TEACHER OPPORTUNITIES
Eagle Eye Citizen Contest
Sign Up from November 13 to December 4, 2017
Teachers can register and set up student accounts in order to participate. Each student who creates a challenge during the challenge period is automatically entered in the contest. The last day to submit a challenge is December 4, 2017. If you have any questions about Eagle Eye Citizen or the contest, please email contacteagleeyecitizen@gmail.com.
After the contest closes, each challenge will be judged on how thoughtfully it uses primary source materials from the Library of Congress to explore the history and civics topics. The winner will be announced on nhd.org/eagle-eye-citizen-contest and notified by email.
The winner receives:
Set up a challenge today!
Normandy: Sacrifice for Freedom Albert H. Small Student & Teacher Institute
Applications Due: THIS MONDAY, November 27, 2017
National History Day presents the Normandy: Sacrifice for Freedom Albert H. Small Student & Teacher Institute which provides students and teachers with a life-changing look at the sacrifice Americans made in Normandy, France.
If selected, fifteen student/teacher teams will engage in months of rigorous study of D-Day and World War II.
Students and teachers must apply as one team.
All Applicants must be available to participate in the Normandy institute from June 17 - 28, 2018.
Materials and most travel fees are covered for all accepted teams!
Gilder Lehrman National History Teacher of the Year
Help us find the 2018 National History Teacher of the Year!
The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History and the Hawai‘i Council for the Humanities is now seeking nominations for outstanding K-12 teachers who find creative ways to bring history alive in the classroom and in their community.
The national winner will receive a $10,000 prize and attend a ceremony in their honor in New York City.
State winners will receive a $1,000 prize, an archive of classroom resources, and recognition at a ceremony in their state. Each State History Teacher of the Year also becomes a finalist for the national award.
The deadline for 2018 nominations is March 31, 2018.
The deadline for 2018 nominees to submit supporting materials is April 30, 2018.
To learn more and nominate a teacher, go to gilderlehrman.org/nhtoy.
