November 17, 2020—Mr. David Saluga, a seventh-grade Individual & Societies teacher at Shaker Heights Middle School is one of only 58 teachers selected for a National History Day (NHD) fall professional development program. This new course focuses on using online Library of Congress primary and secondary sources to develop and support student research skills and is a feature of NHD’s membership in the Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources Consortium.
The 58 teachers selected represent 40 of National History Day’s affiliates across the country and around the world. The NHD network of 58 affiliates includes all 50 states and the District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and international school programs in China, South Asia, and South Korea.
Mr. Saluga has been the NHD advisor at the Middle School for six years and this year, he incorporated NHD into all of his Individuals & Societies classes.
Congratulations, Mr. Saluga!