All morning sessions of the institute will be held in Taylor Murphy 106. Lunches will occur in rm 106 or 105. Afternoon sessions will occur either in rm 106, 101 and/or the History department's computer lab on the second floor of Taylor Murphy.


Monday, July 26, 2004 : Political  

  • 8 to 8:30 a.m. --registration and coffee

  • 8:30 to 9:30 a.m.- -Colonial Spain Sets Up Shop— Frank de la Teja

  • 9:40 to 10: 40 a.m.--    Roots of Republican Ideology—James McWilliams

  • 11 a.m. to Noon.--  Religious Roots of American Political Systems—Dwight Watson

Lunch:  Jason's Deli, Understanding Colonial Material Culture, Jo Snider

  • 1:00 to 1:45 : Using the World Wide Web to Develop Curriculum--Trace Etienne-Gray  [computer lab, 2nd floor, Taylor Murphy]]

  • 1:45 to 3:30 : Curriculum Integration Session I *--Small Groups

  • 1:45 to 2:45 : PowerPoint Tutorial —Trace’ Etienne-Gray  [This is an optional session for those seeking advancement of district’s technology proficiencies]

 Tuesday, July 27, 2004 : Socio-Economic

  • 8 to 8:30 a.m.-- registration and coffee

  • 8:30 to 9:30 a.m.-- Economic Life in the Spanish Borderlands- Frank de la Teja

  • 9:40 to 10:40 a.m. --Economic Life in Colonial British America —James McWilliams

  • 11 a.m. to Noon --Evolution of Colonial American Labor Systems—Dwight Watson

Movie and Lunch:  Jason's Deli plus the first half the film, The Midwife's Tale

  • 1:00 to 3:30 --Curriculum Integration Session II -- Small Groups

  • 1:30 to 2:30 : HTML  Tutorial -Trace Etienne-Gray  [This is an optional session for those seeking advancement of district’s technology proficiencies] (History Computer Lab, 2nd Floor, Taylor Murphy)

  Wednesday, July 28, 2004 : Cultural

  • 8 to 8:30 a.m. registration and coffee

  • 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. --Church as Cultural Agent in Spanish Borderlands— Frank de la Teja

  • 9:40 to 10:40 a.m. --Cultural Authority in Colonial British America —James McWilliams

  • 11 a.m. to Noon --Family Life in Revolutionary America —Dwight Watson

Lunch Provided : Jason's Deli  plus the second half of the film, The Midwife's Tale                    

  • 1:00 to 3:30 p.m. Curriculum Integration Session III -- Small Groups

  • 1:30 to 2:30 : Video Editing Tutorial -Trace’ Etienne-Gray [This is an optional session for those seeking advancement of district’s technology proficiencies]

     Thursday, July 29, 2004 —Legal/Constitution

  • 8 to 8:30 a.m. —registration and coffee

  • 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. --Foreign Policy between Europeans and Native Americans in Colonial Times— Frank de la Teja

  • 9:40 to 10:40 a.m.-- Political Administration of the British American Colonies and the Formation of the Constitution—James McWilliams

  • 11 a.m. to Noon --Community Law and the Average Joe in Colonial America —Dwight Watson

Lunch Provided: Italian Buffet, Primary Source Trunks, Jo Snider

  • 1:00 to 1:45 p.m. —Using Film in the Social Studies Classroom--Alan Atchison

  • 1:45  to 3:30 --Presentations of Curriculum Projects- Whole Group

Friday, July 30, 2004 —Field Trip

 Itinerary For Missions Field Trip

Leave TxState: 8:30 a.m.  

Mission Concepción: 10-11 a.m.

Art; architecture

Mission San José : 11:15-1 p.m.

Indian life; economics of mission system

Picnic Lunch at Espada Dam

Mission Espada: 

 engineering, economics; dam; aqueduct:

Mission Espada 

Education & community

Mission Capistrano 
Return to TxState: 4:30 p.m.

* Afternoon sessions of the summer institute will involve teachers working in small groups according to grade level, subject and campus.  Groups will  select a topic within their regularly used curriculum for research and development of a institute project. Projects possibilities include lesson plans, PowerPoint's, WebPages, Webquests, film clip reels or a combination of these items.  Projects will need to be aligned with a state standard and reflect an integration of primary sources into curriculum materials