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In October 2013, Humanities Texas held four one-day teacher professional development workshops in Beaumont, Houston, Austin, and Dallas focusing on critical events in U.S. history between 1776 and 1836.

Topics addressed included the Revolutionary War, debates over the ratification of the U.S. Constitution, the Second Great Awakening, and Jacksonian Democracy. Teachers received books and other instructional materials and were trained in the examination and interpretation of primary sources.

Workshop faculty included Pulitzer Prize-winning historians Jack N. Rakove (Stanford University) and Daniel Walker Howe (University of California at Los Angeles); Daniel Feller (University of Tennessee); and Thomas N. Pangle and Robert Olwell (The University of Texas at Austin).

Questions about Teacher Institutes

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

Teacher Professional Development

To learn more about Humanities Texas professional development institutes for Texas teachers, please visit the Education section of our website.

"Critical Events in U.S. History, 1776–1836" Workshop Photos : Slideshow
  1. Participants in the Beaumont workshop gather at the Region 5 Education Service Center on October 1, 2013.
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  1. Thumbnail of: Participants in the Beaumont workshop gather at the Region 5 Education Service Center on October 1, 2013.
  2. Thumbnail of: Participants in the Houston workshop gather at Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens on October 2, 2013.
  3. Thumbnail of: Participants in the Austin workshop gather at the Byrne-Reed House on October 3, 2013.
  4. Thumbnail of: Austin Independent School District teachers who participated in the "Critical Events in U.S. History" workshop at the Byrne-Reed House.
  5. Thumbnail of: Participants in the Dallas workshop gather at the Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture on October 4, 2013.
  6. Thumbnail of: Teachers from Dallas Independent School District who participated in the "Critical Events in U.S. History" workshop at the Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture.
Participants in the Beaumont workshop gather at the Region 5 Education Service Center on October 1, 2013.
"Critical Events in U.S. History, 1776–1836" Workshop Photos : Thumbnails
  1. Thumbnail of: Participants in the Beaumont workshop gather at the Region 5 Education Service Center on October 1, 2013.
  2. Thumbnail of: Participants in the Houston workshop gather at Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens on October 2, 2013.
  3. Thumbnail of: Participants in the Austin workshop gather at the Byrne-Reed House on October 3, 2013.
  4. Thumbnail of: Austin Independent School District teachers who participated in the "Critical Events in U.S. History" workshop at the Byrne-Reed House.
  5. Thumbnail of: Participants in the Dallas workshop gather at the Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture on October 4, 2013.
  6. Thumbnail of: Teachers from Dallas Independent School District who participated in the "Critical Events in U.S. History" workshop at the Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture.
  7. Thumbnail of: Daniel Feller, professor of history and editor/director of The Papers of Andrew Jackson at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, served on the faculty of all four "Critical Events" workshops.
  8. Thumbnail of: Daniel Feller discusses historical documents with participants in the Beaumont workshop.
  9. Thumbnail of: Daniel Feller leads an afternoon workshop on Jacksonian America in Houston.
  10. Thumbnail of: Daniel Feller discusses the Jacksonian Era with teachers at the Austin workshop.
  11. Thumbnail of: Daniel Walker Howe, professor of history emeritus at the University of California, Los Angeles, served on the faculty of all four workshops.
  12. Thumbnail of: Teachers ask questions after Daniel Walker Howe's presentation on the Second Great Awakening.
  13. Thumbnail of: Daniel Walker Howe discusses historical documents with participants in the Beaumont workshop.
  14. Thumbnail of: Daniel Walker Howe discusses the Second Great Awakening with Houston workshop participants.
  15. Thumbnail of: Daniel Walker Howe leads a workshop with teachers in Houston.
  16. Thumbnail of: Teachers from Jasper Independent School District at the Beaumont workshop.
  17. Thumbnail of: Robert A. Olwell, associate professor of history at The University of Texas at Austin, served on the faculty of the Beaumont and Houston workshops.
  18. Thumbnail of: Robert A. Olwell discusses the turning points of the Revolutionary War with participants in the Beaumont workshop.
  19. Thumbnail of: Robert A. Olwell leads an afternoon workshop in Houston.
  20. Thumbnail of: Robert A. Olwell discusses historical documents with Houston workshop participants.
  21. Thumbnail of: Thomas L. Pangle, Joe R. Long Chair in Democratic Studies at The University of Texas at Austin, served on the faculty of all four workshops.
  22. Thumbnail of: Teachers ask questions after Thomas L. Pangle's lecture in Houston.
  23. Thumbnail of: Thomas L. Pangle discusses the Constitution with teachers at the Houston workshop.
  24. Thumbnail of: Thomas L. Pangle works with teachers at the Houston workshop.
  25. Thumbnail of: Thomas L. Pangle leads a workshop on the Constitution in Austin.
  26. Thumbnail of: Jack N. Rakove, William Robertson Coe Professor of History and American Studies and professor of political science at Stanford University, served on the faculty of the Austin and Dallas workshops.
  27. Thumbnail of: Jack N. Rakove leads a workshop on the political philosophy of James Madison with teachers in Austin.
  28. Thumbnail of: Jack N. Rakove discusses Madison and the U.S. Constitution with workshop participants in Austin.
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