Fall 2013
Dear Colleague,
Long Island History Day, an affiliate of National History Day (NHD), is a year-long history education program that invigorates the teaching and learning of history in grades 6-12.
We invite you to serve as a judge for the Long Island History Day 2014 competition which will be held at Hofstra University on Sunday, March 9, where hundreds of students from across Long Island will present their final research projects on the 2014 theme, "Rights and Responsibilities in History.”
NHD promotes a theme-based, research-centered model for history and civics education. Judges evaluate the students' entries and provide both the positive and the constructive feedback that is essential to the learning process. Judging is key to the success of the History Day program! Your interactions with the students will determine the success of their experience.
NHD is split up into two divisions:
Junior Division:
Students in grades 6-8
Senior Division: Students in grades 9-12
Students present their projects in five different formats:
Exhibit
Performance
Documentary
Historical Paper
Website
Please take a few minutes to view a wonderful video for judges that was produced by Minnesota History Day. It is helpful for regional, statewide, or national judges. Click here
http://education.mnhs.org/historyday/judges and scroll down to the video.
Please reply to this form whether you are available to judge this year or not. You will receive details about your assignment after the New Year. For more information about Long Island History Day, please visit New York State History Day at
http://www.nyshistoryday.org/ or National History Day at
http://nationalhistoryday.org/ If you have any questions, please contact Susan or Robbie.
Thank you for your kind consideration and we look forward to hearing from you.
Sincerely,
Susan Glaser
Robbie Harte
Richard Marks
NOTE 1: Orientation is mandatory and begins at 8:00 AM. Continental breakfast and lunch will be provided.
NOTE 2: Website and Paper Entries will be sent to judges for evaluation a few weeks prior to March 9.
NOTE 3: ALL student interviews, including Paper and Website entries will be conducted at Hofstra on March 9th.