Co-authored essays and classroom activities for grades six through twelve.
This magazine is no longer in production; past issues
are available.
Students enter research projects on state and local history.
Curriculum materials for elementary age
students.
Looking for more resources? Eastern Illinois University
has developed a page dedicated to the study of Illinois' past.
The site contains links to teacher resources and lesson plans
and was developed by graduate students and professors in the
Illinois History Department. Follow the link to the Past
Tracker Project.
Calling all teachers! Several teacher workshops
are offered during the annual Conference on Illinois History,
which attracts professional and avocational historians, graduate
students, and those engaged in the study of Illinois history
at libraries, historic sites, museums, and historical societies.
The conference is accredited by the ISBE for CPDUs. Find out
more about the Teacher Workshops.
Student Historian Coordinator Pete
Harbison Introduces the Program
Illinois History Conference
Student Historians
Blessed Sacrament School
Lincoln Magnet School Principal Nichole
Heyen
Exhibit Design
2010 Northern Regional History Fair
2010 Illinois History Expo Special
Award Winners
2010 Junior Division Teacher of the
Year Betsy Brown
2010 National History Day Qualifiers
2011 Illinois History Expo
2011 Northern Illinois Regional History Fair
Individual performance
2011 - Lina Kapp 'I Q : A Test Taken Too Far'
Lina Kapp dicusses her experience doing
reasearch for her individual performance
2011 - Lina Kapp 'I Q : A Test Taken Too Far'
In addition, the program publishes the
following: Illinois History Teacher
- Each issue provides a thorough examination of themes
in Illinois history and includes essays by experts in the field
along with lesson plans and class activities.
Illinois History-
Publication written by and for students in grades 6 through 12.
Each issue is thematically based and includes original essays by
students.
Prairie
Pages-Series of publications for younger students published
only online. Back issues are downloadable from the internet.
