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U.S. IN THE 1940S • HOUSTON

2014 HUMANITIES TEXAS TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

8:30–8:45 a.m. Opening remarks Michael L. Gillette

Humanities Texas 8:45–9:35 a.m. Turning Points of World War II Arnold Krammer WORKSHOP

The U.S. in the 1940s Texas A&M University 9:40–10:25 a.m. Mobilization and the Home Front LOCATION Maury Klein The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston University of Rhode Island 1001 Bissonnet Street Houston, Texas 10:25–10:45 a.m. Break and group photo

10:45–11:30 a.m. Civil Rights in the 1940s DATE Michael L. Gillette Friday, January 31, 2014

8:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m. Humanities Texas 11:35–12:20 p.m. Texas and World War II Joseph Pratt

University of Houston 1:00–3:30 p.m. Primary source workshops with faculty

THIS WORKSHOP WAS MADE POSSIBLE WITH SUPPORT FROM THE STATE OF TEXAS AND THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES. THE U.S. IN THE 1940S • HOUSTON

2014 HUMANITIES TEXAS TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

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ADRIANA ANZALDUA, JAY HIGH SCHOOL, SAN ANTONIO 40% REBECCA AYERS, BALL HIGH SCHOOL, GALVESTON ASHLEY BAILEY, DAVIS HIGH SCHOOL, HOUSTON 30% WILLIAM BLAYLOCK, DEKANEY HIGH SCHOOL, HOUSTON SHERRI BOYD, MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL, HOUSTON 20% JILL COLE, KLEIN OAK HIGH SCHOOL, SPRING ROBIN J. DUERR, CHAVEZ HIGH SCHOOL, HOUSTON 10% STEPHANIE EDWARDS-HUNT, INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL INITIATIVES, AUSTIN BABAK FAR, DAVIS HIGH SCHOOL, HOUSTON KACEY FORKS, CLEAR BROOK HIGH SCHOOL, FRIENDSWOOD 0% JEANETTE GARCIA, JAY HIGH SCHOOL, SAN ANTONIO l ee ee a ee ee r r tr r r SCOTT GONZALES, FAIRVIEW JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL, ALVIN g g u g g sa sa e a a i i n ly ELIZABETH GRAHAM, VICTORY EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL, HOUSTON d d g ly n g ro PENNY JONES, PERSHING MIDDLE SCHOOL, HOUSTON n st ro NICOLE JORGENSON PLOSS, CLEAR BROOK HIGH SCHOOL, FRIENDSWOOD st ASHLEY JOZWIAK, WALTRIP HIGH SCHOOL, HOUSTON KORY KASPAR, BRAZOSPORT HIGH SCHOOL, FREEPORT Workshop was relevant and PAMELA KENNARD, DAVIS HIGH SCHOOL, HOUSTON professionally useful. TAMMY-LEE KOONCE, KLEIN HIGH SCHOOL, KLEIN JENNIFER KUHLEMAN, WESTBURY HIGH SCHOOL, HOUSTON DARIN LARKIN, BALL HIGH SCHOOL, GALVESTON Workshop was intellectually MONIQUE MASON-KELLY, JOHNSTON MIDDLE SCHOOL, HOUSTON stimulating. SARAH MAYHALL, ATASCOCITA HIGH SCHOOL, HUMBLE JENNIFER MCDONALD, WYATT HIGH SCHOOL, FORT WORTH Workshop compares favorably with JONATHAN MEALER, HARDIN HIGH SCHOOL, HARDIN other professional development MIGUEL MERCADO, LANDRUM MIDDLE SCHOOL, HOUSTON LARITA MERRITT, STOVALL MIDDLE SCHOOL, HOUSTON programs. KENDALL MITCHELL, REVERE MIDDLE SCHOOL, HOUSTON TRI NGUYEN, JACKSON MIDDLE SCHOOL, HOUSTON AVICE NOEL, DEKANEY HIGH SCHOOL, HOUSTON PATRICIA NUNN, WEATHERFORD HIGH SCHOOL, WEATHERFORD LAURA PAMPLIN, WEATHERFORD HIGH SCHOOL, WEATHERFORD NICHOLAS PLAISANCE, STOVALL MIDDLE SCHOOL, HOUSTON DONALD POPE, BURBANK MIDDLE SCHOOL, HOUSTON DANNY REED, DEEPWATER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL, PASADENA ANN RICH, KIPP GENERATIONS COLLEGIATE SCHOOL, HOUSTON ASTRYA RICHARD, MAYDE CREEK JUNIOR HIGH, HOUSTON CRISTI RODENBERG, SEVEN LAKES HIGH SCHOOL, KATY ZAKARY RODRIGUEZ, MILBY HIGH SCHOOL, HOUSTON JENNA ROSEN, MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL, HOUSTON BRIAN ROSS, LANDRUM MIDDLE SCHOOL, HOUSTON 1410 Rio Grande Street ILEANA SIMIEN, MOUNT CARMEL ACADEMY, HOUSTON Austin, Texas 78701 JENNIFER SOREM, WUNSCHE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, SPRING t: 512.440.1991 • f: 512.440.0115 SUSAN TIPPIT, CALHOUN HIGH SCHOOL, PORT LAVACA www.humanitiestexas.org LISA WILLIAMS, JACKSON MIDDLE SCHOOL, HOUSTON MATT WILSON, MADISON HIGH SCHOOL, SAN ANTONIO ROBERT WISE, DAVIS MIDDLE SCHOOL, SAN ANTONIO