Project Development Workshop (PDW) Opportunity

Dear NHD Families,

There is a WONDERFUL opportunity for you and your child to attend PDW 2014 at Sonoma State University on Sunday, October 26, 2014.  This workshop is from 8:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.  Registration is required and can only be done so by a classroom teacher.  Please contact me (or your classroom teacher) if you are interested in attending.  The cost is $30 for students who reside outside of Sonoma County; I believe this includes the cost of one parent/chaperone as well.  Space is limited to 200 participants; students, parents, and teachers can take advantage of this great opportunity!

Please visit the NHD Sonoma County WEBSITE for more details.

Learn more about developing an NHD project from NHD teachers, alumni, and students at the PDW on Sunday, October 26, 2014.  The workshop features:

• Breakout Sessions on Thesis Statements, Research, Tech tools
• A Poster Palooza for 2-D Display students
• Theme Discussion
• Special sessions for each category

Space is limited to 200 students.  Register today and reserved your seat.  Please note:

• Everyone who attends must register and pay.
• Sonoma County residents are $15/Non-residents are $30
• Registration is by teacher only.  

2015 Theme Information Links

Main Theme Page:
NHD - National Website Page (2015 Theme)


[Links found on the Main Theme Page]

2015 Theme Sheet - "Leadership & Legacy in History" (3 pages)

Sample of Possible NHD Topics (2015)

Theme Book Information & Other Resources

Full Theme Book (PDF Download - 78 pages)

Primary vs. Secondary Sources

For help with Primary vs. Secondary Sources, please See Page 7 of this document for more details...

This is the PDF document is the NATIONAL RULE BOOK (NHD 2015); the one your child will be given is the CA [STATE] RULE BOOK that we will use at the county level.  (The state level rulebook will be distributed soon...)

The national rulebook can be referred to, however, please do not abide by everything in the NATIONAL Rule Book as the STATE level guidelines are what we will adhere to for the COUNTY as well as the STATE competition [in the event that state and national rules conflict].

NHD Tech Talk Webinar Series

Can't make some of these dates? No problem!

National History Day will post videos and resources from these webinars our our website in the Classroom Connection section under Professional Development. Check back - watch the videos at your convenience!

Teaching with Photographs and Prints

Coming Soon!

Teaching with Photographs and Prints

Library of Congress

Education Specialists from the Library of Congress are offering a free webinar to model primary source analysis strategies for educators and to discuss the impact this can have on instruction.

Discuss instructional strategies for helping your NHD students learn from visual images as they explore the rich collections of the Library of Congress. Primary sources are only fragments of history, sometimes ambiguous and contradictory, frequently raising questions about bias, purpose and point of view. Participants will explore ways to increase student engagement with visual images, although the model and thinking processes can be adapted to other topics and other primary sources.

Date:  Thursday, September 25, 2014

Time: 7pm ET / 4pm PT

Open to: all NHD teachers, students, and parents

To register, click HERE

Introduction to the NHD theme

Introduction to the NHD theme and the Resources of the National Archives and the White House Historical Association

Kick off our 2014-2015 academic year with a webinar to introduce teachers, students, and parents to the 2015 Leadership & Legacy in History NHD theme!  Join archivists and education specialists from the National Archives and Records Administration, and the White House Historical Association, NHD staff, teachers, students and coordinators to get the ideas flowing!

Date: Tuesday, September 9, 2014

Time: 6pm ET / 3pm PT

Open to:  all NHD teachers, students, and parents

To register, click HERE