Educators

Join the OHD Educator Network! This is a digital space for OHD educators to connect, ask questions, collaborate, and share resources with fellow OHD educators. Whether you're looking for classroom tips, project implementation ideas, or just want to talk with another teacher doing OHD, this community is here to support you. You can join the Facebook group here.

If you'd like a more one-on-one interaction, the State Coordinator can put you in touch with teachers in your area who have experience with the program. For more information, please visit our Contact Us page and select "History Day" from the drop-down menu.

Need some help integrating Ohio History Day into your pacing guides? Here is a workflow to show where students will be in the process of their projects throughout the school year. Ohio History Day is student-directed and self-differentiating!

Ohio History Day Timeline

Ohio History Day Contest Planning Worksheet

Here are some schedules created by other National History Day teachers that can be used to help you frame your own Ohio History Day class schedule.

• • Sample Schedule 1
  • Sample Schedule 2

This History Day Game Plan addresses important questions you'll need to consider when implementing Ohio History Day with your students.

Ohio History Day can be implemented in multiple ways

• Class Assignment: Teachers can have all of their students participate in Ohio History Day or just a handful of advanced students.​ Teachers can also give students the opportunity to enter their projects into the school/regional competition. If enough students are involved, the school could host its own History Day event. The winners for the school event could then be entered into the regional competition.
• Interdisciplinary: Teachers collaborate to build upon the learner outcomes required for a History Day project. Language Arts instructors focus on research and writing skills. Social Studies teachers assist students with topic selection and research/analysis skills. Library/Media specialists can plan an essential role in helping students access research and work with technology.
• Enrichment Project: Students who have completed the standard curriculum, or want to substitute an in-depth research assignment for other assignments, participate in History Day as an optional project for classroom credit. A teacher or other school coordinator can serve as their advisor.
• Extracurricular/Club: An after-school extracurricular club will allow students to get one-on-one help from teachers and work collaboratively with other students.
  • Use the Ohio History Day Club Starter Packet to get started!
  • Use the School Event Planning Timeline as an outline for planning your own History Day event!
• Independent: If students are enrolled in a public. private, or charter school that does NOT participate in History Day, or they are home-schooled, they can still participate on their own. A teacher or parent can serve as the advisor.