Innovation in History:Innovation in History:

National History Day 2010National History Day 2010

Megan Wood, National History Day in OhioMegan Wood, National History Day in Ohio

2009-2010 School Year2009-2010 School Year

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What is History Day?What is History Day?

•Grades 4- 12 (4-5 exhibits & performances only at State level!)

•Research Project based on an annual theme

•Create projects and attend local, state, and national competitions!

Ohio’s ProgramOhio’s Program

•11 Districts with local events, March and early April•Ohio History Day, April 24, 2010 at the Ohio Union, OSU (4-5 only attend this event!)•National History Day, June, College Park, MD

What is History Day?What is History Day?

• Papers

• Exhibits

• Performances

• Documentaries

• Web Sites

Ohio’s ProgramOhio’s Program

• Divisions– Youth, grades 4-5

(exhibits & performances only)

– Junior, grades 6-8– Senior, grades 9-

12

• Categories– Historical Paper– Individual

Documentary– Group Documentary– Individual

Performance– Group Performance– Individual Exhibit– Group Exhibit– Website

How do teachers How do teachers use the use the program?program?

Required Class Project

•Example Schedule (AP teacher from Dayton):

•November- Topics

•December- Topics/Research

•January- Research/Project

•February- Project

How do teachers How do teachers use the use the program?program?

Required Class Project

•Example Schedule (AP Teacher from Dayton):

•Due Dates:

•December 15th- 10 sources (5 primary, 5 secondary) in correct format with annotation•January 3rd- Essay due explaining project and research•January 17th- 20 sources (10 primary, 10 secondary)•January 30th- Process paper due•February 6th- Finished project due

How do How do Teachers use the Teachers use the program?program?

Team Teach:

•English Language Arts and Social Studies

•Social studies helps guide content and research

•English helps with writing and thesis statement

How do How do Teachers use the Teachers use the program?program?

After School:

•History Day Club

•Extra Curricular

•Smaller Group

Getting StartedGetting Started

•Pre Register with the NHD-OH office

•Attend a workshop

•Teacher Resource CD

•Classroom Outreach Visit

•Phone and email consultation

THEMETHEME

Innovation in History: Impact and Change

Innovation- something new or different introduced;

ORthe act of innovating; introduction of new things or methods;

ORA change effected by innovating; a change in customs; something new, and contrary to established customs, manners, or rites.

Eli Whitney’s patent for the cotton gin, NARA, www.archives.gov

Innovation in History: Law Innovation in History: Law Related TopicsRelated Topics

Innovation in: Rights? Policy?

Elections? Law? (http://www.landmarkcases.org/)

WHAT ELSE?

Approaching the Approaching the TopicTopic

•Compare and Contrast

•Case Study

•Multiple Case Study

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Compare and Contrast

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Case Study

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Multiple Case Study

Three C’sThree C’s

•Content

•Context

•Conclusion

Highlighted Highlighted ResourcesResources

INFOhio- Username: INFOhio Password: Explore: http://www.infohio.org/

Internet Archive: www.archive.org

History Day Expert Blog: http://historydayexpert.blogspot.com

Purdue Online Writing Lab: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/

American Memory: http://loc.gov/ammem

Cornell Making of America: http://cdl.library.cornell.edu/moa

FBI Freedom of Information Act Reading Room: http://foia.fbi.gov

Questions?Questions?

Contact Information:

Megan Wood- Ohio Historical Society

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614.297.2343mwood@ohiohistory.org

www.ohiohistoryday.org

Blog: ohiohistorydayexpert.blogspot.com