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In October 2014, Humanities Texas held six one-day teacher workshops throughout the state focusing on teaching the U.S. Constitution.

Faculty lectures addressed the Articles of Confederation, the drafting and adoption of the Constitution, teaching the Bill of Rights, and significant constitutional issues in the nineteenth century. The workshop featured close interaction with scholars, the examination of primary sources, and the development of effective pedagogical strategies and engaging assignments and activities.

The workshops also gave Texas teachers the opportunity to be among the first in the nation to preview "Congress Creates the Bill of Rights," an educational ebook and app developed by the National Archives in collaboration with Humanities Texas.

Workshop faculty included Elizabeth Alexander (Texas Wesleyan University), Michael Les Benedict (The Ohio State University), Steven Boyd (UTSA), Zachary Elkins (UT Austin), Charles Flanagan (National Archives and Records Administration), Joseph Kobylka (Southern Methodist University), and Thomas Pangle (UT 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.

"Teaching the U.S. Constitution" Workshop Photos : Slideshow
  1. "Teaching the U.S. Constitution" workshop participants at the Region 1 Educational Service Center in Edinburg.
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  1. Thumbnail of: "Teaching the U.S. Constitution" workshop participants at the Region 1 Educational Service Center in Edinburg.
  2. Thumbnail of: "Teaching the U.S. Constitution" participants at the Region 2 Educational Service Center in Corpus Christi.
  3. Thumbnail of: "Teaching the U.S. Constitution" participants at the Witte Museum in San Antonio.
  4. Thumbnail of: "Teaching the U.S. Constitution" workshop participants at the Region 9 Educational Service Center in Wichita Falls.
  5. Thumbnail of: "Teaching the U.S. Constitution" workshop participants at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art in Fort Worth.
  6. Thumbnail of: "Teaching the U.S. Constitution" workshop participants at the Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture.
"Teaching the U.S. Constitution" workshop participants at the Region 1 Educational Service Center in Edinburg.
"Teaching the U.S. Constitution" Workshop Photos : Thumbnails
  1. Thumbnail of: "Teaching the U.S. Constitution" workshop participants at the Region 1 Educational Service Center in Edinburg.
  2. Thumbnail of: "Teaching the U.S. Constitution" participants at the Region 2 Educational Service Center in Corpus Christi.
  3. Thumbnail of: "Teaching the U.S. Constitution" participants at the Witte Museum in San Antonio.
  4. Thumbnail of: "Teaching the U.S. Constitution" workshop participants at the Region 9 Educational Service Center in Wichita Falls.
  5. Thumbnail of: "Teaching the U.S. Constitution" workshop participants at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art in Fort Worth.
  6. Thumbnail of: "Teaching the U.S. Constitution" workshop participants at the Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture.
  7. Thumbnail of: Charles Flanagan, director of educational programs at the Center for Legislative Archives at the National Archives and Records Administration in Washington, DC, demonstrates the evolution of the First Amendment using the "Congress Creates the Bill of Rights" mobile app in Dallas.
  8. Thumbnail of: Charles Flanagan demonstrates the "Congress Creates the Bill of Rights" mobile app during a primary source workshop in San Antonio.
  9. Thumbnail of: Charles Flanagan leads a discussion on teaching the Bill of Rights in Corpus Christi.
  10. Thumbnail of: Elizabeth Alexander, A. M. Pate Professor of Early American History at Texas Wesleyan University, gives a lecture on the Constitution and key compromises in Fort Worth.
  11. Thumbnail of: Elizabeth Alexander leads a primary source workshop in Wichita Falls.
  12. Thumbnail of: Michael Les Benedict, professor emeritus of American legal and constitutional history and U.S. constitutional law at The Ohio State University, leads a discussion on constitutional developments in the nineteenth century in Corpus Christi.
  13. Thumbnail of: Michael Les Benedict leads a primary source workshop in San Antonio.
  14. Thumbnail of: Steven Boyd, professor of history at The University of Texas at San Antonio, delivers a lecture on the Articles of Confederation in Edinburg.
  15. Thumbnail of: Steven Boyd leads a primary source workshop in Fort Worth.
  16. Thumbnail of: Sara Klein, teacher and school programs manager at the Amon Carter Museum of Art in Fort Worth, gives teachers a tour of the museum.
  17. Thumbnail of: Zachary Elkins, associate professor of history at The University of Texas at Austin, delivers a lecture on adopting the U.S. Constitution in Edinburg.
  18. Thumbnail of: Zachary Elkins leads a primary source workshop in Edinburg.
  19. Thumbnail of: Jim Furgeson, former teacher and winner of Humanities Texas's Outstanding Teaching of the Humanities Award, discusses teaching strategies with teachers in San Antonio.
  20. Thumbnail of: Mark Durfee of South Belton Middle School discusses teaching strategies during a primary source workshop in San Antonio.
  21. Thumbnail of: Thomas L. Pangle, Joe R. Long Chair in Democratic Studies in the Department of Government and the co-director of the Thomas Jefferson Center for the Study of Core Texts and Ideas at The University of Texas at Austin, leads a discussion on federalists, antifederalists, and the ratification debates in Fort Worth.
  22. Thumbnail of: Thomas L. Pangle leads a primary source workshop in Wichita Falls.
  23. Thumbnail of: Michael Bryant of Lakeview Centennial High School asks Thomas L. Pangle a question during an afternoon workshop in Fort Worth.
  24. Thumbnail of: Joseph F. Kobylka, associate professor of history at Southern Methodist University, gives a lecture on the federalists, the antifederalists, and the ratification debates in Dallas.
  25. Thumbnail of: Joseph F. Kobylka leads a primary source workshop in Dallas.
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