NHD TEACHER OF THE YEAR AWARD PROCESS
WHO: NHD Teachers
WHAT: Updates to the Teacher of the Year Award process
WHEN: Deadline to nominate is January 3rd, 2025
CONTACT: New Mexico History Day State Coordinator, Stephanie Wilson
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This year the NHD National Office has updated the process for nominating teachers for the “Teacher of the Year” award. This year, teachers are asked to nominate themselves. If you would like to be nominated go to NHD Teacher of the Year Self-Nomination Form and fill out the form. Deadline to nominate is January 3rd, 2025.
NATIONAL HISTORY DAY
EVENTS, NEWS, AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
NATIONAL HISTORY DAY 2025 REGIONAL CONTESTS
Registration for regional competitions will open on January 1st. There will be an informational meeting for teachers, students, and parents on the competition process and expectations for the regional, state, and national levels. Details for the meeting will be announced soon. For any…
NHD IN NM TEACHER WORKSHOP: HISTORICAL ARGUMENTATION/CONTEXT AND PROJECT CREATION
NHD IN NM TEACHER WORKSHOP: HISTORICAL ARGUMENTATION/CONTEXT AND PROJECT CREATION WHO: Teachers who attended the NHD in NM Summer Workshop in July, 2024WHAT: NHD in NM Teacher Workshop: Historical Argumentation/Context
CHOOSE YOUR NATIONAL HISTORY DAY TOPICS
We hope students are excited about their topics, but if you’re still searching for inspiration, check out this video featuring NM State Historian, Rob Martinez, where he dives into local topics with Rob Martinez on Rights and Responsibilities in NM History. Whether you’re exploring civil rights…
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NATIONAL HISTORY DAY
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ABOUT NATIONAL HISTORY DAY® (NHD):
NHD is a non-profit organization based in College Park, Maryland, that seeks to improve the teaching and learning of history. The National History Day Contest was established in 1974 and currently engages more than half a million students every year in conducting original research on historical topics of interest. 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, HISTORY®, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the National Park Service, Southwest Airlines, the Crown Family Foundation, The Better Angels Society, the Pritzker Military Museum and Library, and the Diana Davis Spencer Foundation. For more information, visit NHD.org.
ABOUT NATIONAL HISTORY DAY® IN NEW MEXICO:
History Day in New Mexico is open to elementary, middle, and high school students statewide. The program is organized and sponsored by the New Mexico Humanities Council. NMHC offers online and in-person professional development for teachers as well as student events.