Welcome to Best Practices
Spotlight on Elementary Education
Example of Historical Thinking
Take a look at artifacts from the past—what might they be? Teachers model [...] »
How did the World War II internment of Japanese Americans happen? Historian [...] »
Today, we accept paper—and electronic—money as a fact of life. Historian [...] »
Watch J. Douglas Smith discuss the Massive Resistance policy enacted by U.S [...] »
What do the contents of pockets say about their owners? TAH teachers model [...] »
Teaching in Action
A 5th-grade teacher teaches historical context through roleplaying [...] »
How did people in the North feel about John Brown after his raid on Harpers [...] »
Using Primary Sources
Incorporate art into lesson plans with this resource from The Metropolitan [...] »
Looking for new ideas on how to teach with the historic places in your [...] »
Teaching with Textbooks
The language of history textbooks challenges English language learners and [...] »
Help students identify with the past via children who lived through the [...] »
Class discussion and personal inquiry builds an interactive relationship [...] »
Make the most of your textbook—engage students in close reading and analysis [...] »
Turn your textbook into a conversation by scanning its language for biases [...] »