Past Institutes

From Ground Zero to Gen Z: Teaching 9/11 Twenty-Five Years Later (Summer 2026 Webinar)

On July 28, 2026, Humanities Texas held a webinar facilitated by educators from the 9/11 Memorial & Museum introducing teachers to a variety of resources and strategies to commemorate the twenty-fifth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.

Schedule and Curriculum

The webinar took place over Zoom from 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. CT on July 28, 2026.

Content aligned with the TEKS. Led by museum education professionals, this interactive session guided teachers in sparking critical thinking, empathy, and real-world connections while teaching 9/11 to a generation with no lived memory of the attacks. Participants were taken on a virtual guided tour of the Museum and explored extensive online resources, including multimedia lesson plans and a robust archive of first-person stories.

Like all Humanities Texas teacher programs, the webinar emphasized the development of effective pedagogical strategies and engaging assignments and activities. The schedule is available here.

Faculty

Seth Morgan and Julianne Oroukin of the 9/11 Memorial & Museum led the webinar.

Sponsors

The webinar was made possible with major funding from the State of Texas with ongoing support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.