Tuesday, March 5, 2019

NHD - Mar. 2019 Newsletter

It's the March newsletter!

MARCH 2019 NEWSLETTER

 

Featured Resource: Ken Burns UNUM

Filmmaker Ken Burns created this playlist of scenes from his films to explore this year’s NHD theme of Triumph & Tragedy. Watch the clips on Ken’s educational site, Ken Burns UNUM, and explore links to first-person documents, photographs, diary entries, maps, and letters to help as you complete your projects. On UNUM, Ken explores themes that run across his films and throughout our history - such as leadership, innovation, division, and democracy. Students and educators can also hear perspectives from contemporary leaders and swim through a timeline to make new connections.
 

New Teacher Resource!

NHD is proud to share Herstory: Women in American History, a resource sponsored by HISTORY® with a foreword by Melinda French Gates. This resource contains 20 primary-source based activities created by teachers for teachers.
 
2020 NHD Theme Confirmed
This theme takes effect after the National Contest 2019.
[Inez Milholland Boissevain, wearing white cape, seated on white horse at the National American Woman Suffrage Association parade, March 3, 1913, Washington, D.C.]
[Inez Milholland Boissevain, wearing white cape, seated on white horse at the National American Woman Suffrage Association parade, March 3, 1913, Washington, D.C.]
March EDSITEmentChronicling America
For Women’s History Month, EDSITEment is featuring how to use our Chronicling America database of historic newspapers to learn about the lives and accomplishments of women in U.S. history. Teachers will find compelling questions to frame inquiry and activity ideas to inspire creative application by students.  
WWI Webinar Series Videos Posted
Learn more about World War I from four leading historians. These videos are complete and posted for your viewing or classroom use.
Working on #NHD2019?
The theme page has topic suggestions, the theme book, and resources curated from many of our partners around the country.
Also, share your progress, research, and excitement! Post your photos and stories using the hashtag #NHD2019.
Affiliate Resources
Our 57 affiliates around the world have resources available to help you research your National History Day project.
They are also excellent resources if you have questions about research, thesis statements, or rules.

Who They Were

Get involved with the 100th anniversary commemoration of the end of World War I! Discover what your town looked like 100 years ago in this new initiative sponsored by the U.S. World War I Centennial Commission.

Summer Opportunities for Teachers

It's the middle of winter, but it’s not too early to start planning for summer. The National Endowment for the Humanities funds summer professional development seminars, institutes, and workshops for teachers on a variety of topics, including American music and culture, the Industrial Revolution, abolition and the Civil Rights Movement, and much more. Each program is tuition-free and provides a stipend to help cover travel and living expenses.

NARA Hosts Professional Development Webinars

Visit the National Archives without leaving your school or home! Our interactive webinars for educators feature historical documents, images, maps, posters, and other primary sources — as well as resources and strategies for bringing primary sources into your classroom. All webinars are free of charge.

Medieval Digital Resources (MDR)

The Medieval Academy of America is proud to announce the launch of the MAA Database of Medieval Digital Resources (MDR).
MDR is a curated WordPress database of peer-reviewed online resources for the study of the Middle Ages. The database is designed to help students, teachers, researchers, and the general public navigate the potentially overwhelming number of online resources by directing users to trusted, vetted sites.

Ford's Theatre Teaching Civil War and Reconstruction: Summer Teacher Programs

Explore the Civil War in Washington, D.C., Reconstruction, Historical Memory and the Power of Place with Ford’s Theatre in one of our two professional development programs for teachers this summer.
 
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