Welcome to Best Practices
Spotlight on Elementary Education
Example of Historical Thinking
TAH teachers get an introduction to Monticello as Thomas Jefferson's ' [...] »
Challenge students to gather evidence from multiple primary sources. Here, a [...] »
How do the buildings and artifacts at Mount Vernon reflect the lives of the [...] »
Excite students by introducing them to primary sources that answer questions [...] »
What do these letters from a women's rights activist reveal about social [...] »
Teaching in Action
A 5th-grade teacher teaches historical context through roleplaying [...] »
Teacher Eva La Mar's third graders become historians, writers, and [...] »
Using Primary Sources
Use this guide developed by PBS and the Antiques Roadshow to teach [...] »
Quantitative data, although seemingly daunting and impersonal, can help you [...] »
Teaching with Textbooks
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 students into 'master chefs' by using learning menus that allow [...] »
Allow students to see that history as we know it is interpretation, [...] »
Show your students how to challenge the authority gap between the textbook [...] »