COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Jamie Karaffa, a teacher at Bruce M. Whittier Middle School in Poland, has been selected by the National History Day organization to participate in NHD’s fall 2023 professional development program. This course uses online Library of Congress resources to develop and support historical arguments.
It is a feature of NHD’s membership in the Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources Consortium in partnership with the TPS Regional Grant Program, according to a news release from the organization.
Karaffa and other teachers chosen for this honor represent 48 of NHD’s 58 affiliates across the country and around the world. NHD affiliates include all 50 states and the District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and international schools.
“The skills and strategies these educators are developing through this series will benefit their students throughout their academic and professional careers,” said National History Day Executive Director Dr. Cathy Gorn. “As a Library of Congress TPS Consortium member, NHD is incredibly fortunate to offer this opportunity to engage NHD teachers and coordinators with the vast resources of the Library of Congress using resources developed in partnership with the Library of Congress.”
Since August, these educators have worked with their peers nationwide and National History Day staff to build knowledge for teaching with online Library of Congress resources. When the series is complete, these educators will have demonstrated the ability to share key strategies for researching, supporting, and presenting historical arguments bolstered by primary sources held by the Library of Congress.
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