Teaching the Texas Story
State House Press / McWhiney Foundation Press (Verlag)
9781649670359 (ISBN)
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The guide is accompanied by more than 250 short video episodes (approximately 5 minutes each) that bring Texas history to life. It aligns with TEKS standards, with a particular focus on 4th and 7th grade Texas history.
Using a story-driven approach, the curriculum emphasizes the people, places, and cultural intersections that have shaped the state. It promotes civic literacy, encourages critical thinking and historical empathy, and helps students see themselves as part of the Texas story. For educators, it offers engaging tools to make history both relevant and memorable.
Useful for Texas natives and newcomers alike, and for school kids
Crafted to be engaging, historically accurate, and accessible, helping students and viewers connect with the people, places, and events that shaped Texas
Designed to tell the full, inclusive story of Texas
Dr. Donald S. Frazier is a renowned Texas historian and the Director of The Texas Center at Schreiner University in Kerrville, Texas. A graduate of The University of Texas at Arlington and Texas Christian University, he is widely recognized for his scholarship on the American Civil War, Texas history, and the U.S.–Mexico Borderlands. Dr. Frazier is the award-winning author of numerous books, including: Blood and Treasure: Confederate Empire in the Southwest, Cottonclads!, Fire in the Cane Field, Thunder Across the Swamp, Blood on the Bayou, Tempest Over Texas (2020). He has also co-authored works such as Frontier Texas, Historic Abilene, and The Texas You Expect, and served as general editor of The U.S. and Mexico at War. With decades of experience in higher education, Dr. Frazier has taught at Texas Christian University, McMurry University, and Schreiner University. He is deeply involved in public history, having contributed to the development of museums, heritage trails, and historical projects across Texas, New Mexico, Louisiana, Europe, and Mexico. Richard Bruce Winders served as historian and curator at the Alamo for twenty-three years before leaving to become an independent scholar and historical consultant. He is a noted authority in the area of Mexican-United States Borderlands and is the first ever Visiting Scholar to The Texas Center at Schreiner University in Kerrville, Texas. Bruce is well-known for his ability to bring history to life and has worked with everyone from British rock stars, foreign dignitaries, American politicians, and public educators. He is the author of Panting for Glory: The Mississippi Volunteers in the Mexican War, Firearms of the Texas Frontier: Flintlock to Cartridge, Sacrificed at the Alamo: Tragedy and Triumph in the Texas Revolution, Davy Crockett: The Legend of the Wild, Frontier, and Mr. Polk's Army: The American Military Experience in the Mexican War.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 15.5.2026 |
|---|---|
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Regional- / Landesgeschichte |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik | |
| ISBN-13 | 9781649670359 / 9781649670359 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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