The Case Department of History is
the District 3 coordinator for Ohio History Day. History
Day is an exciting way for students to study and learn
about historical issues, ideas, people and events. This
year long educational program fosters academic
achievement and intellectual growth. In addition to
acquiring useful historical knowledge and perspective
during the series of district, state, and national
competitions, students develop critical thinking and
problem-solving skills that will help them manage and
use information now and in the future.
The program begins in September, at the start of the
school year. Curriculum and contest materials are
distributed to History Day coordinators and teachers
throughout the country. In many states and districts,
teachers are invited to workshops where they share ideas
about how the year's theme can be most effectively
addressed and also receive bibliographies and lists of
possible topics. Teachers then introduce the program to
their students who, in turn, choose a topic and begin
their research.
Students are encouraged to choose any topic in local,
national or world history and investigate its historical
significance and relationship to the theme by conducting
extensive primary and secondary research. After
analyzing and interpreting their information, students
present their findings in papers, exhibits,
performances, and documentary presentations that are
evaluated by historians and educators.
District History Day contests are usually held in March
or April. District winners then prepare for and compete
at the state contests usually held in late April or
early May. The top two finishers in each category at the
state contest become eligible to advance to the national
contest held in June at the University of Maryland at
College Park.
John Vacha (History) Phone (216) 368-4135, Fax (216)
368-4681
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