Welcome to Best Practices
Spotlight on Elementary Education
Example of Historical Thinking
Historian Chandra Manning analyzes Civil War letters from black and white [...] »
In the struggle for women's suffrage, how did African American women [...] »
Educators tour the NMAAHC exhibit "Slavery at Jefferson's Monticello: [...] »
Watch Suzannah Niepold guide TAH teachers through analyzing the differences [...] »
What does an 1853 daguerreotype have to say? Plenty, says Frank Goodyear, [...] »
Teaching in Action
Did two bullets begin WWI? Explore causation in your classroom.
[...] »Eighth-grade teacher Amy Trenkle keeps students on-task before, during, and [...] »
Using Primary Sources
What questions should you ask when viewing maps as historical evidence?
[...] »Teach students how to utilize primary sources with this game from [...] »
Teaching with Textbooks
Allow students to see that history as we know it is interpretation, [...] »
Show your students how to challenge the authority gap between the textbook [...] »
The language of history textbooks challenges English language learners and [...] »
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 [...] »