There's another great opportunity on tap from National History Day in Montana, this time for fourth and fifth grade teachers!
Thanks to funding from the Montana 250 Commission, National History Day in Montana is recruiting Montana teachers of grades 4-5 to join a cohort that will receive training in historical research & argumentation, primary source analysis, and the National History Day project model. Participating teachers are expected to have their students complete National History Day projects by the end of the 2025-26 school year. Apply here by December 1.
Requirements:
- Complete Bi-Monthly PD Series (10 renewal units)
- 1 hour each
- Attend live or watch recording (2 weeks to watch the recording)
- Successful applicants will receive recordings for sessions that have already happened.
- Meet for 1 individual coaching session with NHD Elementary Teacher Mentor Hali Richmond, 4th Grade Teacher in Sunburst.
- Followup coaching available on-demand. (1 renewal unit)
- Have students complete History Day posters by the end of the 25-26 school year.
- Posters must focus on topics in Montana history and relate to the 2026 NHD Theme, "Revolution, Reaction, Reform in History.”
- Select 2 winning posters and submit 2 winning posters to NHD MT co-coordinator, Melissa Hibbard (nationalhistorydaymt@gmail.com) by the end of the school year.
- Winning posters will be exhibited at the 2026 Montana History Conference in Billings, Montana, where a grand prize winner will be selected.
- Exhibit winning posters at a community institution
- This could be your public library, community center, or local museum, etc.
- Submit 1 elementary teaching resource for the NHD Teacher Portal.
Learn more about the Elementary Division Contest here.
Benefits:
- $250 stipend upon completion of all requirements
- 11 renewal units
- Access to NHD Teacher Resource Portal
- Ongoing mentorship from NHD coordinators, NHD Teacher Mentors, and fellow NHD teachers.
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