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COLLEGE PARK, MD – September 23, 2026 - National History Day® (NHD) is proud to announce a second year of teacher professional development opportunities, generously funded through the American History and Civics Seminars Program grant for almost $2 million from the وزارة التعليم الأمريكية.
Educators in Colorado, Ohio, Utah, and Vermont will have the opportunity to bring inquiry-based learning into their classrooms through professional development workshops led by National History Day and its affiliate partners in each state from late 2026 through 2028. The teacher training programs will focus on project-based learning, historical thinking skills, and engaging with local historic resources.
In 2025, the first round of teacher-focused professional development funded by the U.S. Department of Education began in four states: Idaho, Iowa, Virginia, and Wisconsin. Educator cohorts from these states continue to engage with National History Day and its affiliate partners through day-long workshops until 2027 to strengthen connections with NHD programs in these areas. The grant also funds NHD’s webinar series, المُثُل الثورية: فهم 250 عامًا من المبادئ الأمريكية, a year-long online professional development opportunity for educators to explore revolutionary ideals and their evolution across U.S. history.
“Through the first round of educator workshops, we saw how impactful year-long support is to implementing historical thinking skills in the classroom, and we are excited to continue this work in four more states across the country,” said National History Day Executive Director, Dr. Cathy Gorn. “Supporting educators in their own professional development directly impacts the quality of history education students receive and provides young people with strong foundational skills that lead to better students and citizens.”
NHD is excited to announce teacher professional development opportunities in the following regions throughout 2026 to 2028:
- Northeastern Colorado with the University of Colorado, Denver
- Introductory Workshop on December 5, 2026, at Valley Middle School
- Southeastern Ohio with The Ohio History Connection
- Introductory Workshop on January 25, 2027, at Newark Earthworks
- Cache Valley, Uintah Basin, Southern Utah, and Wasatch Front, Utah, with the Utah Historical Society
- Introductory Workshop on November 20, 2026, at the Museum of Utah
- Northeast Kingdom of Vermont with the Vermont Historical Society
- Introductory Workshop on February 11, 2027, at Vermont State University
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حوالي National History Day
NHD هي منظمة غير ربحية مقرها كوليدج بارك، ميريلاند، تسعى إلى تحسين تدريس التاريخ وتعلمه. تأسست NHD عام ١٩٧٤، وتُشرك حاليًا أكثر من نصف مليون طالب سنويًا في إجراء بحوث أصلية حول مواضيع تاريخية تهمهم، كما تدعم المعلمين من خلال فرص التطوير المهني. يقدم الطلاب بحوثهم على شكل فيلم وثائقي، أو معرض، أو ورقة بحثية، أو عرض، أو موقع إلكتروني. تتنافس المشاريع أولًا على المستويين المحلي والفرعي، حيث تُدعى أفضل المشاركات إلى المسابقة الوطنية السنوية في جامعة ميريلاند في كوليدج بارك. تتلقى NHD رعاية جزئية من مؤسسة جويفول نويز الخيرية، وجمعية بيتر أنجلز، ومؤسسة عائلة بيزوس، ومكتبة الكونغرس، ومؤسسة دكتور شول، ومؤسسة بيرينغ العالمية التعليمية، وهيئة المتنزهات الوطنية. لمزيد من المعلومات، تفضل بزيارة nhd.org.
About CU Denver and National History Day in Colorado
Hosted by the University of Colorado Denver’s Department of History since 2006, the National History Day in Colorado (NHDC) program fulfills the Colorado Department of Education standards in literacy and social studies, helping students meet graduation capstone requirements while also offering high school students the opportunity to earn college credit through CU Succeed, CU Denver’s statewide dual enrollment program. NHDC provides a range of educational opportunities—including research rendezvous events, regional and state contests, an elementary poster contest, educator Institutes, and six published curricula for middle and high school educators—all while connecting students to the state’s premier public urban research university.
At CU Denver, where innovation, research, and learning meet in the heart of a global city, more than 100 top-ranked degree programs and seven schools and colleges empower diverse learners to solve complex challenges and make a real-world impact. Part of the state’s largest university system, CU Denver employs 2,000 people and generates an annual economic impact of $800 million. To learn more about CU Denver and how learners meet their moment, visit ucdenver.edu. لمعرفة المزيد عن National History Day في كولورادو، تفضل بزيارة clas.ucdenver.edu/nhdc.
حول رابطة تاريخ أوهايو
The Ohio History Connection, formerly the Ohio Historical Society, is a statewide history organization with the mission to spark discovery of Ohio’s stories. As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization chartered in 1885, the Ohio History Connection carries out history services for Ohio and its citizens focused on preserving and sharing the state’s history. This includes housing the State Historic Preservation Office, the official state archives, the Community Engagement Department, and managing more than 50 sites and museums across Ohio. The Ohio History Connection has been the state affiliate for National History Day since 1995. For more information, go to ohiohistory.org.
حول الجمعية التاريخية في يوتا
تأسست جمعية يوتا التاريخية عام ١٨٩٧، وهي قسم تابع لإدارة يوتا للمشاركة الثقافية والمجتمعية، وتُعنى بمشاركة تاريخ الولاية من خلال المنح الدراسية والبحوث والمكتبات والمجموعات، والمشاركة العامة. تعمل جمعية يوتا التاريخية على تعزيز الفضول حول الماضي، وإثراء الحاضر، وتعزيز مستقبلنا المشترك.
As the home of the state’s official National History Day® affiliate, the Utah Historical Society supports NHD programming throughout the state. NHD Utah has operated continuously since 1980. The program was originally developed and housed at Utah State University. In 2014, it was transferred to the Utah Historical Society. NHD Utah receives financial and in-kind support from Utah State University, Weber State University, Salt Lake Community College, BYU, Utah Valley University, Utah Humanities, the Sorenson Legacy Foundation, the Marriner S. Eccles Foundation, Rocky Mountain Power Foundation, and the LDS Church Foundation.
About the Vermont Historical Society:
تأسست جمعية فيرمونت التاريخية عام ١٨٣٨، وتهدف إلى إشراك سكان فيرمونت، بمن فيهم سكان فيرمونت الأصليين، من خلال مجموعات مميزة، وأنشطة تواصل على مستوى الولاية، وبرامج فعّالة. وبصفتها منظمة خاصة غير ربحية، تعمل جمعية فيرمونت التاريخية على تعزيز فهم تاريخ فيرمونت من خلال متحف تاريخ فيرمونت، والمنشورات السنوية، والبرامج التعليمية، ودعم الأبحاث من خلال مجموعاتنا ومكتبتنا في مركز تاريخ فيرمونت. جمعية فيرمونت التاريخية هي فرع الولاية لـ National History Day منذ عام ١٩٨٣. لمعرفة المزيد، يُرجى زيارة vermonthistory.org. To learn about Vermont History Day and other educational offerings, please visit vermonthistoryexplorer.org.
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