From 1998 to 2003, the World History Resource Center carried on an active program of professional development for teachers of world history. The Resource Center and its library were created in June 1998, initially in 276 Holmes Hall, then moving in September 1999 to 071 Lake Hall, and finally moving to 270 Holmes Hall from September 2002 until its closure in June 2004.
In that time the Resource Center conducted teachers workshops for the Massachusetts Department of Education, the New England Regional Council of the National Council of Social Studies, the Boston Public Schools and many other individual school districts and school collaboratives. In association with over twenty other Boston-area professional-development organizations, the Resource Center organized four meetings of the World History Symposium, two-day conferences with presentations on teaching world history at al levels of K-12 education. In addition, the Resource Center completed two major contracts with the College Board to provide support for the AP World History course for which the first exam was given in 2002. In 2000, the Resource Center directed the AP World History National Training Workshop, in which 36 competitively selected teachers were trained as leaders of AP World History workshops. In 2001, the Resource Center gathered 14 leading teachers and professors to create instructional materials for the AP World History course: a web guide, a best practices manual, and a set of 13 detailed teaching units on major issues in world history.
I have served as a consultant and external reviewer to a number of history departments, providing suggestions on how they might advance their graduate and undergraduate offerings in world history.
2005: University of California - Riverside.
2004: Salem State College.
2003: Delaware State University, University of Pittsburgh, Concordia University, University of Tennessee - Knoxville, Arizona State University, University of Florida, University of Massachusetts - Amerherst, Wabash College.
2002: Salem State College, Georgia State University, University of Kentucky, Howard University, Florida International University, Rice University, Miles College.
2001: California State University - Northridge, Miles College.
2000: Hawaii Pacific University
1999: Brooklyn College