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TEACHER NEWSLETTER

Volume 2, Edition 7

February 2, 2015

Only eight days left!

Have you voted for your favorite leader? Have yourstudents rated some of the leaders that you have studiedacross the five dimensions of leadership? This is yourchance to have your voices heard! Check out the LeaderGallery, see Who's Trending today, and don't miss theClassroom Resources to help your students with the

Leadership and Legacy in History theme.

Voting runs through Tuesday, February 10, 2015!

Thank you to Kenneth E. Behring for sponsoring the

100 Leaders in World History project.

Articulating an Argument with Ford's Theatre

Do you have a great topic for your NationalHistory Day project? Learn how to tie it to thisyear's theme of Leadership and Legacy inHistory and to craft a compelling argument thatwill impress your judges. Ford's TheatreAssociate Director for Museum EducationJake Flack is a long­time National History Day judge whowill help you to refine your topic, and Lead Teaching ArtistThembi Duncan will share the tools that President

In This Issue100 LeadersNew WebinarPPSPWorld War INational ArchivesNormandy InstituteAmazon Smile!Tech TalkRule RevisionsNoodleToolsWindow on HistoryNEH ResourcesFeatured Teachers

Congratulations to our2015 NormandyInstitute Teams!

Anthony Blas & LazaroQuinata, Guam

Erin Coggins & ErinStender, Alabama

Rachel Couch & NicoleCordes, Indiana

Nichole Flynn & VanessaTaylor, Nebraska

Abraham Lincoln used in his oratory to assist you inrefining your argument.

Tuesday, February 3, 2015, 7pm ET / 4pm PTClick here to register.

Presidential Primary SourcesProject

The Presidential Primary SourcesProject (PPSP) offers a series offree, fifty­minute, interactivevideoconferencing programs tostudents all over the world. PPSPis a collaboration between theNational Park Service, U.S.Presidential Libraries andMuseums, other cultural and historic organizations, andthe Internet2 community.

For more information and details, click here.

Teaching Idea: Did you ever considerusing food as a lens to teach World War I? Check this out....

Primarily Teaching 2015

Check out these new onlineworkshops offered by the NationalArchives this spring!

For more information and details,click here.

Sarah Henkel & LillianaDelao, Illinois

Margaret Holtgreive &Julia Brunson, Wisconsin

David Howard & EmmaMulhern, Minnesota

Kyle Johnson & DawsonPodlena, Kansas

Whitney Joyner & ScottMoore, Tennessee

Lisa Lauck & AudreyCalovich, Missouri

Thomas Leighty &Spencer Valenti,Delaware

Kelly Simon Matney &Barrett Young, Missouri

Lisa­Brit Wahlberg &Connor Lisle, Connecticut

John Werkmeister &Joshua Slayton,Pennsylvania

Alan Wheat & IsaiahMcKay, Mississippi

Online Shopping? UseAmazon Smile!If you click here to go toAmazon, NHD will earn apercentage of your order ­at no cost to you! Justclick here to begin!

"Ask the NEH Expert" Google+ Hangout Series

We have one more hangout to go!

Ask the NEH Expert for Exhibit StudentsRESCHEDULED for Wednesday, February 4, 2015 7pm ET / 4pm PTClick HERE to register and watch

Did you miss our 2014­2015 "Ask the NEH Experts" Google+Hangouts? Not a problem!

All are archived at www.nhd.org/hangouts.htm. Don't miss thechance to learn from our experts!

Thank you to the National Endowment for the Humanities forpartnering on this project!

Looking for some summer professional development opportunities?

Check out these summer professional development opportunities from:

The National Endowment for the Humanitieshttp://www.neh.gov/divisions/education/summer­programs

The Library of Congresshttp://www.loc.gov/teachers/professionaldevelopment/teacherinstitute/

Mount Vernonhttp://MountVernon.org/teacherfellowship

National Archiveshttp://www.archives.gov/education/primarily­teaching/

Contest Rule Book Revisions for 2014­2015

You can download your copy of the Contest Rule Book at

http://new.nhd.org/wp­content/uploads/RuleBook14.pdf

Updated evaluation sheets are also available at:http://www.nhd.org/images/uploads/NHD_Eval_Sheets.pdf

Calling all NHD teacher mentors! We highly recommend that yousign up for a NoodleTools account this project season.NoodleTools is the leading online research to writing platform.We're excited to again make it available to all NHD teachers andstudents through an exclusive partnership. Click HERE for more information and to sign up. Using NoodleTools, teachers can monitor all aspects of the student researchprocess in real time, and provide in­context feedback at the points­of­need.

NoodleTools supports students on the entire research to writing process, as they work withprimary sources, build annotated bibliographies according to NHD requirements, andorganize information and their own ideas on digital notecards.

Window on History from Weider History Group

U. S. Air Force Icon Johnny Alison proved his flying skills as a test pilot and also incombat, and was enshrined in the National Aviation Hall of Fameas "a courageous and innovative military strategist." This month'sLeadership and Legacy in History article, "American Eagle," byRichard P. Hallion from Aviation History magazine, tracesAlison's career from the cockpit through his transformative workin both the Atlantic and Pacific theaters of World War II. Amongmany other honors, he received the Legion of Merit for planningand leading Operation Thursday, a successful commandomission behind Japanese lines in Burma in 1944. He was alsoawarded the Distinguished Service Cross, Distinguished FlyingCross and British Distinguished Service Order. Click to link to the article and discussion questions. Weider History Group, the world's largest publisher of history magazines, has just launchedthe World War II app, now available for download from the Apple iTunes store. Digitaleditions for the iPad deliver intriguing bonus content and engaging interactivity, includingaudio, video, and extraordinary images. Individual issues or subscriptions may bepurchased from the American History, Civil War Times, World War II and Aviation Historyapps. Interactive digital editions of all Weider History magazines will soon be available for theiPad. Digital replicates for all titles are currently available via Zinio, and for the Kindle andNook.

EDSITEment Resources for the American Civil War and Reconstruction

For Leadership & Legacy in History, do not forget the political leadership of PresidentAbraham Lincoln and the military leadership of Generals U.S. Grant and Robert E. Leeduring the Civil War. With the following EDSITEment lessons, students read primarysources written by, and about these men, and study their battles in Washington, Gettysburgand Vicksburg. The American Civil War: A "Terrible Swift Sword"This curriculum unit introduces students to the war: strengths and weaknesses of each sideat the start of the conflict; the two turning points of the war­the concurrent battles ofGettysburg and Vicksburg­as well as the morality of the Union's use of "total war" tacticsagainst the population of the South. Students are asked to evaluate whether AbrahamLincoln's wartime leadership warranted a second term as president.Lesson 1: On the Eve of War: North vs. SouthLesson 2: The Battles of the Civil WarLesson 3: Abraham Lincoln and Wartime Politics Abraham Lincoln on the American Union: "A Word Fitly Spoken"By examining Lincoln's three most famous speeches­the Gettysburg Address and the Firstand Second Inaugural Addresses­in addition to a little known fragment on the Constitution,union, and liberty, students trace what these documents say regarding the significance ofunion to the prospects for American self­government.

Lesson 1: Fragment on the Constitution and Union (1861)­The Purpose of the AmericanUnionLesson 2: The First Inaugural Address (1861)­Defending the American UnionLesson 3: The Gettysburg Address (1863)­Defining the American UnionLesson 4: The Second Inaugural Address (1865)­Restoring the American Union The Battle Over ReconstructionThis curriculum unit of three lessons examines the social, political and economic conditionsof the southern states in the aftermath of the Civil War and shows how these factors helpedto shape the Reconstruction debate as well as the subsequent history of American racerelations.Lesson 1: The Battle Over Reconstruction: The Aftermath of WarLesson 2: The Battle Over Reconstruction: The Politics of ReconstructionLesson 3: The Battle Over Reconstruction: The Aftermath of Reconstruction

Congratulations to our 2014 Patricia Behring Award winners!

Dayna JonesLaPlata Middle SchoolSilver City, New Mexico

Allen AndraskiLos Alamos High SchoolLost Alamos, New Mexico

Judy SokolowRamaz Middle SchoolNew York, New York

Kimberly JamisonSwain Middle SchoolBryson City, North

Carolina

Lisa DillonClassical Scholars

HomeschoolHendersonville, North

Carolina

Jewel LyonsAmidon Elementary

SchoolAmidon, North Dakota

Vern HuberStanding Rock

Community High SchoolFort Yates, North Dakota

Judith DanusSt. Barnabas SchoolNorthfield, Ohio

Kathy Arnold & KristaBuckley

Whetstone High SchoolColumbus, Ohio

These are only a handful of the winners....check back each month for new featured teachers!

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