{"id":9932,"date":"2026-08-11T15:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T15:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nhd.org\/?p=9932"},"modified":"2026-08-11T17:45:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T17:45:11","slug":"national-history-day-announces-53-educators-selected-for-professional-development-course-sponsored-by-the-library-of-congress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nhd.org\/en\/2026\/08\/11\/national-history-day-announces-53-educators-selected-for-professional-development-course-sponsored-by-the-library-of-congress\/","title":{"rendered":"National History Day Announces 53 Educators Selected for Professional Development Course Sponsored by the Library of Congress"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-3e41869c wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><div  class=\"appear-on-scroll wp-block-button\" ><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-red-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-text-align-center has-normal-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2026-Historical-Argumentation-Teacher-Press-Release.pdf\"><span class=\"label\">download and share the press release<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p  class=\"appear-on-scroll has-normal-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" ><strong>COLLEGE PARK, MD \u2013 August 11, 2026<\/strong> \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/nhd.org\/en\/\">National History Day<\/a>\u00ae (NHD) is proud to announce the educators selected for its latest iteration of the <em>Historical Argumentation: Using Library of Congress Resources to Build a Historical Argument, Exploring Innovation: Impact, Influence, Change in History<\/em> webinar series. Sponsored by the Library of Congress, this professional development series is designed to deepen participants\u2019 understanding of historical argumentation and to provide educators with resources and strategies for their classrooms.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"appear-on-scroll wp-block-paragraph\">From late July 2026 to November 2026, 53 educators will build their teaching knowledge through online Library of Congress resources, complete assignments, and join monthly webinars led by Dr. Christopher Hamner, Associate Professor of History at George Mason University. Once complete, educators will have demonstrated the ability to share key strategies for researching, supporting, and presenting historical arguments bolstered by primary sources held by the Library of Congress. Educators will build historical argumentation skills and learn how to integrate the following skill sets into their classroom resources for students:&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<ul  class=\"appear-on-scroll wp-block-list\" >\n<li>Historical Thinking Skills for Argumentation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tools of Historical Analysis: Perspective, Hindsight, and Agency<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Argumentation and Evidence<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Outlining an Argument and Drawing Conclusions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"appear-on-scroll wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cGuiding educators in finding and using resources from the Library of Congress fosters valuable primary source analysis and historical argumentation skills in the classroom,\u201d said NHD Executive Director, Dr. Cathy Gorn. \u201cWe are grateful for this partnership with the Library of Congress and to continue supporting educators across the country in teaching these important skill sets to their students.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"appear-on-scroll wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Congratulations to the following educators participating in NHD\u2019s latest <em>Historical Argumentation <\/em>webinar series:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p  class=\"appear-on-scroll has-normal-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" >Mr. Elisaia Mailo, Tafuna High School, American Samoa<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"appear-on-scroll wp-block-paragraph\">Ms. Jean Hill, Helen Tyson Middle School, Arkansas<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"appear-on-scroll wp-block-paragraph\">Ms. Krissy Luke, Shanghai SMIC Private School, China<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"appear-on-scroll wp-block-paragraph\">Mrs. Rosemary Auferio, North High School, Colorado<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"appear-on-scroll wp-block-paragraph\">Mrs. Carol LaVallee, Wellen Park High School, Florida<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"appear-on-scroll wp-block-paragraph\">Ms. Leah Ervin, B.E.S.T. Academy, Georgia<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"appear-on-scroll wp-block-paragraph\">Ms. Jennifer Ozkan, Wiesbaden Middle School, Germany<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"appear-on-scroll wp-block-paragraph\">Ms. Jennifer Koszyk, Prosser Career Academy, Illinois<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"appear-on-scroll wp-block-paragraph\">Ms. Justice Plummer, Murray Language Academy, Illinois<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"appear-on-scroll wp-block-paragraph\">Dr. Natalie Schultz, West Side Middle School, Indiana<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"appear-on-scroll wp-block-paragraph\">Ms. Laura McLaughlin, Derby North Middle School, Kansas<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"appear-on-scroll wp-block-paragraph\">Mrs. Amanda Rullman, Troy Middle School, Kansas<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"appear-on-scroll wp-block-paragraph\">Mrs. Kara Magee, East Feliciana STEAM Academy, Louisiana<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"appear-on-scroll wp-block-paragraph\">Mr. Coby Treadway, St Mary\u2019s Ryken High School, Maryland<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"appear-on-scroll wp-block-paragraph\">Mr. James Butler, Thurgood 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St. Teresa\u2019s Academy, Missouri<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"appear-on-scroll wp-block-paragraph\">Ms. Mary Zuchowski, Frazer Public Schools, Montana<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"appear-on-scroll wp-block-paragraph\">Mrs. Aimee Barnes, Exploration Academy, Nebraska<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"appear-on-scroll wp-block-paragraph\">Mrs. Sarah Burr, Syracuse Middle School, Nebraska<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"appear-on-scroll wp-block-paragraph\">Ms. Casey Burkhardt, AFNORTH International School, the Netherlands<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"appear-on-scroll wp-block-paragraph\">Mrs. Jennifer Winter, Spring Creek Elementary, Nevada<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"appear-on-scroll wp-block-paragraph\">Mrs. Valerie Custeau, Crescent Lake School, New Hampshire<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"appear-on-scroll wp-block-paragraph\">Ms. Stefanie San Filippo, Monville Township High School, New Jersey<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"appear-on-scroll wp-block-paragraph\">Mr. Justin Jablonsky, Learning Community Charter School, New Jersey<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"appear-on-scroll 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Established in 1974, NHD currently engages more than half a million students every year in conducting original research on historical topics of interest and supports teachers through professional development opportunities. Students present their research as a documentary, exhibit, paper, performance, or website. Projects compete first at the local and affiliate levels, where the top entries are invited to the National Contest at the University of Maryland at College Park. NHD is sponsored in part by the Joyful Noise Charitable Foundation, The Better Angels Society, Bezos Family Foundation,&nbsp; Library of Congress, Dr. Scholl Foundation, Behring Global Educational Foundation, and the National Park Service. 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