TEACHER WORKSHOP ON
THE U.S. CONSTITUTION
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2012
FORT WORTH MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND HISTORY, 1600 GENDY STREET, FORT WORTH, TX 76107
8:00 A.M. TO 3:30 P.M.
FEATURING
From the Articles to the Constitution, Gordon S. Wood, Brown University
Teaching the Constitution, Charles Flanagan, Center for Legislative Archives
The Bill of Rights, Kenneth Stevens, Texas Christian University
Constitutional Issues in the 19th Century, Michael Les Benedict, Ohio State University
CURRICULUM: Content will be TEKS aligned, with emphasis on preparing teachers for "Celebrate Freedom Week."
ELIGIBILITY: The workshop is open to all middle and high school social studies teachers. Priority consideration will be given to
early career teachers in low-performing schools or districts.
SUBSTITUTES, TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENTS, AND CPE CREDITS: The workshop is free to teachers and their schools. Humanities Texas
will reimburse schools $80 to cover the cost of a substitute for any teacher who attends. Teachers traveling more than 25 miles
one-way to the workshop location will be reimbursed for approved travel costs up to $100. This may include gas mileage
(reimbursed at 55.5 cents per mile), lodging for one night, and meals in transit. (Receipts required for all costs excluding gas.
Itemized receipts required for food. Alcoholic beverages will not be reimbursed.) Participants will receive CPE hours and may
be eligible to receive GT credit, depending on district standards. CPE hours will be adjusted if a teacher misses any portion of
the program.
HOW TO APPLY: Submit this form along with a one-paragraph biography as soon as possible, as registration will occur on a
rolling basis and space is limited. Following receipt of your application, Humanities Texas will contact you by email to let you
know if space is available and to provide you with important information about the event.
Humanities Texas will send a press release about the workshop to your local paper should you attend. By submitting this
application, you authorize Humanities Texas to share your contact information with members of the press who may wish to
contact you for further information.
Your name:
Mr./ Ms./ Mrs./
Miss (circle one)
Home address, city,
state, & zip:
School district:
Home or cell phone:
School address, city,
state, & zip:
Personal email:
Total years teaching:
School email:
Subject(s) you currently
teach:
Grade level(s) you
currently teach:
How many
students do you
teach per year?
What certifications
do you currently
hold?
How did you hear
about our program?
Total school
enrollment:
Vegetarian: Y/N
Access restrictions:
Have you attended a
Humanities Texas
program before? If
so, when?
Your school:
Please email your form and biography to institutes@humanitiestexas.org or fax to (512) 236-1661, or mail to ATTN:
2012 Teacher Workshop/ Humanities Texas/ 1410 Rio Grande St./ Austin, TX 78701.
For more information, visit http://www.humanitiestexas.org/education/teacher-institutes
Made possible with support from the state of Texas and the National Endowment for the Humanities