston)
project director: Susan Edwards
awarded on: 2010-06-11
amount: $5,000
CoexistCenter For Independent Documentarymore
Editing of a classroom length version of "Coexist", a documentary about post-genocide reconciliation programs in Rwanda.
Walpole, MA, Norfolk County (Southeast)
project director: Adam Mazo
awarded on: 2010-03-12
amount: $10,000
The Timon ProjectActors' Shakespeare Projectmore
Performances and scholar-led discussions of Timon of Athens for inner city youth and South Boston communities.
Somerville, MA, Middlesex County (Greater Boston)
project director: Lori Taylor
awarded on: 2010-03-12
amount: $5,000
Truro Archaeology, A Hands-On ExhibitTruro Historical Societymore
Installation of a permanent, hands-on exhibit based on the historical society's collection of Native American artifacts.
Truro, MA, Barnstable County (Cape & Islands)
project director: Deborah Minsky
awarded on: 2010-03-12
amount: $5,000
Azorean Maritime Heritage ExhibitionNew Bedford Whaling Museummore
Creation of a multi-media exhibit around archival whaling footage, for the Azorean Maritime Heritage exhibition opening this fall.
New Bedford, MA, Bristol County (Southeast)
project director: Greg Galer
awarded on: 2010-03-12
amount: $5,000
Forever Free: Abraham Lincoln's Journey to EmancipationPollard Memorial Librarymore
Programming to accompany Forever Free, a traveling exhibit of reproductions of rare documents about Abraham Lincoln and abolition.
Lowell, MA, Middlesex County (Northeast)
project director: Susan Fougstedt
awarded on: 2010-03-12
amount: $1,658
Margaret Fuller Bicentennial ProjectMargaret Fuller Bicentennial Committeemore
Programming to mark the bicentennial of the birth of Margaret Fuller, one of America's foremost nineteenth-century woman intellectuals.
Medford, MA, Middlesex County (Metrowest Boston)
project director: Dorothy M. Emerson
awarded on: 2010-03-12
amount: $10,000
Marblehead-Grasse Sister City History and Arts ProjectTown of Marbleheadmore
Town-wide French and American programming on May 20 and 21, including exhibits, lectures, and performances.
Marblehead, MA, Essex County (Northeast)
project director: Myriam Zuber
awarded on: 2010-03-12
amount: $2,270
"Taking Flight" Exhibit PreparationNew Bedford Free Public Librarymore
Conservation and preparation of folio engravings from Audubon's The Birds of America for an exhibit opening this summer.
New Bedford, MA, Bristol County (Southeast)
project director: Janice Hodson
awarded on: 2010-03-12
amount: $5,000
The Places Poems MakeWorcester County Poetry Associationmore
Support for a workshop for Worcester high school teachers exploring connections between poetry and local history.
Worcester, MA, Worcester County (Central)
project director: Mark Wagner
awarded on: 2009-12-11
amount: $4,750
Loyal Lesley Daughters: An Oral history of Massachusetts' Women Teachers, 1925-1965Lesley Universitymore
Programming and video production for the exhibit.
Cambridge, MA, Middlesex County (Greater Boston)
project director: Patricia Kramer
awarded on: 2009-09-11
amount: $5,000
Youth and Shakespeare: Reconstructing the ConnectionHampshire Shakespeare Companymore
A summer program for high school students in Holyoke and Springfield.
Amherst, MA, Hampshire County (CT Valley)
project director: J. Lucinda Kidder
awarded on: 2009-06-12
amount: $5,000
Springfield Public ForumSpringfield Public Forummore
A series of programs on two themes: equal access to quality education; and India in cultural, historical, and geopolitical perspectives.
Springfield, MA, Hampden County (CT Valley)
project director: Patricia Canavan
awarded on: 2009-06-12
amount: $5,000
Teaching for Global Understanding in the 21st CenturyPrimary Sourcemore
Teaching for Global Understanding in the 21st Century, a week long summer institute for K-12 teachers in Massachusetts.
Watertown, MA, Middlesex County (Greater Boston)
project director: Deborah L. Cunningham
awarded on: 2009-06-12
amount: $10,000
The Nine Who Dared: Crisis in Little RockTheatre Espressomore
"The Nine Who Dared: Crisis in Little Rock" an interactive play for middle and high school students about the desegregation crisis of 1957, presented at the John Adams Courthouse.
Jamaica Plain, MA, Suffolk County (Greater Boston)
project director: Derek Nelson
awarded on: 2009-06-12
amount: $10,000
Sail Massachusetts 2009 Tall Ships Youth InitiativeSave the Harbor/Save the Baymore
Educator stipends and printed program materials for Massachusetts youth visiting the Boston waterfront to view the tall ships festival this summer.
Boston, MA, Suffolk County (Greater Boston)
project director: Bruce Berman
awarded on: 2009-03-13
amount: $5,000
Roxbury K-12 Education ResidencyActors' Shakespeare Projectmore
A partnership centered on a production of Much Ado About Nothing at Hibernian Hall involving eight Roxbury schools and organizations serving at-risk youth.
Somerville, MA, Middlesex County (Greater Boston)
project director: Lori Taylor
awarded on: 2009-03-13
amount: $5,000
We, the PeoplesMassachusetts Archaeological Societymore
A hands-on, primary source teacher education program on Native American history that utilizes artifacts from the Robbins Museum, and allows participants to design their own curricula.
Middleboro, MA, Plymouth County (Southeast)
project director: Mary T. Concannon
awarded on: 2009-03-13
amount: $10,000
Understanding Daily Life in FalmouthFalmouth Historical Societymore
Third and fifth grade curriculum units that use local history materials on colonial life, maritime industry, the War of 1812, and the life of Katherine Lee Bates.
Falmouth, MA, Barnstable County (Cape & Islands)
project director: Carolyn T. Powers
awarded on: 2009-03-13
amount: $5,000
Teaching for Global Understanding in the 21st CenturyPrimary Sourcemore
This week-long summer institute for K-12 educators will provide them with the content, skills, and resources needed to infuse more global content into classroom curricula. The goal is to provide teachers with the information needed to connect students to the wider world, providing them with an opportunity to challenge their own definition of self and of liberty and justice in various cultural contexts. The institute will include guest lectures, hands-on workshops, video conferences and other special presentations.
Watertown, MA, Middlesex County (Greater Boston)
project director: Julia de la Torre
awarded on: 2008-06-13
amount: $10,000
History of North American FisheriesGloucester Adventure, Inc.more
Curriculum development for presentation on board the National Historic Landmark dory-fishing schooner Adventure, part of a plan to develop the schooner into a floating museum of North American fisheries. The curriculum will also be available for download to schools.
Gloucester, MA, Essex County (Northeast)
project director: Martin Krugman
awarded on: 2008-03-14
amount: $5,000
Revolutionary Ideals and Modern Debate: The Evolution of Liberty and Justice.Old South Meeting Housemore
A series of four in-depth public programs and a teacher workshop exploring how the concepts of liberty and justice in the Bill of Rights have evolved in our country's history.
Boston, MA, Suffolk County (Greater Boston)
project director: Michelle LeBlanc
awarded on: 2007-12-14
amount: $10,000
Aspiring to Liberty: Middle Eastern Identities and Conflict in Context Summer InstitutePrimary Sourcemore
A one-week summer institute cultivating teachers' understanding of the different ways liberty and justice are expressed in the Middle East. The institute will explore five themes: Colonialism and Modernity; Political Aspirations and Ideologies; Oil, Water, and Labor; Gender and Social Issues; and Ethnic and Religious Difference.
Watertown, MA, Middlesex County (Greater Boston)
project director: Deborah L. Cunningham
awarded on: 2007-03-09
amount: $7,500
Between Revolutions: The Federal PeriodGore Placemore
The production and dissemination of elementary and middle school curriculum materials on the Federal Period of U.S. history.
Waltham, MA, Middlesex County (Metrowest Boston)
project director: Susan Katz
awarded on: 2006-12-08
amount: $5,000
Tapping the SourceBristol Community Collegemore
A series of workshops for secondary and post-secondary teachers, focusing on the use of primary sources.
Fall River, MA, Bristol County (Southeast)
project director: Andrew Hoffman
awarded on: 2006-09-15
amount: $6,500
Destination Holyoke: Exhibition Series on Immigration and Migration to HolyokeWistariahurst Museum Association, Incmore
A four-exhibit series on immigration and migration to Holyoke.
Holyoke, MA, Hampden County (CT Valley)
project director: Kate N. Thibodeau
awarded on: 2006-09-15
amount: $5,000
The Figure a Poem MakesThe Mount: Edith Wharton's Homemore
A workshop on the reading and writing of poetry for Berkshire County elementary, middle and high school teachers.
Lenox, MA, Berkshire County (Berkshire)
project director: David Dashiell
awarded on: 2006-09-15
amount: $3,700
Unmuddling the Modern Middle EastPrimary Sourcemore
A summer teachers' institute that will equip teachers with the knowledge and curricular resources necessary for teaching about the modern Middle East.
Watertown, MA, Middlesex County (Greater Boston)
project director: Deborah L. Cunningham
awarded on: 2006-06-17
amount: $5,000
The ASP Teacher Institute at Emerson CollegeActors' Shakespeare Projectmore
The Actors' Shakespeare Project's summer teaching institute on teaching Shakespeare, centering on their Boston production of Hamlet
Somerville, MA, Middlesex County (Greater Boston)
project director: Sara Stackhouse
awarded on: 2006-06-17
amount: $5,000
Colonial America and the American Revolution: Experiencing the Past in Historic LexingtonLexington Historical Societymore
Educational programs for K-12 students using the Lexington Historical Society's collection of documents and artifacts and its three Colonial properties that figured in the Battle of Lexington.
Lexington, MA, Middlesex County (Metrowest Boston)
project director: Susan J. Bennett
awarded on: 2006-06-17
amount: $4,580
Off the Page and On the Deck: The War of 1812 in Sailors' Own WordsUSS Constitution Museummore
A teacher workshop for 40 teachers on techniques for using primary sources in the classroom.
Boston, MA, Suffolk County (Greater Boston)
project director: Anne G. Rand
awarded on: 2006-03-17
amount: $4,970
Freedom and Its Discontents, CANE Summer Institute 2006Classical Association of New Englandmore
Summer teachers' institute for classics teachers, with free public lectures on ancient philosophical theories of freedom.
Natick, MA, Middlesex County (Metrowest Boston)
project director: Ellen Perry
awarded on: 2006-03-17
amount: $2,000
Over Time: Changes in Massachusetts TopographyEDCO Collaborativemore
A one-week summer institute on Massachusetts' history and geography for 25 teachers of grades 3-5.
Waltham, MA, Middlesex County (Metrowest Boston)
project director: Eileen McSwiney
awarded on: 2006-03-17
amount: $4,987
The Holocaust: A Challenge to the Achievement of Liberty and Justice for AllHatikvah Holocaust Education Centermore
A curriculum on the history and lessons of the Holocaust for high school and middle school students.
Springfield, MA, Hampden County (CT Valley)
project director: Robert Sternberg
awarded on: 2006-03-14
amount: $10,000
Curriculum Project: Immigration and Settlement in Watertown, 1630-2005Primary Sourcemore
Development of a curriculum Sourcebook to provide information and lesson ideas for a study of immigration and settlement in Watertown over the past 375 years.
Watertown, MA, Middlesex County (Greater Boston)
project director: Anna Roelofs
awarded on: 2005-09-10
amount: $1,000
Crossroads of Cultures: The Islamic World, 750-1400Primary Sourcemore
A summer teachers' institute that will explore the ways that the proximity of Asia, Africa and Europe prompted cultural sharing and hybrids of many kinds in the Islamic world of the mid-8th to late 15th centuries.
Watertown, MA, Middlesex County (Greater Boston)
project director: Deborah L. Cunningham
awarded on: 2005-06-10
amount: $5,000
Upper Housatonic Valley African American Heritage Trail GuideUpper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Areamore
Revised and expanded booklet that will serve as a primary text for a Summer 2005 African American studies colloquium and for subsequent curriculum development in public school districts.
Lakeville, CT, Litchfield County (Berkshire)
project director: Rachel Fletcher
awarded on: 2005-04-21
amount: $5,000
Maritime Trade between Salem, Massachusetts and India (1788-1845)Meru Educational Foundationmore
Development of a social studies curriculum material to present the flourishing trade that Massachusetts ports had with different ports of India for public schools.
Sharon, MA, Norfolk County (Southeast)
project director: Vanita Shastri
awarded on: 2004-09-17
amount: $5,000
Monkey Dance Distribution GrantCenter For Independent Documentarymore
The distribution grant will cover the production of a high school teacher's guide to accompany the documentary, design and printing of a poster to promote local screenings, and film festival entry costs.
Walpole, MA, Norfolk County (Southeast)
project director: Julie Mallozzi
awarded on: 2004-06-11
amount: $4,980
Yours for Humanity--Abby, A One-Act PlayWorcester Women's History Projectmore
A one-woman play about Abby Kelley Foster.
Shrewsbury, MA, Worcester County (Central)
project director: Linda B. Rosenlund
awarded on: 2004-06-11
amount: $5,000
The Genesis and Genius of IslamPrimary Sourcemore
An interdisciplinary summer institute on Islam. The course will explore the development of Islamic religious, social, and political life over time and across several cultures.
Watertown, MA, Middlesex County (Greater Boston)
project director: Deborah L. Cunningham
awarded on: 2004-02-13
amount: $5,000
Connecting with History: A Local History Curriculum for New BedfordRotch-Jones-Duff House & Garden Museummore
A local history curriculum for fifth grade students and teachers in the New Bedford public schools consisting of reading, writing, research and interactive activities focused on New Bedford architecture, 19th century social and domestic history and Quakerism. Based on selected primary sources.
New Bedford, MA, Bristol County (Southeast)
project director: Blair Walker
awarded on: 2003-12-12
amount: $4,042
Once Upon a Time: Margaret Bruchac Presents Native American FolkloreWenham Museummore
M. Bruchac presents Native American versions of folktales in collaboration with the Wenham Museum's exhibit of the same theme. Two sessions will be held; one for teachers and adults, one for families. The Beverly group Help for Abused Women and Children will transport mothers and children free of charge.
Wenham, MA, Essex County (Northeast)
project director: Carolyn Simmonds
awarded on: 2002-02-22
amount: $2,205
The Goody Parsons CaseHistoric Northamptonmore
A multifaceted program on witchcraft that builds on primary documents, historical artifacts, and humanities scholarship to develop public programs and exhibits to enrich K-12 curriculum.
Northampton, MA, Hampshire County (CT Valley)
project director: Kerry Buckley
awarded on: 2001-06-26
amount: $2,500
From Augustus to Augustine: The Roman World and its Enduring LegacyClassical Association of New Englandmore
CANE summer institute for teachers.
Natick, MA, Middlesex County (Metrowest Boston)
project director: Carla Goodnoh
awarded on: 2001-05-17
amount: $2,000
Bringing Culture to Life Through Oral TraditionPrimary Sourcemore
A day-long conference for 70 K-12 teachers that features two scholars (Jamphel Gyatso and Rowland Abiodun) . The conference will include workshops that will explore cultural traditions of regions such as Tibet and Nigeria and will explore the issue of modernization and how it has affected these cultures.
Watertown, MA, Middlesex County (Greater Boston)
project director: Anne Watt
awarded on: 2001-01-18
amount: $2,000
The distribution of a three-part series that explores the work of current teachers through the lens of history, to show how the profession developed, where it stands today and what challenges and opportunities lie ahead. The film will be broadcast on PBS and distributed widely to schools, colleges and universities.
Northampton, MA, Hampshire County (CT Valley)
project director: Claudia Levin
awarded on: 2000-06-09
amount: $5,000
Turns of the CenturiesPocumtuck Valley Memorial Associationmore
The creation, piloting and early dissemination of curriculum that features the Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association's primary document and artifact collection.
Deerfield, MA, Franklin County (CT Valley)
project director: Timothy Neumann
awarded on: 2000-03-17
amount: $10,000
Making Freedom: A Sourcebook Publications ProjectPrimary Sourcemore
Five sourcebooks on African American history for K-12 teachers, to be published by Heinemann. This particular grant covers permissions costs.
Watertown, MA, Middlesex County (Greater Boston)
project director: Anna Roelofs
awarded on: 1999-11-16
amount: $5,000
Sweetness and Light: A Workshop for TeachersSterling and Francine Clark Art Institutemore
A one and a half day workshop for upper elementary and middle school teachers. Held at Clark, this workshop will guide teachers in creating interdisciplinary, humanities-based curricula conceived for use both in and outside the classroom in coordination with local cultural resources; the exhibition of The Maple Sugar Paintings of Eastman Johnson will be a springboard for the workshop.
Williamstown, MA, Berkshire County (Berkshire)
project director: Michael Cassin
awarded on: 1999-11-16
amount: $2,020
Seafarers and Society: Who Defended American Shores in 1812?USS Constitution Museummore
Support for a symposium designed to bring recent scholarship in maritime history to an audience of teachers and the general public, covering topics appealing to people interested in the human dimension of seafaring during the War of 1812.
Boston, MA, Suffolk County (Greater Boston)
project director:
awarded on: 1999-11-16
amount: $4,000
Meet Lucy StoneAfterSchool Partnersmore
Judith Black's Lucy Stone performance at the Dorchester YMCA.
Newton, MA, Middlesex County (Metrowest Boston)
project director: Cindy Weiner
awarded on: 1999-11-16
amount: $300
Video Series On Central AsiaPrimary Sourcemore
Post-production and distribution of the filming of a five-part lecture series for educators K-12, "Central Asia: Islamic Diversity from the Mongols to the Present."
Watertown, MA, Middlesex County (Greater Boston)
project director: Nina Olff
awarded on: 1999-11-16
amount: $5,000
Voices of Diversity: Literature Connecting Worcester Teachers to the Cultures of Their StudentsWorcester Public Schoolsmore
Professional development initiative to expose Worcester teachers to their students' varied cultures through the study of literature.
Worcester, MA, Worcester County (Central)
project director: Gale Nigrosh
awarded on: 1999-11-16
amount: $4,848
Teachers As Scholars/Boston Public Schools Humanities Seminars, Summer 2002Teachers As Scholars, Inc.more
A series of humanities seminars offered to BPS teachers to enrich curriculum and humanities pedagogy.
Newton, MA, Middlesex County (Metrowest Boston)
project director: William Holinger
awarded on: 1999-11-16
amount: $4,779
Scribbling WomenPublic Media Foundationmore
Curriculum, lesson plans, and web site development relating to the radio play production of Sarah Orne Jewett's "The Flight of Betsey Lane", distributed by NPR in February/March 2002.
Boston, MA, Suffolk County (Greater Boston)
project director: Valerie Henderson
awarded on: 1999-11-16
amount: $5,000
John B. Gough: One Man Play & Curriculum Hillside Restoration ProjectBoylston Historical Societymore
The Hillside Restoration Project and the Boylston Historical Society present an interpretive and educational program on John B Gough. The program consists of a one-man play and corresponding curriculum for the Boylston Public Schools.
Boylston, MA, Worcester County (Central)
project director: Nel Lazour
awarded on: 1999-11-16
amount: $4,000
The Goody Parsons Case: A Journey to the 17th Century, Phase 2Historic Northamptonmore
Implementation of a multi-level learning experience regarding the 17th century, via the exploration of the Goody Parsons witchcraft case. Phase 2 includes: (1) structuring the website to include curriculum materials and student activities, and (2) introducing these resources to teachers via workshops.
Northampton, MA, Hampshire County (CT Valley)
project director: Kerry Buckley
awarded on: 1999-11-16
amount: $24,985
Making Freedom II: African Americans in U.S. HistoryPrimary Sourcemore
Year two of the "Making Freedom" educational initiative to bring a more complete history of African American life into pre-college classrooms. The program is a seven-day summer institute.
Watertown, MA, Middlesex County (Greater Boston)
project director: Anna Roelofs
awarded on: 1999-11-16
amount: $25,000
Boston by the Seas K-12 Access ProgramBoston History Collaborativemore
A pilot program giving K-12 students in the Boston area access to the waterfront, harbor tour: "Boston by Sea: A Musical Cruise through Boston's Past." An accompanying teacher's guide will be developed.
Boston, MA, Suffolk County (Greater Boston)
project director: Robert M. Krim
awarded on: 1999-11-16
amount: $4,175
The Indians Who Met the Pilgrims Kit Revitalization ProjectBoston Children's Museummore
A prototype museum kit/curriculum unit about the Wampanoag people of Massachusetts.
Boston, MA, Suffolk County (Greater Boston)
project director: Juli Brownrigg
awarded on: 1999-11-16
amount: $24,420
Massachusetts Capitol Forum on America's FutureTeacher Center for Global Studiesmore
A series of professional development workshops for teachers using methods and curriculum materials developed by the Choices for the 21st Century Education Project at Brown University.
Worcester, MA, Worcester County (Central)
project director: Mimi Stephens
awarded on: 1999-11-16
amount: $3,525
Cambodian Humanities Internet CurriculumWorld Educationmore
K-12 dissemination project aimed at upgrading on-line curriculum materials that use Cambodian traditional arts to promote understanding of Khmer culture in schools and communities across the state.
Boston, MA, Suffolk County (Greater Boston)
project director: Alan C. Morgan
awarded on: 1999-11-16
amount: $23,000
Scribbling WomenPublic Media Foundationmore
The dramatization of "Afterward," by Edith Wharton - one of the ten short stories included in the second Scribbling Women collection - and accompanying related curriculum and lesson plans.
Boston, MA, Suffolk County (Greater Boston)
project director: Valerie Henderson
awarded on: 1999-11-16
amount: $15,000
Agents of Social Change in the ClassroomSmith Collegemore
A week-long teacher training institute in using selected documents from several recently opened collections collectively known as the Agents for Social Justice. The intent of this program is to provide the same level of engagement with the documents, scholarly background and curriculum support. The program will be geared for both middle and high school teachers.
Northampton, MA, Hampshire County (CT Valley)
project director: Kathleen Banks Nutter
awarded on: 1999-11-16
amount: $2,000
Voices from Three Centuries: Teaching U.S. History with Primary Source MaterialsPorter Phelps Huntington Foundationmore
A week-long summer institute for middle and high school teachers aimed at helping teachers learn to conduct archival research so that they may enhance curricula in English Language Arts and New England social and cultural history from the 18th century through the 20th centuries. In addition, there will be a follow-up session and public presentation in the fall.
Hadley, MA, Hampshire County (CT Valley)
project director: Marla Miller
awarded on: 1999-11-16
amount: $10,200
Favorite Poem Project Institute for Massachusetts EducatorsTrustees of Boston Universitymore
A 2001 summer poetry institute for Massachusetts educators, designed to affect lasting improvements to the teaching of poetry in Massachusetts schools. A 5-day program on Boston University's Charles River campus will immerse 50 teachers and administrators in the art of poetry, reinforcing their familiarity with a broad range of poems-contemporary authors and great authors of the past, both American and those from foreign cultures.
Boston, MA, Suffolk County (Greater Boston)
project director: Robert N. Pinsky
awarded on: 1999-11-16
amount: $21,750
Workable PeaceConsensus Building Institutemore
A curriculum and professional development project on inter-group conflict management for high school students and educators. Workable Peace aims to help teenagers understand why inter-group conflicts start, why some of these conflicts lead to violence, and how violent inter-group conflicts can be prevented and ended.
Cambridge, MA, Middlesex County (Greater Boston)
project director: David Fairman
awarded on: 1999-11-16
amount: $23,280
Making Freedom: African-Americans in United States HistoryPrimary Sourcemore
A two-year professional development initiative including a teacher training institute to introduce Massachusetts middle and high school teachers to major resources in African-American intellectual history.
Watertown, MA, Middlesex County (Greater Boston)
project director: Anna Roelofs
awarded on: 1999-11-16
amount: $24,405
Isaiah Thomas-Patriot PrinterAmerican Antiquarian Societymore
A combination of theatrical performance by a professional actor and a facsimile/curriculum packet containing historic documents and graphic images from the collections of the American Antiquarian Society. The packet will contain background materials and lesson plans developed by classroom teachers from grades five through high school.
Worcester, MA, Worcester County (Central)
project director: James D. Moran
awarded on: 1999-11-16
amount: $2,500
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