Resources for Supporting Your Students
What type of NHD project should you do? - Buzzfeed Quiz - click here
Google Drive with resources, lesson plans, student work samples, ect. for teaching
Need Help? Schedule a 15-minute session with Maryland Humanities - click here - Maryland Humanities runs the Maryland History Day contest and has experts willing to help teachers and students with the process of NHD.
Maryland History Day - Past Projects and Youtube Channel for Support
Maryland Humanities has a whole Youtube Playlist of videos to help teachers implement History Day in their classes - check out these very helpful resources! - Click Here for Youtube Playlist
Topics include -
New English Language Learning Support Lessons COMING SOON from MD Humanities
Maryland Resources
MD Humanities - Teacher Resource Guide in Google Drive
Maryland Specific Direction of Resources & Partners for NHD Research
Maryland Historical Society NHD Page
The Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History & Culture
Enoch Pratt Free Library: Maryland State Library
Teaching Resources
Edsitement.neh.gov - Teachers Guide to Preparing for NHD
Videos
Watch video History Day Promo on Vimeo from MN
3-minute program video overview
Watch NHD Theme Video on 2024 Turning Points in History -
9-minute video introduction on this year’s theme by NHD.org
Watch Exploring NHD for Students on Vimeo
11-minute introduction to History Day program for students
Watch video Primary vs. Secondary Sources on Vimeo
Video on the differences between primary and secondary sources
Watch video Credits, Citations, and Caption on Vimeo
Video overview on the difference between captions and citations rule
How to Write an NHD Thesis Statement
Video overview of the basics of a thesis statement
NHD Youtube Channel - great resources and "how-to" videos
Guide to Student Research and Historical Argumentation
This teacher guide was created and co-branded with the Library of Congress and written by nine NHD master teachers from across the nation.
Other State Resources -
Minnesota NHD (NHD Powerhouse) - Overviews for Teachers and Students with many resources on how to do the project
Minnesota NHD Master Teacher Resources - Assessments, resources, and worksheets created by classroom teachers who have been doing NHD with students.