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Teacher Video Library

Theme Videos

2021 NHD Theme Video
2021 NHD Theme Webinar
With Lynne O’Hare, Director of Programs, National History Day; Ken O’Regan, Education Specialist, White House Historical Association; Jeffrey Urbin, Director of Education, Franklin Delano Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum

For NHD Students

Choosing a Connecticut Topic for History Day
Choosing a Topic
Matt Elms, NHD teacher for 15 years and South Asia Coordinator
Get Ready for NHD 2021 With the National Archives and Records Administration
Exploring topics using the National Archives and Records digital collections 
Sara Lyons Davis, Education Specialist
​Did American Indians Really Use Smoke Signals?
National Museum of the American Indian with Mandy Van Heuvelen, Museum Learning and Programs Department
Resources from The Smithsonian's National Museum of The American Indian
Resources offered by the National Museum of the American Indian
Mandy Van Heuvelen, Museum Learning and Programs Department
The Key to Understanding with the White House Historical Association
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
​The Presidency, the Press, and the Public
George Washington Speaks to The Nation: The Political Communication of The First President

​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

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