Education
On October 2 and 9, 2024, Humanities Texas will hold a two webinars for social studies teachers on George Washington.
The webinars will take place on Zoom from 5:00–6:15 p.m. CT on Wednesday, October 2 and October 9. Teachers who register will receive information for both webinars. Attendance for both sessions is encouraged but not required.
Content will align with the TEKS for U.S. history and government. Like all Humanities Texas teacher programs, the webinar series will be content-based and teacher-centered, with an emphasis on teaching with primary sources and developing effective pedagogical strategies.
Denver Brunsman of George Washington University will lead the webinars.
The webinar series is open to secondary-level social studies teachers in Texas schools.
The online program is free to teachers and their schools. Participants will receive CPE credit and a wealth of curricular materials for each session in the series. Participants are encouraged, but not required, to attend every weekly session. CPE hours will be based on Zoom attendance and adjusted if a participant misses any portion of the program. In order to attend the webinars and receive CPE credit, you must be a registered participant.
Complete the online application for the "George Washington and the Making of America" online series. By submitting an application, you are signing up to receive information about and access to each weekly session of this series. Please apply as soon as possible, as registration will occur on a rolling basis.
The institute is made possible with major funding from the State of Texas with ongoing support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Call 512.440.1991 or email institutes@humanitiestexas.org.