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Curriculum, Instruction and Academic Enrichment (Birth - Grade 12)>History and Social Sciences for Orange County>Teacher-Information

 

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Your most important responsibility is to mentor and support your students and assist them as they create their entry projects. Review and edit the written materials, ensuring students follow the rules for entry. In order to help students prepare for the competition, review the NHD-CA Handbook and coach students for their interview.​ 

Beginning the 2024-25 school year, schools with incur a $50 school fee to participant in NHD-OC. This school fee will be waived if the school supplies three (3) judges for the NHD-OC contest.  New schools will not be subject to the school fee the first year of participation.

Visit the Contest Rules page for additional guidance and information.

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NEW! - NHD Teacher of the Year Award Self-Nominations

Teachers/coaches who would like to be considered for the NHD Teacher of the Year award need to self-nominate, using this form. 

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Entr​ies per category

Schools may enter two (2) entries per category, per division. 

Note: Junior and Senior Division do not refer to grade levels.

Entry Divisions:​

  1. ​Elementary Division: 4-5 grades

  2. Junior Division: 6-8 grades

  3. Senior Division: 9-12 grades

​Entry Categories:​

  1. Individual Poster (grades 4-5 only)

  2. Group Poster (grades 4-5 only)

  3. Individual Podcast ​

  4. Group Podcast​ ​​

  5. Individual Documentary

  6. Group Documentary

  7. Individual Exhibit

  8. Group Exhibit

  9. Individual Performance

  10. Group Performance

  11. Individual Website

  12. Group Website​​​

Historical Papers will no longer enter the NHD-OC competition. Papers will compete at a virtual NHD-CA preliminary contest in February and finalists will compete in NHD-CA in April.

For more information, click here.
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​Resources

Teachers, please review the three-part teacher training videos. They are great resources for both new and experienced teachers.

​​​​​​​​Part 1: NHD-OC Overview and General Information

​​Part 2: Division and Category Descriptions and Coach Information

​​Part 3: Scoring and Evaluation and NHD-OC Program Information

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Teachers, take a look at the new NHD-OC Coach Handbook: 

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For tips on helping your students select a topic and conduct research, please visit the Project Resources​page.


Ask an NEH Expert

NHD has posted new videos in conjunction with the National Endowment, "Ask an NEH Expert" series, focused on skills that can apply for ANY NHD project category. They just posted the first three videos in this new series - one on building a historical argument, one on validating sources, and one on writing and editing ti​ps.

Please share this link www.nhd.org/nehexperts​​ website with your students as they prepare for upcoming contests (or revise to advance to the next level).


Questions?

Please e-mail us at nhdinfo@ocde.us​ for more information.​