Upcoming Institutes

Reading Like a Historian with the Digital Inquiry Group (Spring 2025 Webinars)

On February 5 and 12, the Digital Inquiry Group (DIG), formerly the Stanford History Education Group, will introduce social studies teachers to their Reading Like a Historian curriculum.

Schedule and Curriculum

The webinars will take place over Zoom from 5:00–6:30 pm on February 5 and 12, 2025.

Teachers who register for the program will be encouraged but not required to attend both sessions.

Curriculum

The webinars will introduce participants to DIG's Reading Like a Historian curriculum, which teaches students how to investigate historical questions by employing reading strategies such as sourcing, contextualizing, corroborating, and close reading. Instead of memorizing historical facts, students evaluate the trustworthiness of multiple perspectives on historical issues and learn to make historical claims backed by documentary evidence.

Like all Humanities Texas teacher programs, the webinars will be teacher-centered, with an emphasis on developing effective pedagogical strategies.

Faculty

Joel Breakstone, cofounder and executive director of DIG, will lead the webinars.

Eligibility

The webinars are open to secondary-level humanities teachers in Texas schools.

Attendance and CPE Credit

The online program is free to teachers and their schools. Participants will receive CPE credit and a wealth of curricular materials. 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. 

How to Apply

Complete the online application for the "Reading Like a Historian" webinars. By submitting an application, you are signing up to receive information about and access to the webinars.

Sponsors

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