{"id":70404,"date":"2024-06-29T21:54:29","date_gmt":"2024-06-30T01:54:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.historians.org\/?page_id=70404"},"modified":"2025-07-02T16:22:21","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T20:22:21","slug":"annual-texas-conference-on-introductory-history-courses","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.historians.org\/events\/aha-regional-conferences\/annual-texas-conference-on-introductory-history-courses\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Conference on Introductory History Courses"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3>\n\t\t\tAbout the Conference\t<\/h3>\n\t<p>What kind of learning should an introductory history course entail in the 21st century? How can introductory history courses support student learning and success across the curriculum? Since 2015, the AHA and local partners have held an annual two-day conference on college-level introductory history courses to address these and other questions.<\/p>\n<h3>\n\t\t\tUpcoming Conference\t<\/h3>\n<h3>\n\t\t\tPast Conferences\t<\/h3>\n<h3>\n\t\t\tAHA Resources on Teaching &#038; Learning\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historians.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/louis-hansel-bPMyJzKhCyA-unsplash.jpg\" alt=\"Halved apple on red background\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"1280\" width=\"1920\" title=\"louis-hansel-bPMyJzKhCyA-unsplash\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading='lazy' \/>\n<h5>\n\t\t\tHistory Discipline Core\t<\/h5>\n\t<p>What do students learn in history courses? The culmination of years of collaboration and research, this statement summarizes key skills, knowledge, and habits of mind at the core of our discipline.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.historians.org\/resource\/history-discipline-core\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn More\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historians.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/derek-story-1Pzhr6XPl6k-unsplash-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Guitar strings and frets from oblique angle.\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"2560\" width=\"1707\" title=\"derek-story-1Pzhr6XPl6k-unsplash\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading='lazy' \/>\n<h5>\n\t\t\tTuning the History Discipline\t<\/h5>\n\t<p>The AHA&#8217;s Tuning Project asked historians to clarify and demystify the core goals and the key skills pursued in our discipline.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.historians.org\/teaching-learning\/undergraduate-education\/core-learning-outcomes-in-history\/tuning-the-history-discipline\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn More\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historians.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSC_1124.jpg\" alt=\"Meeting Documentation\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"800\" width=\"1200\" title=\"American Historical Association History Gateways Launch - April 10, 2019\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading='lazy' \/>\n<h5>\n\t\t\tReconsidering the Introductory History Course\t<\/h5>\n\t<p>The AHA&#8217;s History Gateways initiative explores strategies for improving introductory college-level history courses to better prepare students from all backgrounds for success in a complex society.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.historians.org\/teaching-learning\/undergraduate-education\/reconsidering-the-introductory-history-course\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn More\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n<h4>\n\t\t\tJoin the Conversation\t<\/h4>\n\t<p>For questions and feedback about the Texas conference, please contact AHA Senior Program Analyst, Teaching &amp; Learning, Julia Brookins (<a href=\"mailto:jbrookins@historians.org\">jbrookins@historians.org<\/a>). For a broader discussion of these and other teaching and learning issues in history, please join the Teaching and Learning community on <a href=\"http:\/\/communities.historians.org\/home\">communities.historians.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/communities.historians.org\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJoin the T&#038;L Community\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About the Conference What kind of learning should an introductory history course entail in the 21st century? 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