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In October 2015, Humanities Texas held four one-day teacher development workshops in Austin, Houston, Lufkin, and Midland focusing on the U.S. Constitution.

Faculty lectures addressed the Articles of the Confederation, compromise in drafting of the Constitution, the debates over ratification, strategies for 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.

Workshop faculty included Elizabeth Alexander (Texas Wesleyan University), Michael Les Benedict (The Ohio State University), Steven Boyd (The University of Texas at San Antonio), Charles Flanagan (National Archives and Records Administration), Joseph Kobylka (Southern Methodist University), and Thomas Pangle (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.

"Teaching the U.S. Constitution" Workshops : Slideshow
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  1. Thumbnail of: "Teaching the U.S. Constitution" workshop participants at the Petroleum Museum in Midland.
  2. Thumbnail of: "Teaching the U.S. Constitution" workshop participants at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
  3. Thumbnail of: "Teaching the U.S. Constitution" workshop participants at the Museum of East Texas in Lufkin.
  4. Thumbnail of: "Teaching the U.S. Constitution" workshop participants at the Byrne-Reed House in Austin.
  5. Thumbnail of: State Senator Kel Seliger of District 31 welcomes teachers to the Midland workshop.
  6. Thumbnail of: State Representative Trent Ashby of District 57 welcomes teachers to the Lufkin workshop.
"Teaching the U.S. Constitution" workshop participants at the Petroleum Museum in Midland.
"Teaching the U.S. Constitution" Workshops : Thumbnails
  1. Thumbnail of: "Teaching the U.S. Constitution" workshop participants at the Petroleum Museum in Midland.
  2. Thumbnail of: "Teaching the U.S. Constitution" workshop participants at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
  3. Thumbnail of: "Teaching the U.S. Constitution" workshop participants at the Museum of East Texas in Lufkin.
  4. Thumbnail of: "Teaching the U.S. Constitution" workshop participants at the Byrne-Reed House in Austin.
  5. Thumbnail of: State Senator Kel Seliger of District 31 welcomes teachers to the Midland workshop.
  6. Thumbnail of: State Representative Trent Ashby of District 57 welcomes teachers to the Lufkin workshop.
  7. Thumbnail of: Steven R. Boyd, professor of history at The University of Texas at San Antonio, delivers a lecture on the Articles of Confederation.
  8. Thumbnail of: Steven Boyd reviews federalist and antifederalist ideas with teachers during a primary source seminar at the Austin workshop.
  9. Thumbnail of: At the Midland workshop, Elizabeth Alexander, A. M. Pate, Jr., Professor of Early American History at Texas Wesleyan University, delivers a lecture on the role of compromise in drafting the Constitution.
  10. Thumbnail of: Elizabeth Alexander and a group of teachers explore how various demographics are represented in the Constitution during an afternoon seminar at the Midland workshop.
  11. Thumbnail of: Joseph F. Kobylka, associate professor of history at Southern Methodist University, examines the role of compromise in drafting the Constitution during the Austin workshop.
  12. Thumbnail of: Joseph Kobylka and a group of teachers discuss the Federalist Papers during an afternoon seminar at the Houston workshop.
  13. Thumbnail of: Emily Worland of Edward S. Marcus High School in Flower Mound asks Joseph Kobylka a question at the Lufkin workshop.
  14. Thumbnail of: Charles Flanagan, director of educational programs at the Center for Legislative Archives at the National Archives, suggests strategies for teaching the Bill of Rights during the Houston workshop.
  15. Thumbnail of: Charles Flanagan examines how the Bill of Rights was drafted with teachers during a primary source seminar at the Midland workshop.
  16. Thumbnail of: Thomas L. Pangle, Joe R. Long Chair in Democratic Studies in the Department of Government and co-director of the Thomas Jefferson Center for the Study of Core Texts and Ideas at The University of Texas at Austin, delivers a lecture on the ratification debates during the Houston workshop.
  17. Thumbnail of: Thomas Pangle and a group of teachers compare the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution during an afternoon seminar at the Midland workshop.
  18. Thumbnail of: Michael Les Benedict, professor emeritus of history at The Ohio State University, examines various constitutional developments in the nineteenth century during the Austin workshop.
  19. Thumbnail of: Michael Les Benedict, professor emeritus of history at The Ohio State University, examines significant constitutional developments in the nineteenth century during the Austin workshop.
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