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• When is National History Day?

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National History Day aims to:

Motivate students through the excitement of competition and through recognition for their work.
Provide students with the opportunity to work with and analyze historical documents and other primary source material.
Provide a framework for hands-on, student-centered learning that guides classroom teaching as well as continuous professional development.
Develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills that will help students manage and use information effectively now and in the future.
Develop student research and reading skills and to refine student presentation skills in writing, visual projects and performances.
Encourage students to move beyond the classroom and into the community to investigate history.
Provide teachers with innovative teaching tools.
Assist teachers and schools in meeting educational standards by encouraging student participation in portfolio-building and outcome-based learning activities.
Encourage the study of history by guiding students to express themselves creatively through presentations of historical topics in various formats.

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