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Evaluating Student Argumentation in Historical Research Educators Workshop

Not only is the workshop free, but travel stipends will be awarded! The two-day workshop is intended for grades 6-12 social studies educators in North Dakota and Montana. Educators will learn about strategies for primary source analysis and historical interpretation in student-led research and how to evaluate these works. 

These workshops are a collaboration between Montana Historical Society and the State Historical Society of North Dakota. These workshops are sponsored in part by the Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources Great Plains Region, coordinated by the National Council for History Education.

Date: March 16 and 17, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
Location: Dickinson State University

For North Dakota educators: A certificate for 16 professional development hours is offered.
For Montana educators: 16 Office of Public Instruction renewal units are offered.

Lunch and a travel stipend are included.

Capacity is limited. Applications are due by March 1.  

Apply now.

For more information, Melissa Hibbard.

Objectives

• Learn how to locate and integrate diverse primary sources from digital archives, local collections, and community resources.
• Evaluate student work using the official NHD evaluation criteria, including historical argumentation, use of evidence, and clarity of presentation.
• Design classroom activities and scaffolds that build research, writing, and presentation skills over time.

Presenters

Madison Milbrath, education outreach supervisor, State Historical Society of North Dakota

Melissa Hibbard, interpretive historian, Montana Historical Society

Recommended/Required Materials

Bring your tablet or laptop.

Cost

Workshop attendance is free.

A travel and lodging stipend will be awarded.  

Where to Stay

A block of rooms will be reserved until March 5 at the La Quinta Inn & Suites, 552 12th St. W, Dickinson, North Dakota. Call 701.300.8906 to book a room.

Agenda

March 16
Learn how to teach and evaluate primary source analysis and historical thinking skills such as corroboration, contextualization, and perspective in student work. See how this is exemplified in the National History Day framework.  

March 17
Complete judges' orientation and evaluate student projects at the Eastern Montana/Western North Dakota Regional National History Day contest. Offer written feedback to students and rank projects for advancement to the state contest.  

Judge at a National History Day Competition 

National History Day is recruiting judges for their regional and statewide contests: 

• Northern Regional, Flathead Valley Community College, Kalispell (Saturday, February 7)
• West/Central Regional, Montana Heritage Center, Helena (Saturday, February 14)
• Eastern Regional, Dickinson State University, Dickinson, ND (Tuesday, March 17)
• State Contest, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT (Saturday, April 25)

Training, lunch, and OPI renewal units provided!  

• If you are interested in being a judge, please sign up here.
• Learn more about National History Day here.