Local teachers study with distinguished scholars at UT

In June, three teachers from San Marcos were selected to attend prestigious professional development institute in Austin sponsored by Humanities Texas in partnership with the College of Liberal Arts at The University of Texas at Austin and the LBJ Presidential Library.

San Marcos High School teachers Gina Rodriguez and Keren Jackson, who both teach English, Language Arts, participated in “Teaching Literature,” which took place from June 10–13 on the UT Austin campus.

The institute provided strategies and resources for helping students to become better readers of fiction, poetry, drama and expository prose, while also addressing the critical reading and media literacy skills necessary for success at the post-secondary level.