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In June 2019, Humanities Texas held five teacher institutes across the state. Programs included "The New American Republic: From Washington to Madison" in Fort Worth, "Teaching Literature" and "The Progressive Era" in Austin, "Teaching Shakespeare" in Houston, and "Texas: From Republic to Mega-State" in San Antonio. The institutes featured close interaction with scholars, the examination of primary sources, and the development of effective pedagogical strategies and engaging assignments and activities.

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Teacher Feature: 2019 Summer Institute Photos : Slideshow
  1. Teachers attend the Humanities Texas institute “The New American Republic: From Washington to Madison” at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth.
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  1. Thumbnail of: Teachers attend the Humanities Texas institute “The New American Republic: From Washington to Madison” at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth.
  2. Thumbnail of: Denver Brunsman, associate professor and vice associate chair of the history department at George Washington University, talks with teachers about George Washington at the Fort Worth institute.
  3. Thumbnail of: At the Fort Worth institute, Charles Flanagan, outreach supervisor at the Center for Legislative Archives at the National Archives and Records Administration in Washington, DC, works with teachers on using resources from the National Archives to teach about the First Congress.
  4. Thumbnail of: Carol Berkin, Presidential Professor of History Emerita at Baruch College and the Graduate Center, City University of New York, presents on Alexander Hamilton and the American economy at the Fort Worth institute.
  5. Thumbnail of: Gordon S. Wood, Alva O. Way University Professor Emeritus at Brown University, leads teachers in a primary source seminar about John Adams’s presidency at the Fort Worth institute.
  6. Thumbnail of: At the Fort Worth institute, John Boles, William Pettus Hobby Professor of History at Rice University, discusses primary sources relating to Thomas Jefferson’s presidency.
Teachers attend the Humanities Texas institute “The New American Republic: From Washington to Madison” at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth.
Teacher Feature: 2019 Summer Institute Photos : Thumbnails
  1. Thumbnail of: Teachers attend the Humanities Texas institute “The New American Republic: From Washington to Madison” at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth.
  2. Thumbnail of: Denver Brunsman, associate professor and vice associate chair of the history department at George Washington University, talks with teachers about George Washington at the Fort Worth institute.
  3. Thumbnail of: At the Fort Worth institute, Charles Flanagan, outreach supervisor at the Center for Legislative Archives at the National Archives and Records Administration in Washington, DC, works with teachers on using resources from the National Archives to teach about the First Congress.
  4. Thumbnail of: Carol Berkin, Presidential Professor of History Emerita at Baruch College and the Graduate Center, City University of New York, presents on Alexander Hamilton and the American economy at the Fort Worth institute.
  5. Thumbnail of: Gordon S. Wood, Alva O. Way University Professor Emeritus at Brown University, leads teachers in a primary source seminar about John Adams’s presidency at the Fort Worth institute.
  6. Thumbnail of: At the Fort Worth institute, John Boles, William Pettus Hobby Professor of History at Rice University, discusses primary sources relating to Thomas Jefferson’s presidency.
  7. Thumbnail of: Gene Allen Smith, professor of history at Texas Christian University, leads a seminar on foreign policy during the Early Republic at the Fort Worth institute.
  8. Thumbnail of: Lorri Glover, John Francis Bannon Endowed Chair in the history department at Saint Louis University, presents on American women in the nineteenth century at the Fort Worth institute.
  9. Thumbnail of: Joseph F. Kobylka, associate professor of political science at Southern Methodist University, presents on the Marshall Court during the Fort Worth institute.
  10. Thumbnail of: Teachers attend a museum tour and reception at the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame at the Fort Worth institute.
  11. Thumbnail of: At the Fort Worth institute, Juliana Barr, associate professor of history at Duke University, presents on Native Americans and the expanding nation.
  12. Thumbnail of: Daina Ramey Berry, Oliver H. Radkey Regents Professor of History at The University of Texas at Austin, lectures on slavery in the Early Republic at the Fort Worth institute.
  13. Thumbnail of: Kenneth Stevens, professor of history at Texas Christian University, lectures on James Madison’s presidency at the Fort Worth institute.
  14. Thumbnail of: (From l to r:) President of the Forth Worth Museum of Science and History Van A. Romans, Gordon S. Wood, and Humanities Texas Executive Director Michael Gillette at the opening keynote lecture and reception of the Fort Worth institute.
  15. Thumbnail of: Teachers attend the Humanities Texas institute “Teaching Literature” at The University of Texas at Austin.
  16. Thumbnail of: Coleman Hutchison, associate professor of English at The University of Texas at Austin, leads a discussion about reading poetry at the “Teaching Literature” institute in Austin.
  17. Thumbnail of: Robert Dale Parker, Frank Hodgins Professor of English at the University of Illinois, leads a seminar with teachers after delivering the “Teaching Literature” institute’s keynote address.
  18. Thumbnail of: Emmy Pérez, poet and professor of creative writing at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, presents on poetry from the borderlands at the “Teaching Literature” institute in Austin.
  19. Thumbnail of: At the Austin "Teaching Literature" institute, Brian Yothers, Frances Spatz Leighton Endowed Distinguished Professor of English and associate chair of the department of English at The University of Texas at El Paso, discusses understanding poetry in history with teachers.
  20. Thumbnail of: Jules Law, professor of English and comparative literary studies at Northwestern University, offers strategies for reading fiction with high school teachers at the “Teaching Literature” institute in Austin.
  21. Thumbnail of: Maryse Jayasuriya, professor of English and associate dean of liberal arts at The University of Texas at El Paso, discusses text and context in reading fiction at the “Teaching Literature” institute in Austin.
  22. Thumbnail of: Stacy Fuller, consultant for arts organizations and former director of education and library services at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art in Fort Worth, talks about the importance of using art in the literature classroom at the “Teaching Literature” institute in Austin.
  23. Thumbnail of: Susan Schorn, the coordinator for the interdisciplinary Writing Flag program in the School of Undergraduate Studies at The University of Texas at Austin, lectures on how teachers can better understand students as writers at the “Teaching Literature” institute in Austin.
  24. Thumbnail of: At a reception for the “Teaching Literature” institute at the Byrne-Reed House in Austin, distinguished author Naomi Shihab Nye reads from her most recent publication, <i>The Tiny Journalist: Poems</i>.
  25. Thumbnail of: Donna Kornhaber, associate professor of English at The University of Texas at Austin, offers approaches to reading film at the Austin “Teaching Literature” institute.
  26. Thumbnail of: David Kornhaber, associate professor of English and comparative literature at The University of Texas at Austin, leads teachers in a seminar on reading drama at the “Teaching Literature” institute in Austin.
  27. Thumbnail of: Chitra Divakaruni, Betty and Gene McDavid Professor of Creative Writing at the University of Houston, discusses reading literary nonfiction at the “Teaching Literature” institute in Austin.
  28. Thumbnail of: Evan Carton, Joan Negley Kelleher Centennial Professor in Rhetoric and Composition at The University of Texas at Austin, speaks to teachers about strategies for teaching critical reading skills at the “Teaching Literature” institute in Austin.
  29. Thumbnail of: Teachers attend the Humanities Texas institute “The Progressive Era” at The University of Texas at Austin.
  30. Thumbnail of: Mark Updegrove, president and CEO of the LBJ Foundation, introduces the evening’s keynote speaker at “The Progressive Era” institute in Austin.
  31. Thumbnail of: Bruce Schulman, William E. Huntington Professor of History at Boston University, lectures on the third constitutional revolution at “The Progressive Era” institute in Austin.
  32. Thumbnail of: Janet Davis, Distinguished Teaching Professor of American Studies and History at The University of Texas at Austin, leads a discussion on documents relating to muckrakers and reformers at “The Progressive Era” institute in Austin.
  33. Thumbnail of: During a primary source seminar, Jeffery Engel, founding director of the Center for Presidential History at Southern Methodist University, leads teachers in a discussion on Theodore Roosevelt’s presidency at “The Progressive Era” institute in Austin.
  34. Thumbnail of: David M. Oshinsky, director of the Division of Medical Humanities at New York University School of Medicine and professor of history at NYU, lectures on health concerns in the early twentieth century at “The Progressive Era” institute in Austin.
  35. Thumbnail of: At “The Progressive Era” institute in Austin, Joseph F. Kobylka, associate professor of political science at Southern Methodist University, leads a discussion on the changing relationship of government and business.
  36. Thumbnail of: At “The Progressive Era” institute in Austin, Marcia Chatelain, Provost’s Distinguished Associate Professor of History and African American Studies at Georgetown University, lectures on African Americans in the Progressive Era.
  37. Thumbnail of: C. J. Alvarez, assistant professor in the department of Mexican American and Latina/o Studies at The University of Texas at Austin, analyzes documents related to immigration at “The Progressive Era” institute in Austin.
  38. Thumbnail of: Kimberly Hamlin, associate professor of American studies and history at Miami University, lectures on the women’s suffrage movement at “The Progressive Era” institute in Austin.
  39. Thumbnail of: At “The Progressive Era” institute in Austin, H. W. Brands, Jack S. Blanton Sr. Chair in History at The University of Texas at Austin, lectures on Woodrow Wilson’s presidency.
  40. Thumbnail of: Stacy Fuller, consultant for arts organizations and former director of education and library services at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art in Fort Worth, lectures on American art at “The Progressive Era” institute in Austin.
  41. Thumbnail of: Charles Flanagan, outreach supervisor at the Center for Legislative Archives at the National Archives and Records Administration in Washington, DC, discusses primary source material from the National Archives with teachers at “The Progressive Era” institute in Austin.
  42. Thumbnail of: At “The Progressive Era” institute in Austin, Jeremi Suri, Mack Brown Distinguished Chair for Leadership in Global Affairs at The University of Texas at Austin, leads a discussion on America and World War I.
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