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Website Project Example 2: PARC v. Pennsylvania: Pioneering the Right to Education for Children with Cognitive Impairments

Argumentation and Evidence

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 evidence …

2024 NHD Theme Introduction

Join the NHD Team to consider the ways to explore the 2024 Turning Points in History theme. This workshop was sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Turning Points in the Colored Conventions Project

Join Denise Burgher and Janel Moore-Almond from the Colored Conventions Project to learn how to use these newly digitized resources and consider the Turning Points in History 2024 NHD theme. …

Ask an NEH Expert: Using Evidence to Support a Historical Argument

Join NEH Experts to learn how to use historical evidence to support your historical argument.

Ask an NEH Expert: Smart Online Searching

Join NEH Experts to learn how to make the most of your online search.

Ask an NEH Expert: Layering Sources

Join NEH Experts to learn how to use multiple sources to gain perspectives on your research topic.

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Guidance: Artificial Intelligence (AI) Guidance for NHD Projects

As of October 1, 2026, the use of generative AI to create an NHD project during the 2026-2027 school year is strictly prohibited and may result in disqualification.

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

Making History: A Teacher's Guide to the National History Day Program

Making History: A Teacher’s Guide to the National History Day Program

2023 Theme Video: Frontiers in History

Join NHD staff and coordinators for an introduction to the 2023 theme. (YouTube)

2023 Theme Teacher Introduction: Frontiers in History

Join Dr. Kathleen DuVal, Bowman & Gordon Gray Professor of History at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, for a quick exploration into the theme of Frontiers in History: People, Places, Ideas. (Vimeo)

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