CMHF Professional Development
The Chicago Metro History Fair provides professional development opportunities to support teachers offering History Fair at their schools. Several PD opportunities for Summer/Fall 2021 are in development! Watch this space for the latest offerings. Most PD sessions are free for participating CMHF teachers. Current CMHF teachers have access to recordings, presentations and more resources from past PD sessions. If you do not have the link, just email us!
Also be sure to check out the Chicago History Museum’s other Educator Programs.
Annual Teacher Kickoff
Saturday, September 18, 11:30am-2:00pm.
Join us at the Chicago History Museum for our annual CMHF Teacher Kickoff! Enjoy a delicious meal from the North & Clark Café, meet and chat with other History Fair teachers, hear about the latest program and contest updates, and attend useful breakout sessions! Virtual attendance will also be possible. Register here In-person registration is closed, but virtual attendance is still possible!
Breakout sessions include:
- “Building Skills: Collaborative Primary Source Analysis” with CHM School Programs Manager Heidi Moisan
- “Inside the Curator’s Studio” with Julius Jones, Curator of the forthcoming City on Fire: Chicago 1871 exhibit at CHM
Snack, Collaborate and Lesson!
Calling all History Fair Teachers! Join us at the Chicago History Museum for our brand new invention, a collaborative session with other CMHF teachers over coffee or lunch. Get equipped for the coming school year and share ideas, materials, and strategies with other History Fair teachers. CMHF Staff will be present to facilitate and answer questions. All levels of experience are welcome!
- No sessions are currently planned. We may schedule new sessions upon request.
History Fair 101
Learn all of the fundamentals of running History Fair in your classroom in one session! From project categories and rules to archival research and finding quality primary sources, this course is ideal for new History Fair teachers and veteran teachers who want to brush up on the program.
- No sessions are currently planned. We may schedule new sessions upon request.
NHD Professional Development
- National History Day offers a wealth of resources for working with the new website builder platform, NHDWebCentral. Includes resources updated for 2021!
- National History Day offers numerous online courses, many of which can be taken for graduate credit or audited.