Session Library
Past Sessions – Recordings available for credit below!
Tennessee History Day Prep: Timeline, Planning, and Pacing – Nikki Ward, THD and Lisa Oakley, ETHS
Jumping into NHD can be intimidating! Join Tennessee History Day and the East Tennessee Historical Society while we explore a few ways to view the program, planning tools, and suggested pacing. Some questions we will cover are: What is the general timeline? What would that timeline look like for my students? What resources are available to help me plan? What does that pacing look like for project entry in a spring contest?
Tennessee History Day Prep: Resource Walkthrough – Nikki Ward and Courtney Beard, THD
There’s a lot to navigate when it comes to resources and National History Day. Join the THD state coordinator in an introduction to the many materials available for free on the THD website, NHD website, and other affiliate partners!
Developing Research Questions and Refining a Topic – Kira Duke and Dr. Layla Smallwood
Join Kira Duke and Dr. Layla Smallwood from the Teaching with Primary Sources Southern Region at Middle Tennessee State University as we continue to discuss how to help students develop research questions and refine a History Day topic.
Using Objects as Primary Sources – Chris Grisham, Tennessee State Museum
How do we use objects as primary sources in our research? Join Tennessee State Museum K-12 Education Manager Chris Grisham as we explore using objects as in our projects and ways you can connect your students to the museum’s programming and collection.
Primary Sources and Archives 101 – Kelly Wilkerson and Casey Swank, Tennessee State Library & Archives
You want to visit an archive for your research, but you don’t know where to start? Students are still struggling to categorize sources correctly? Tennessee State Library & Archives Education Outreach Program Manager Kelly Wilkerson and Education Outreach Archivist Casey Swank will give viewers a 101 overview on primary sources, what to expect when you visit an archive for research, and how best to prepare your students. Then, learn about the ways Library & Archives can assist you and your students in their History Day projects and classroom learning.
