Plymouth State University
ER #242 Contact: Kelsie Eckert
National History Day in New Hampshire (NHDNH) is a statewide program serving 5-12 students as they research and prepare history projects for the state history competition. Grant funding supports high quality professional development for New Hampshire educators to facilitate rigorous TPS in the classroom, to do meaningful Project Based Learning (PBL), and program supports. Resources for teachers are available at www.nhdnh.weebly.com.
The Remedial Herstory Project
ER #204 Contact: Kelsie Eckert
This grant from the Library of Congress allows the RHP team to produce Remedial Herstory Inquiry-Based Lesson Plans. The inquiries span ancient to modern history and explore important themes in women's history. The Remedial Herstory Project (RHP) is a nonprofit working to get women's history into the K-12 curriculum. They produce crash course videos for students, a podcast for teachers, recommend books and films, and build lesson plans integrating primary sources for use in the 5-12 classroom.
New Hampshire Council for the Social Studies
ER #122 Contact: Sharon Johnston
New Hampshire Council for the Social Studies has partnered with Pinkerton Academy to host a Teaching with Primary Sources Summer Institute for New Hampshire educators. The professional development workshop focuses on the foundations of the Teaching with Primary Sources program and equips participants with the skills and knowledge to effectively use primary sources to promote critical thinking and historical inquiry skills in the classroom.
Summer 2012 Workshop Agenda, Thematic Primary Source Set