I am the Louisiana Coordinator for National History Day.
In 2020, I introduced a statewide social studies elective.
In 2020, I created the Louisiana History Day Project-Based Learning elective. The curriculum introduces a 3-credit elective into school districts around the state and provides teachers a new tool to implement the History Day program. This curriculum allows students and teachers to more fully engage with historical research and methodology without a significant demand on core curriculum time. Offering the Project- Based Learning elective motivates students to study areas they personally find interesting, share their research on multiple platforms, and get class-credit for their hard work.
History Day program has gained popularity among middle and high school history teachers across the state of Louisiana. Teachers and students see significant benefits from participating in the project-based learning methods built into the National History Day program. Students are required to think critically, investigate primary and secondary sources, and generate their own arguments and conclusions on a historical topic of their choosing.
The curriculum also introduces students and teachers to different avenues of public history including podcasts, gaming, art, memorials and monuments, and media production.
Adam T. Foreman 