J-Term Stories

Five principles to guide educators as they broach difficult topics in their classrooms — with students of all ages.

Creating loving spaces in which students of all gender and sexual identities can flourish.

The time between semesters provides a variety of unique educational opportunities for the HGSE community.

During J-Term, master's candidate Mona Thompson offered the HGSE community an interactive opportunity to hone the listening and quick-reaction skills that are necessary in the classroom — and on stage.

Every January, students are offered the time between semesters to extend their learning in a variety of unique ways.

Students and staff from across campus convene at HGSE to explore their own roles — and Harvard's — in fulfilling Martin Luther King Jr.’s vision

At Harvard Graduate School of Education, the weeks between semesters — affectionately called J-term — is a time for additional enrichment.

HGSE's January term presents students with the opportunity to engage in a variety of unique learning experiences on campus and off.

NetDragon's Dejian Liu joined Professor Chris Dede to build a J-Term course on using design methodology to produce new learning environments.

During J-term, Ed.L.D. candidates travel the globe in pursuit of learning.