The Miami Herald and the Historical Museum of Southern Florida have joined forces to create an exciting new program to increase the Miami history literacy of area students. Interested teachers can enroll their classrooms in a city-wide contest that will test their students' reading and researching skills. (Did you know that research shows students who read the newspaper achieve higher levels of academic success?)

Here's how it works:

Beginning September 18th, a "Question of the Week" will appear each Thursday in The Miami Herald Neighbors section, and on the web at www.miamiherald.com/miamihistory. Teachers and students will be offered a clue about an important person, place or event in the history of Miami and will have a full week to find the correct answer. Participating teachers will then keep track of the progress of individual students on a chart located online here and at www.miamiherald.com/miamihistory. Each question will be worth one point.

Teachers registering their classes in the program will be eligible for prizes for their highest-scoring students at the end of each nine-week marking period. These top historians from each class will be automatically entered in a new Junior History Challenge - a city-wide competition to be held at the Museum in April. Participating teachers also will receive a free Educator Membership to the Historical Museum of Southern Florida.

Downloadable PDF's

• Question of the Week Full Package (contains all listed below)

• Question of the Week Registration Form
• Question of the Week Progress Chart & Rules
• Question of the Week Written History Release Form
• Question of the Week Junior History Challenge Summary
• Question of the Week Rules (above information)