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On September 20, 2013, Humanities Texas held a one-day professional development workshop in Houston for secondary-level language arts teachers on teaching the plays of William Shakespeare.

Workshop faculty included J. Dennis Huston (Rice University) and Elizabeth Richmond-Garza, John Rumrich, and Paul Sullivan, all of The University of Texas at Austin.

Faculty lectures addressed the historical and cultural contexts of Shakespeare's works, the classical sources of Shakespearean tragedy, approaches to teaching Shakespeare's comedies, and teaching Shakespeare using performance-based strategies.

The workshop was generously hosted by the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Humanities Texas teacher professional development programs are made possible with major funding from the state of Texas, with ongoing support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

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.

"Teaching Shakespeare" Workshop Photos : Slideshow
  1. Teachers gather at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Forty-seven teachers representing eighteen school districts statewide participated in the workshop.
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  1. Thumbnail of: Teachers gather at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Forty-seven teachers representing eighteen school districts statewide participated in the workshop.
  2. Thumbnail of: Elizabeth Richmond-Garza, Distinguished Teaching Associate Professor of English at The University of Texas at Austin, delivers a lecture on Shakespeare in his time and ours.
  3. Thumbnail of: Elizabeth Richmond-Garza discusses Shakespeare with William Perkins of League City's Ball High School (left) and Noelle Green-Anderson of Beaumont's Central Medical Magnet High School.
  4. Thumbnail of: Elizabeth Richmond-Garza leads a workshop on approaches to teaching Shakespearean drama.
  5. Thumbnail of: J. Dennis Huston, professor of English at Rice University, lectures on approaches to teaching Shakespearean comedy.
  6. Thumbnail of: J. Dennis Huston shares approaches to teaching Shakespearean comedy.
Teachers gather at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Forty-seven teachers representing eighteen school districts statewide participated in the workshop.
"Teaching Shakespeare" Workshop Photos : Thumbnails
  1. Thumbnail of: Teachers gather at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Forty-seven teachers representing eighteen school districts statewide participated in the workshop.
  2. Thumbnail of: Elizabeth Richmond-Garza, Distinguished Teaching Associate Professor of English at The University of Texas at Austin, delivers a lecture on Shakespeare in his time and ours.
  3. Thumbnail of: Elizabeth Richmond-Garza discusses Shakespeare with William Perkins of League City's Ball High School (left) and Noelle Green-Anderson of Beaumont's Central Medical Magnet High School.
  4. Thumbnail of: Elizabeth Richmond-Garza leads a workshop on approaches to teaching Shakespearean drama.
  5. Thumbnail of: J. Dennis Huston, professor of English at Rice University, lectures on approaches to teaching Shakespearean comedy.
  6. Thumbnail of: J. Dennis Huston shares approaches to teaching Shakespearean comedy.
  7. Thumbnail of: J. Dennis Huston responds to questions from teachers after concluding his lecture.
  8. Thumbnail of: J. Dennis Huston leads teachers in a workshop on teaching Shakespearean comedy using film adaptations of the plays.
  9. Thumbnail of: J. Dennis Huston leads an afternoon workshop.
  10. Thumbnail of: John P. Rumrich, Arthur J. Thaman and Wilhelmina Dore' Thaman Endowed Professor in English at The University of Texas at Austin, speaks about the classical sources of Shakespearean tragedy.
  11. Thumbnail of: John P. Rumrich analyzes pivotal passages from Shakespeare's tragedies with Austin's Cedar Ridge High School teachers Holly Griffin (left) and Jonathan Hayden.
  12. Thumbnail of: Paul Sullivan, lecturer at The University of Texas at Austin, delivers a lecture on teaching Shakespeare through performance.
  13. Thumbnail of: Paul Sullivan demonstrates performance-based strategies for teaching Shakespeare.
  14. Thumbnail of: Paul Sullivan leads a workshop on teaching Shakespeare through performance.
  15. Thumbnail of: Paul Sullivan discusses methods of teaching Shakespeare with John Limon of San Antonio's Roger Middle School.
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