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From June 5–8, 2012, forty-two teachers from around the state gathered on the Southern Methodist University campus for "The Making of Modern America," an institute examining significant events and themes in U.S. history since Reconstruction.

The Dallas institute included lectures and workshops led by Pulitzer Prize-winning historians David M. Kennedy (Stanford University) and David Oshinsky (UT Austin), H. W. Brands (UT Austin), Albert S. Broussard (Texas A&M University), Erika Bsumek (UT Austin), Robert M. Citino (UNT), Crista Deluzio (SMU), Neil Foley (SMU), Ignacio García (BYU), Michael L. Gillette (Humanities Texas), Allen Matusow (Rice University), Heather Nice (George W. Bush Presidential Library), Heather Cox Richardson (Boston College), and Nicole Waligora-Davis (Rice University).

As in past years, institutes emphasized close interaction with scholars, the examination of primary sources, and the development of effective pedagogical strategies and engaging assignments and activities. The programs were designed ultimately to enhance teachers' mastery of the subjects they teach and to improve students' performance on state assessments.

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  1. Teachers gather on the campus of Southern Methodist University.
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  1. Thumbnail of: Teachers gather on the campus of Southern Methodist University.
  2. Thumbnail of: From left to right: William M. Tsutsui, dean of the Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences at Southern Methodist University; Caren Prothro, chair of the Southern Methodist University board of trustees and former Humanities Texas board member; Michael L. Gillette, executive director of Humanities Texas; and State Representative Dan Branch.
  3. Thumbnail of: State Representative Dan Branch addresses workshop participants.
  4. Thumbnail of: Caren Prothro speaks on the opening night of the program.
  5. Thumbnail of: William M. Tsutsui welcomes institute participants.
  6. Thumbnail of: H. W. Brands, the Dickson, Allen, Anderson Centennial Professor of History at The University of Texas at Austin, delivers the institute's keynote address, "How the Rich Got Rich: The Gilded Age in America."
Teachers gather on the campus of Southern Methodist University.
Dallas Teacher Institute Photos : Thumbnails
  1. Thumbnail of: Teachers gather on the campus of Southern Methodist University.
  2. Thumbnail of: From left to right: William M. Tsutsui, dean of the Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences at Southern Methodist University; Caren Prothro, chair of the Southern Methodist University board of trustees and former Humanities Texas board member; Michael L. Gillette, executive director of Humanities Texas; and State Representative Dan Branch.
  3. Thumbnail of: State Representative Dan Branch addresses workshop participants.
  4. Thumbnail of: Caren Prothro speaks on the opening night of the program.
  5. Thumbnail of: William M. Tsutsui welcomes institute participants.
  6. Thumbnail of: H. W. Brands, the Dickson, Allen, Anderson Centennial Professor of History at The University of Texas at Austin, delivers the institute's keynote address, "How the Rich Got Rich: The Gilded Age in America."
  7. Thumbnail of: Erica M. Bsumek, associate professor of history at The University of Texas at Austin, discusses Populism, the railroads, and the American West.
  8. Thumbnail of: Erica M. Bsumek leads a primary source workshop.
  9. Thumbnail of: H. W. Brands speaks about the Progressive Era.
  10. Thumbnail of: H. W. Brands leads an afternoon workshop with Julie Hershenberg (center), a government, political science, and law teacher at Garland's Lakeview Centennial High School, and Patricia Hay, who teaches U.S. history at Dallas's Alex W. Spence TAG Academy.
  11. Thumbnail of: Robert M. Citino, professor of history at the University of North Texas, delivers a lecture on World War I and its aftermath.
  12. Thumbnail of: Robert M. Citino discusses historical documents with Tracye Williams (left), a Texas studies teacher at Mesquite's Quintanilla Middle School, and Meredith Lewis, who teaches English, government, and economics at Ferris High School.
  13. Thumbnail of: Crista DeLuzio, associate professor of history at Southern Methodist University, discusses the women's rights movement.
  14. Thumbnail of: Heather Cox Richardson (right), professor of history at Boston College, gave a lunch presentation on American imperialism. Here, she leads a primary source workshop.
  15. Thumbnail of: Nicole Waligora-Davis, associate professor of English at Rice University, leads a workshop on American literature in the 1920s, with John Deal, who teaches U.S. history at Euless's Trinity High School, and Laura Pamplin, who teaches geography, history, government, and economics at Weatherford High School.
  16. Thumbnail of: David M. Kennedy, Donald J. McLachlan Professor of History at Stanford University, shared insights on the 1930s. Kennedy, a Pulitzer Prize winner, also gave a lunch presentation on American participation in World War II.
  17. Thumbnail of: Laura Pamplin (left), a geography, government, history, and economics teacher at Weatherford High School, and Thomas Kaufman, who teaches world history at San Antonio's Southside High School, join David M. Kennedy in an afternoon workshop focused on twentieth-century U.S. history.
  18. Thumbnail of: David M. Oshinsky, Jack S. Blanton Chair in History at The University of Texas at Austin, discusses U.S. history in the 1950s.
  19. Thumbnail of: David M. Oshinsky leads a primary source workshop. Oshinsky, a Pulitzer Prize winner, also gave a lunchtime talk entitled "Delayed Justice: Tracking the Infamous Civil Rights Murders in the 'Mississippi Burning' Case."
  20. Thumbnail of: Neil Foley, professor of history at Southern Methodist University, speaks about immigration to the U.S. in the twentieth century.
  21. Thumbnail of: Neil Foley leads a primary source workshop.
  22. Thumbnail of: Ignacio M. García, Lemuel H. Redd Jr. professor of Western American History at Brigham Young University, discusses Mexican Americans and civil rights.
  23. Thumbnail of: Ignacio M. García shares primary documents with teachers.
  24. Thumbnail of: Albert S. Broussard, professor of history at Texas A&M University and former Humanities Texas board member, speaks about African Americans and civil rights.
  25. Thumbnail of: Albert S. Broussard leads a workshop on the civil rights movement.
  26. Thumbnail of: Michael L. Gillette, executive director of Humanities Texas, spoke about the Great Society. Here, he leads a primary source workshop.
  27. Thumbnail of: Allen J. Matusow, W. G. Twyman Professor of History at Rice University, gives a lecture on Ronald Reagan and the Cold War.
  28. Thumbnail of: Allen J. Matusow shares insights with teachers during a primary source workshop.
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