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Colorado History Day

HISTORY DAY SUPERSTAR

DSA teacher, Barbara Allen, won the Patricia A. Behring Teacher of the Year Award for Colorado AND the national Patricia A. Behring Award at the national NHD contest in June. This is a huge honor and a very prestigious award. Barb teaches middle school at the Denver School of the Arts and has been with the Denver Public Schools for 40 years. She has changed the lives of thousands of Colorado students, and has been the driving force for History Day inspiring teachers and students in Denver and across the state.

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Contact Info

National History Day in Colorado

Mailing Address:
National History Day in Colorado
Department of History
University of Colorado Denver
Campus Box 182, P.O. Box 173364
Denver, CO 80217-3364
Physical location:
King Center 517
855 Lawrence Street
Denver, CO 80204
History Department Office
(View the Map)
Phone: (303) 556-6647
Fax: (303) 556-6037
Email: colorado.history.day@ucdenver.edu

 

National History Day in Colorado

 
 
 Congratulations to our 2013 State Winners! Click here to see the final awards results. Best of luck to our national qualifiers!
 
Click here for Performance and Documentary Finalists
 
Click here for Exhibit, Website, and Paper Finalists  
Click here to view state qualifying website entries

Announcements 

  • Teachers and School Librarians- You Are Invited to the National History Day in Colorado, Teaching with Primary Sources, and History Colorado Educator Workshop (Sept 26 & 27, 2013). Click here to register-- space is limited. Click here to view the event flyer.

  • Attention Teachers: Are you new to History Day? Do you have colleagues who might be interested in learning more about the program? NHDC will be hosting History Day in Action at the Auraria Campus on May 4th.  Come learn what the program has to offer and how it connects to state standards.  Click here for more details!

  • Opportunities for Teachers from our Friends at DMNS. Click here to learn about free 60-minute teacher webinars available from the Denver Museum of Nature and Science

  • Attention Teachers: Please contact us and we will help you to integrate History Day into your classroom.
  • Looking for project examples? Check out the example page from the national office
  • This website is a work in progress.  Please alert kendra.black@ucdenver.edu should you see any issues.

2013 Contest Dates

National History Day in Colorado State Contest:
May 4, 2013


National History Day Contest: June 9-13, 2013

  • Attention Qualifying Students: Southwest Airlines offers a discounted flight see www.southwest.com/nhd for more details

 

A Very Special Thanks To:

Midge Korczak

Myra & Robert Rich 

TPS Colorado:  The Library of Congress

 

Guaranty Bank


 

The Kenneth King Foundation

Walter S. Rosenberry, III Charitable Trust

Kendra & Eric Black

Commerce Bank

Patricia Behring
 
Amy & Shane Feiman

1stBank

Steve Owsley

Wagner Equipment

RP Publishing

Denver Art Museum

Denver Public Library



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What is History Day?


New to History Day? Have a look at an introduction video
produced by the History Channel

  

Our Cultural Partners

  • Buffalo Bill Museum and Grave
  • Center for Colorado and the West at the Auraria Library
  • Center of the American West at CU Boulder
  • Colorado State Archives
  • Denver Art Museum
  • Denver Public Library
  • Douglas County Libraries
  • Four Mile Historic Park
  • Golden History Museums
  • History Colorado
  • Mizel Museum
  • Teaching with Primary Sources Colorado

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NHD Receives
Medal From
President Obama

Feb. 13, 2012 -- National History Day (NHD), a year-long academic program focused on historical research for 6th to 12th grade students, was awarded the prestigious 2011 National Humanities Medal by President Barack Obama at a White House ceremony.
Read the NHD Press Release
See the news story here!

   

Funding News

NHDC is a proud recipient of the University of Colorado President's Fund for the Humanities grant!


NHDC is funded entirely by donations

 

Please consider making a tax deductible donation.