It's the May newsletter from NHD!

MAY 2018 NEWSLETTER

Bring Ken Burns to your classroom!

On May 1st (today!) PBS Learning Media is presenting a live online discussion with legendary filmmaker (and 2017 NHD opening ceremony speaker) Ken Burns! The event begins at 12:30 p.m. ET.

It is free, but you must register!

#NationalHistoryDay is next month!

The National Contest is only a month away. On June 10, thousands of students from around the world will come together to celebrate history with documentaries, exhibits, papers, performances, and websites! Follow the links below to learn more about the 2018 National Contest.

The celebration concludes on June 14, 2018, the day we call #NationalHistoryDay! That morning we will be presenting the young historians with thousands of dollars in prizes and scholarships.

Information about attending the National Contest

Teacher workshops at the National Contest

Learn more about the National Contest

New online courses for 2018-2019!

Check out these courses as you plan your professional development for the 2018-2019 year!

See the courses

Download the flyer

NHD in the New York Times!

Did you catch the story about students in New York doing NHD? Read it below!

You can help students get the recognition they deserve. Tell your local paper or news station about the amazing work students do when they compete in the National History Day Contest!

Read the article!

It's the 2019 theme!

The theme for 2019 is Triumph & Tragedy in History! We are working hard to get all the theme materials ready and will post them on nhd.org this summer.

The Making History Series!

The Making History Series offers step-by-step instructions for creating a project in every category! The newly revised category specific books are on sale now.

Get yours now before the price goes up later this year!

Buy yours today!

Teacher workshop at the National Contest!

Staff from the National Endowment for the Humanities will offer a fast-paced one-hour session on the NHD 2019 theme, Triumph and Tragedy in History, using NEH-funded resources on the Vietnam War. The workshop will introduce teachers to EDSITEment and its new resources related to the Vietnam War. During this session, teacher participants will explore these resources, discuss their relevance for the 2019 theme, and brainstorm ways to incorporate them into the classroom.

All teachers are welcome at this free session!

Learn more!