Guidance: Accommodating Students Needing Extra Supports for NHD in the Classroom
National History Day (NHD) is a program that can be used to meet students’ learning needs. At its core, it is differentiated instruction. Students can select topics that provide a …
Counting Words on a Website
According to the NHD Contest Rule Book (page 34), “Website entries may contain no more than 1,200 visible words that you write.” Use the guide below to help you figure …
Organizing an Argument
Using resources from the Library of Congress, learn how to apply historical thinking skills and help make these skills visible to students. This webinar focuses on how to organize and …
Guidance: Guidelines for Conducting Oral History Interviews
Guidance on when to use an interview and how to prepare and conduct an interview for your NHD project
What is a Process Paper?
Learn the key elements of an NHD process paper, a required element for any NHD project entry.
Can I Do European History for my NHD Project?
Advice to consider when using European history for an NHD project.
Can I Do Local History for my NHD Project?
Advice to consider when using local history in an NHD project.
Why Include Multiple Perspectives?
Watch this video to learn about multiple perspectives in NHD projects.
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