Educator Resources

Helping You Help Your Students

This page contains a broad array of items designed to assist teachers in guiding their students through the History Day process. 

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> Academic Integrity

DOWNLOAD: Academic Integrity Educator Guide

IMPORTANT UPDATE: We now have guidance available on the use of Artificial Intelligence in History Day projects. Please review this information from National History Day NHD and AI

Every NHD Student is a Writer

National Museum of American History Performers Workshops for NHD

For NHD Teachers

Level Up! Ed Tech Tips for National History Day

Testimony as an Act of Courage: African American’s and the Freedman’s Bureau

Diplomacy Classroom: A Tour Through Free Education Resources

Historical Thinking Skills - Developing a Historical Argument

Historical Thinking Skills - First Step in Analyzing Primary Sources (Sourcing, Close Reading, Corroboration, Contextualization)

Historical Thinking Skills-Assembling Primary Sources (Perspective, Agency, Hindsight)

Historical Thinking Skills - Developing a Historical Argument Based on Evidence/Primary Sources

Historical Thinking Skills-Organizing an Argument, Top Ten Editing Tips
Exhibits
Documentary Best Practices
Documentaries
Websites
Performances
Tips for Performances
Papers
Navigating WebCentral
Evaluating Sources
Videos from past Workshops: CHD Road Map Implementing CHD in Norwalk Guiding Student Research Role of Teachers and Parents
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