Teacher Institutes

Upcoming Institutes and Workshops
 

In 2024, Humanities Texas will hold in-person and online programs for classroom teachers covering topics in U.S. history, government, Texas history, and English language arts.


On October 2 and November 12, 2024, Humanities Texas will hold one-day workshops in Edinburg and San Antonio for secondary-level English language arts teachers focused on teaching Latino poetry and drawing on the recently released anthology from the Library of America. 

On October 16, 2024, Humanities Texas will hold a one-day workshop in Houston for social studies and English language arts teachers on teaching media literacy.

On October 21, 2024, Humanities Texas will hold a webinar facilitated by educators from the Smithsonian American Art Museum introducing teachers to a variety of resources and strategies for using documentary photography to develop visual literacy, historical thinking, and analysis skills.

On November 12 and 19, 2024, Humanities Texas will hold two webinars for English language arts teachers on teaching Native American literature at the secondary level.

On November 20, 2024, Humanities Texas will hold a webinar for English language arts (ELA) teachers on strategies for teaching William Shakespeare’s works and the rich tradition of repurposing his plays  to reflect the histories and lived realities of the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands.

Questions about Teacher Institutes

Call 512.440.1991 (press 2) or email institutes@humanitiestexas.org.

Former Texas State Historian Jesús F. de la Teja leads a workshop on Spanish colonial history in the American Southwest at our June 2013 institute in Austin.