Welcome to Best Practices
Spotlight on Elementary Education
Example of Historical Thinking
What does an 1853 daguerreotype have to say? Plenty, says Frank Goodyear, [...] »
Tour Monticello with TAH teachers and learn about the history behind Thomas [...] »
What do these letters from a women's rights activist reveal about social [...] »
Two letters from 1800 Tripoli lead into a story of piracy, privateering, [...] »
Excite students by introducing them to primary sources that answer questions [...] »
Teaching in Action
Trying to promote more productive and engaging discussions?
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An 8th-grade teacher asks: Was early 20th-century America a "melting pot" or [...] »
Using Primary Sources
Work with early twentieth-century film as historical evidence. What [...] »
These worksheets from the Library of Congress help students analyze primary [...] »
Teaching with Textbooks
Show your students how to challenge the authority gap between the textbook [...] »
The language of history textbooks challenges English language learners and [...] »
Class discussion and personal inquiry builds an interactive relationship [...] »
Turn your students into 'master chefs' by using learning menus that allow [...] »
Help students identify with the past via children who lived through the [...] »