Welcome to Best Practices
Spotlight on Elementary Education
Example of Historical Thinking
In the struggle for women's suffrage, how did African American women [...] »
TAH teachers get an introduction to Monticello as Thomas Jefferson's ' [...] »
On the website Historical Thinking Matters, a student reads aloud a [...] »
One institution, two very different perspectives. An expert contrasts [...] »
Excite students by introducing them to primary sources that answer questions [...] »
Teaching in Action
Daunted by teaching the Bill of Rights and its complex vocabulary to [...] »
Introducing your students to primary sources for the first time? Watch [...] »
Using Primary Sources
What questions should you ask when viewing maps as historical evidence?
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Every town has a scattering of historical markers and statues. Discover what [...] »
Teaching with Textbooks
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 [...] »
Class discussion and personal inquiry builds an interactive relationship [...] »
Help students identify with the past via children who lived through the [...] »