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National History Day in Nevada

National History Day in Nevada. Rights and Responsibilities in History 2013-2014 Program Year. WCSD Social Studies Professional Development Day Introduction to History Day. Christine Hull-Nevada State Coordinator of History Day ( NV Department of Education )

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National History Day in Nevada

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  1. National History Day in Nevada Rights and Responsibilities in History 2013-2014 Program Year

  2. WCSDSocial Studies Professional Development DayIntroduction to History Day

  3. Christine Hull-Nevada State Coordinator of History Day (NV Department of Education) • Sue Davis- Northern Nevada Regional Coordinator of History Day (Washoe County School District-Retired) • Lindsey Clewell-History Day Teacher (Gifted and Talented Program-Mendive Middle School) Introductions

  4. History Day Contest Rules/Program Overview

  5. What skills do you want your students to leave your class with? • History Day Works! • Our website- http://nevadanhd.weebly.com/ • History Day Website- http://www.nationalhistoryday.org/ What is History Day?

  6. Please fill this out (one per school) • Return to Christine by December 20th • If you are the only classroom in your school, the classroom/school contest will be the same date • Schools with more than one teacher should consider having a classroom and school contest School Contest Form

  7. Divisions: • Junior Division: Grades 6-8 • Senior Division: Grades 9-12 • Contest Categories: • Paper (individual only) • Exhibit (individual or group) • Performance (individual or group) • Documentary (individual or group) • Website (individual or group) Program Overview

  8. Historical Quality= 60% • Relation to theme= 20% • Clarity of Presentation= 20% How Entry will be Judged

  9. Must relate clearly to Annual Theme • Student may participate in only 1 entry per year • Group exhibit size is 2-5 students • All entries must be ORIGINAL (may not revise a project from previous years to fit new theme) • Students are responsible for research, design, and creation of project but may receive help from & advice from teachers and parents on mechanical aspects. Rules for All Categories

  10. Equipment and set-up is responsibility of student. • Students will have a discussion with judges and be prepared to explain in detail their project. • Prohibited Materials- Anything dangerous such as weapons, firearms, animals, organisms, plants • Title of project must be clearly visible on all written materials Rules for All Categories

  11. All entries must have a : • Title page • Process paper in 500 words or less describing how the research was conducted and process of creating project • Annotated bibliography-each source must explain how source was used and how it helped to understand the topic. • Primary and secondary sources must be separate in the bibliography • Proper citation format and consistent (MLA or Turabian) Rules for All Categories

  12. Plagiarism- failure to cite information is plagiarism and may result in disqualification Rules for all Categories

  13. Length: no less than 1500 words and not to exceed more than 2500 words. • 2500 words excludes: notes, annotated bibliography, illustration captions, and supplemental materials (appendix) • Citations within the paper are required • Papers must be typedand turned in electronically as one file • Pages must be double spaced, numbered, & stapled in the top left corner (not in a binder). Paper

  14. Size requirements- no larger than 40 inches wide, 30 inches deep, & 6 feet high. • No set design of exhibit (not always a 3 board presentation) • Media devices must not run for more than 3 minutes and limited to 500 words. • Text on exhibit limited to 500 words, includes: • Titles, subtitles, captions, graphs, timeline, media materials • Not included in the 500 word count is brief citations or credits for illustrations or quotations Exhibit

  15. Must be entirely student created • May not exceed 10 minutes • Allowed 5 minutes to set up and 5 minutes to remove any props needed for performance • May use slides, tape recorders, computers, or other media with performance. • May rent or make costumes Performance

  16. May not exceed 10 minutes • Allowed 5 minutes to set up and 5 minutes to remove equipment • Documentary must be narrated by students • May use photographs, films, recorded music and provide proper citation • Documentaries must be uploaded through SmugMug Documentary

  17. Must be constructed using the NHD web site editor no more than 100MB of file space • May use photographs, graphics, video, recorded music but must be properly cited • Contain no more than 1200 student-composed words (code used to build website does not count) • Multimedia clips may not last more than 45 seconds • Student must narrate any audio • Must submit the URL in advance Web Site

  18. Getting your students started

  19. Start them off right by teaching them how to vet resources and what a Primary Source is. • The annotated bibliography requires students to distinguish between primary and secondary sources. • See Research Section Primary and Secondary Sources

  20. All entries required an annotated Bibliography • An annotation summarizes the source and describes how that source was useful to the project.  Keep a working annotated bibliography during the research process. Lack of annotations can significantly damage a student's evaluation in the competition. • Students must include both secondary and primary sources in their research. • Handout- History Fair Notes… Annotated Bibliography

  21. Chicago History Day http://www.chicagohistoryfair.org/ • Bibliography/citations • http://easybib.com/ • http://www.bibme.org/ • http://citationmachine.net/index2.php • Nevada History Resources • http://www.onlinenevada.org/ • http://nevadaculture.org/ • https://knowledgecenter.unr.edu/materials/specoll/ resources

  22. Teacher Inservice Program • One Inservice credit for attending the various events throughout the year • History Day Interns • M.A. & PhD Students in History • Education Pre-Service teachers • Day at the Museum/Library • Historical Society & Special Collections @ UNR It’s Not About the Competition

  23. Save the Date(s)

  24. Program Partners • Nevada Humanities • NV State Museums & Historical Society • State Library & Archives • KNPB • UNR-History Department, College of Education • UNR Library-Special Collections • Washoe County School District • And many more… It’s Not About the Competition

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