Professional Development
Chicago Metro History Day
CMHD Professional Development
Virtual Conference | A More Perfect Union: Exploring America’s Story in the Gilded Age and Progressive Era
Monday, June 17, 9:30 a.m.–3:50 p.m. CDT
Free; RSVP required
Join “Rethinking GAPE” alumni, historians, and partners for our FREE virtual conference!
Distinguished professors Marcia Chatelain and Jonathan Zimmerman of the University of Pennsylvania and Deborah Kang of the University of Virginia headline this program featuring digital historical resources from the Library of Congress, PBS, Emerging America, and National History Day with presentations by historical partners. NEH Summer Institute participants will present the lessons and classroom resources they created in “Rethinking the Gilded Age and Progressivisms: Race, Capitalism, and Democracy, 1877 to 1920.” Illinois teachers will earn ISBE professional development credit hours.
Learn More & Register
Past programs have included:
- History Day 101 is our short introduction to CMHD, suitable for teachers who are considering History Day participation for the first time or returning after a hiatus in need of a refresher on program changes.
- History Day Methods is an in-depth training that walks new teachers through all stages of the History Day program—theme and topic selection, research, annotated bibliographies, historical arguments, preparing a project, and preparing for the contest.