Past Institutes

Teaching Twentieth-Century Texas History (Spring 2025 In-Person Workshop)

On April 8, 2025, Humanities Texas held a one-day workshop in Austin for social studies teachers on twentieth-century Texas history.

Curriculum

Content aligned with the TEKS. The workshop covered women's suffrage in Texas, the Chicano Movement, African American civil rights, and the emergence of two-party Texas.

Like all Humanities Texas programs, the workshop featured close interaction with scholars, the examination of primary sources and texts, and the development of effective pedagogical strategies and engaging assignments and activities. Teachers received books and other instructional materials.

Faculty

The faculty included Jessica Brannon-Wranosky (East Texas A&M University), Sean Cunningham (Texas Tech University), Michael L. Gillette (former executive director, Humanities Texas), and Monica Muñoz Martinez (The University of Texas at Austin).

Location and Schedule

The workshop took place at the Thompson Conference Center at The University of Texas at Austin. The workshop schedule is available here.

Sponsors

The workshop was made possible with major funding from the State of Texas with ongoing support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.