NHD - April 2017 Newsletter

National History Day News & Updates     National Contest information     The National Contest is June 11-15 at the University of Maryland, College Park.    Registration will open for students (and their teachers) who advance from their state/affiliate contests soon.   Teachers can register for professional development workshops now!      Teacher workshops at the National Contest!   Filmmaker Lynn Novick While students compete, teachers can learn! National History Day hosts two days of professional development workshops. Monday morning sessions feature learning resources from the National Endowment for the Humanities, Eagle Eye Citizen, and the Smithsonian Learning Lab. The afternoon features part one of an interactive workshop to improve the quality of NHD projects in the classroom. The second day features Lynn Novick, long-time film making partner to Ken Burns and the co-director and co-producer of The Vietnam War series airing on PBS this fall, followed by the conclusion of the NHD project workshop in the afternoon.   Register for teacher workshops!   Can't attend the contest? Consider online graduate courses!   National History Day has new online graduate courses for educators starting this summer! Earn professional development hours or graduate credits. Summer 2017: Introduction to Project-Based Learning Using the NHD Curriculum Framework Developing Exhibits to Facilitate Historical Thinking Skills Developing Websites to Facilitate Historical Thinking Skills Fall 2017: Conducting Historical Research in the NHD Model Developing Performances to Facilitate Historical Thinking Skills Developing Documentaries to Facilitate Historical Thinking Skills Spring 2018: Writing and Editing for NHD   Click here to learn more and register!   Planning ahead for 2017-2018? So are we! As the 2017 contest season gets underway, we are working on the 2018 theme, Conflict and Compromise in History. We will debut the theme book at the 2017 National Contest and make it available on the NHD website for all teachers and students to access.   In the meantime, check out the 2017 Taking A Stand in History theme book. Taking A Stand in History   Opportunities for students & teachers at the NHD National Contest  There are amazing opportunities for NHD students, teachers, and families in the times when they are not being judged at the National Contest.  Review these opportunities and see where you'd like to visit.  NHD-Explore registration will openMay 17 - 31 (after the close of contest registration).   Discounted tickets to the Washington Nationals baseball game are currently on sale.    View the NHDx opportunities!   New app to remember World War I The 369th New York Infantry returns to New York, February 10, 1919. Source: National Archives and Records Administration (533548) History Pin has developed a free app that includes material from the collections of the National Archives and Records Administration, the Library of Congress, and Smithsonian's National Museum of American History. You can download the app in the iTunes and Google Play stores.     New Special Prize to be awarded at the National Contest The World War I History Prize, sponsored by the U.S. World War I Centennial Commission, is given in recognition of demonstrated excellence in the study of World War I and its impact, nationally or internationally. The prize is awarded to an outstanding entry in both the junior and senior divisions that documents and analyzes a significant aspect of World War I, clearly demonstrating historical relevance to the theme of World War I.   See all of the special prizes.   Do your students need some advice? Ask the NEH experts! ​ We have created a video for each of the five categories. All five are live on our Student Resources page.    Click here to access the video series.   New resource for Civil War era photographs ​ Check out the Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs at theLibrary of Congress. These images could help students add the finishing touch to a documentary, exhibit, or website!   Click here to access the collection.     Summer professional development opportunity       The White House Historical Association is currently accepting applications for its 2017 White House History Teacher Institute. The program will run fromMonday, July 17 - Friday, July 21. Applications are due May 1.   Click here to learn more and apply.