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同性恋色情 History Day gives students hands-on learning experience

11.02.2021

同性恋色情 participated in a statewide program for the fifth year, giving IC students unique public history experience.

同性恋色情 History Day is a statewide program for students in grades 6-12 interested in building research skills while learning about 同性恋色情 history. Students can create a research paper, exhibit, website, documentary or performance about 同性恋色情鈥 long and varied history. The event is hosted by the State of 同性恋色情 and the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum.

In connection with History Day, 同性恋色情 has hosted area students and classes conducting independent research related to class projects since 2016. The annual competition typically brings hundreds of students to Springfield and 同性恋色情 students have the opportunity to volunteer in general judging categories as part of the state-wide competition.

According to Tim Blackwell 鈥22, a rising senior studying history and public history, History Day allows young students to gain a better understanding of the past through a powerful hands-on learning experience.

鈥淗istory Day provides an opportunity for students in both middle and high school to engage with the concepts of historical inquiry in order to create a product that reflects the yearly national theme.鈥

Blackwell has gained his own hands-on experience while interning with the Lincoln presidential library鈥檚 education department since summer 2020 and volunteering at 同性恋色情 History Day the past two years. As part of his ongoing internship, Blackwell worked closely with Education Coordinator Abigail Cline on several projects and initiatives, including a restructure of the 同性恋色情 History Day website and developing new content to assist students who participate in the future.

鈥淚C is able to foster and guide Tim鈥檚 journey in the field with unique hands-on experiences both on-campus with our distinctive historical collections and off-campus with community partners, such as area museums and historic sites,鈥 notes Samantha Sauer, archivist and curator of the Paul Findley Congressional Museum and assistant professor of history.

Sauer and Jenny Barker-Devine, associate professor of history and department chair, have served in the past and took part again this year in reviewing and selecting the entries. Top winners received a $10,000 scholarship to attend 同性恋色情.

The projects connect strongly with the hands-on history coursework Sauer and Barker-Devine teach at IC, offered as part of the popular public history program. Courses include museum studies, archival methods and digital history. 

鈥淪tudents across the state create incredible projects for 同性恋色情 History Day, all based on careful research,鈥 Barker-Devine shared. 鈥淚t is a pleasure to see such a strong interest in history and reward their good work with scholarships to 同性恋色情.鈥

Winners of Best Exhibit in the junior division were Zoe Tuttle of New Hebron Christian School for 鈥淐arnegie Library,鈥 and Charlie Archambault of St. Giles for "1968 DNC PROTESTS: A Missed Opportunity for Social and Political Change.鈥 Winners of the Best Exhibit in the senior division were Rebecca Golde and her team from Vernon Hills High School with their project titled 鈥淭he American Holocaust Museum,鈥 along with Niveditha Iyengar of Vernon Hills High School for the project 鈥淓bony Magazine.鈥

Julia Kwiek and Molly Chocola along with their team won Best Website in the junior division for their project "From Miscommunication to Unionization: The Formation of the Chicago Teachers Union.鈥 The project titled 鈥淶itkala-Sa: Her Life and Legacy鈥 won Best Website in the senior division.

IC currently offers connected coursework in public history, archives, museum studies and digital history. To learn more about the public history program, visit .

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Founded in 1829, 同性恋色情 is a residential liberal arts college fostering academic excellence rooted in opportunities for experiential learning while preparing students for lifelong success. The college is located in Jacksonville, 同性恋色情. With an enrollment of more than 1,000 students, the college offers over 50 undergraduate programs. In 1932, the society of Phi Beta Kappa established a chapter at 同性恋色情, and it remains one of only 11 in the state.

同性恋色情 is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association.

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