Information for TeachersWelcome to the Teachers' Corner of the National History Day in Pennsylvania. Thank you for your interest in bringing this worthwhile program to the students in your school. By encouraging your students to participate in History Day, you are helping them to develop valuable problem-solving and research skills, as well as an appreciation of people and events in other cultures and other times. The Teachers' Corner is a teacher-focused page that includes helpful information about the National History Day in Pennsylvania contest (including updates specific to you, the teacher). Although there are many advantages to participation, the major benefits to you as a teacher are:
To help your students get started on their projects, check the For Students section, and the National History Day website.
Check this page often for news and important information about Pennsylvania State History Day! NHD in PA Needs Your Help!With the current economic crisis and pending state budget cuts, funding for the National History Day in PA program will be extremely hard to identify. Please help us by contacting your state and national senators and representatives to ask them to support National History Day in Pennsylvania.
The History Channel Award National History Day, in collaboration with The History Channel, annually presents the History Channel Award for Service. The award, sponsored by The History Channel, is presented to an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to history education through service to the National History Day program. To be eligible, the nominee must be a participant in the National History Day program and may be a teacher, media specialist, district or state National History Day coordinator, judge or parent. Information on this award will be made available later in the academic year, 2009 - 2010. PBS Teacher of Merit Award National History Day and PBS are pleased to present its PBS Teacher of Merit Award for innovative history teaching. The award recognizes outstanding teachers at the state level and one exceptional history teacher at the national level who recieves a cash prize of $5,000. The eight finalists for the award are recognized at the national level, and each receive a PBS video library. For more information on the PBS Teacher of Merit Award and the application form click here. NHD 2010 Summer Teacher Institute Information on the NHD 2010 Summer Teacher Institute will be released later in the 2009-2010 Academic School Year. Future Contest Themes (Subject to Change)
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