Welcome to Best Practices
Spotlight on Elementary Education
Example of Historical Thinking
What do the contents of pockets say about their owners? TAH teachers model [...] »
Use autobiographies to deconstruct views of slavery and historical heroes. [...] »
Two letters from 1800 Tripoli lead into a story of piracy, privateering, [...] »
A Cherokee Nation Supreme Court document reveals the fluidity of racial [...] »
How do the speeches of Sojourner Truth and Frances Ellen Watkins Harper [...] »
Teaching in Action
Watch this 9th-grade teacher lead his class in planning, writing, and [...] »
Teacher Eva La Mar's third graders become historians, writers, and [...] »
Using Primary Sources
Watch a scholar interpret letters from labor activist and reformer Sarah [...] »
What messages are hidden in art and architecture? Explore the Library of [...] »
Teaching with Textbooks
Show your students how to challenge the authority gap between the textbook [...] »
Make the most of your textbook—engage students in close reading and analysis [...] »
The language of history textbooks challenges English language learners and [...] »
Help students identify with the past via children who lived through the [...] »
Turn your students into 'master chefs' by using learning menus that allow [...] »