Welcome to Best Practices
Spotlight on Elementary Education
Example of Historical Thinking
TAH teachers get an introduction to Monticello as Thomas Jefferson's ' [...] »
Analyzing a massive primary source? Divide it up! Teachers at the [...] »
Tour Monticello with TAH teachers and learn about the history behind Thomas [...] »
Ford's Theatre Society's Sarah Jencks leads teachers through Abraham Lincoln [...] »
What do slave receipts reveal? Ever considered using similar documents to [...] »
Teaching in Action
The fictional Alphonse the Camel provides insight for one classroom.
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Ninth-grade teacher Jamie Kimbrough asked her students to stand in Kennedy's [...] »
Using Primary Sources
What messages are hidden in art and architecture? Explore the Library of [...] »
Teach students how to utilize primary sources with this game from [...] »
Teaching with Textbooks
Make the most of your textbook—engage students in close reading and analysis [...] »
Class discussion and personal inquiry builds an interactive relationship [...] »
Show your students how to challenge the authority gap between the textbook [...] »
Help students identify with the past via children who lived through the [...] »
The language of history textbooks challenges English language learners and [...] »