Welcome to Best Practices
Spotlight on Elementary Education
Example of Historical Thinking
What do these letters from a women's rights activist reveal about social [...] »
Historian Christopher Hamner visits the original Franklin D. [...] »
Tour Monticello with TAH teachers and learn about the history behind Thomas [...] »
Letters from U.S. soldiers during the Philippine-American War reveal [...] »
Chandra Manning discusses the song “John Brown's Body,” and how music can be [...] »
Teaching in Action
Watch 4th-graders analyze cartoons about Virginia and Brown v. Board of [...] »
The fictional Alphonse the Camel provides insight for one classroom.
[...] »Using Primary Sources
Textbook illustrations are often overlooked as historical evidence.
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What questions should you ask when viewing maps as historical evidence?
[...] »Teaching with Textbooks
Class discussion and personal inquiry builds an interactive relationship [...] »
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 [...] »
The language of history textbooks challenges English language learners and [...] »
Turn your textbook into a conversation by scanning its language for biases [...] »