Welcome to Best Practices
Spotlight on Elementary Education
Example of Historical Thinking
Whitman Ridgway outlines some of the context in which the Bill of Rights was [...] »
TAH teachers get an introduction to Monticello as Thomas Jefferson's ' [...] »
Potato chip marketing—how a luxury item became an everyday U.S. food.
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How do the speeches of Sojourner Truth and Frances Ellen Watkins Harper [...] »
Written primary sources only tell you so much. To learn about history that [...] »
Teaching in Action
Trying to promote more productive and engaging discussions?
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Teacher Bill Kendrat demonstrates the techniques he uses to draw students in [...] »
Using Primary Sources
So you don't live near Gettysburg or the Alamo—can you still teach with [...] »
Check out these sites for primary sources grouped into sets by topic, grade- [...] »
Teaching with Textbooks
Make the most of your textbook—engage students in close reading and analysis [...] »
Show your students how to challenge the authority gap between the textbook [...] »
The language of history textbooks challenges English language learners and [...] »
Turn your students into 'master chefs' by using learning menus that allow [...] »
Turn your textbook into a conversation by scanning its language for biases [...] »