Using Library of Congress Resources to Build a Historical Argument

Featuring resources from the Library of Congress, National History Day (NHD) offers a course for teachers that focuses on the skills of historical argumentation.

The course includes four live webinars with an expert historian and an NHD curriculum specialist. Teachers will develop strategies to help their students think like historians and develop solid historical arguments.

What is NHD?
Established in 1974, NHD offers year-long academic programs that engage over half a million secondary students worldwide in conducting original research on historical topics of interest.

These research-based projects are entered into local and affiliate contests. The top student projects have the opportunity to advance to the national competition at the University of Maryland at College Park. NHD also seeks to improve the quality of history education by providing professional development opportunities for educators.

Summer 2025 – Montana State University, Bozeman
Format: Online, Asynchronous other than 4 Webinars, Date TBD
Duration: 12 weeks, May 19 – August 8, 2025
Credits: 3 credits – limited to 20 people
Instructor: Dr. Melissa Hibbard, NHD MT Co-coordinator and Montana Historical Society Interpretive Historian
Cost: Free due to a Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources grant

For more information contact Dr. Hailey Hancock at nationalhistorydaymt@gmail.com

Montana: a History of Our Home

This course introduces educators to the key historical themes and topics featured in the fourth-grade social studies textbook Montana: A History of Our Home, its interdisciplinary lessons, and the Hands-On History Footlockers available to supplement the core curriculum.

For more information, visit the website.