National History Day 2017: Conflict and Compromise in History is already in full swing for the 2017-2018 school year.
We’ve compiled a list to help educators and students with topics, resources, and strategies for teaching historical thinking primary sources. These resources come from TPS partners across the nation and other Colorado educational resources. Feel free to steal, adapt, and evolve as needed.
Topic Ideas
Specific topic resources from the TPS Barat Primary Source Nexus:
- World History
- European History 20th Century
- European History 18-19th Century
- European History 17th Century
- European History 16th Century
- European History prior to 1500
- US History Late 20th Century
- US History Mid-20th Century
- US History Early 20th Century
- US History Late 19th Century
- US History Mid-19th Century
- US History Early 19th Century
- US History Prior to 1800
Sample Topic List from 2008 Conflict and Compromise NHD theme
National Endowment for the Humanities EDSITEment! Sample Topics
Digital Public Library of America – Conflict and Compromise in History Sample Topics and Primary Source Sets
Library of Congress Resources
LOC Digital Collections – 200+ collections around topic, theme, event, person, etc.
Chronicling America – Historical Newspapers from 1789-1925
World Digital Library – World Resources from 193 countries dating back to 8000 BCE
LOC Teacher’s Page – Teacher resources at the Library of Congress
Shortcuts for Finding Primary Sources – Blog post to help you easily find primary sources
Veterans History Project – Interviews, videos, and other resources from war veterans
Creating the United States: Convention and Ratification
Colorado Teacher Trainings
Greeley: October 20
University of Northern Colorado
Register
Steamboat Springs: October 21
Colorado Mountain College,
Steamboat Campus
Register
Greater Denver Metro: November 3
History Colorado
Register
Colorado Resources
Rocky Mountain PBS Colorado Experience
History Colorado For the Classroom
Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection
American Museum of Western Art Educator Resources
Colorado National History Day
Colorado National History Day website
2017 NHDC State Weebly website
Implementing NHD Using a Workshop Model
Resources and presentations from 2016 NHD in Colorado Workshop
NHD: 2018 Conflict and Compromise In History Theme Book
Overview of Conflict and Compromise in History Theme
Also, check out our Classroom Activities and Teacher Tips to help integrate primary sources into your K-12 classrooms.