Benefits for Teachers
National History Day:
- gives teachers a model teaching tool for the classroom, based on active learning
- helps teachers meet the requirements of national and state history standards
- provides an excellent assessment tool for classroom use
- helps teachers integrate the study of history with other disciplines, including writing, the arts, and other social sciences
- supplies curricular aids such as lesson plans and bibliographic guides
- supports professional development by offering workshops and summer institutes where teachers can learn about the latest in historical scholarship and new teaching methods and techniques
- encourages teachers to interact with academic historians, librarians, archivists, and public historians
A national evaluation found students who participate in History Day learn 21st century skills and perform better on high stakes tests when compared to their peers. For more information and results, go to www.nhd.org/NHDWorks.htm.
Click here to download the 2012 Theme (Curriculum) Book.
NHD Classroom Standards
Website Development Handout from Teacher Workshop
Tips for Teachers
Links to helpful History sites.
Thinkfinity Resource Site
A+ Teen Research site | 
