Welcome to Best Practices
Spotlight on Elementary Education
Example of Historical Thinking
Historian Rosemarie Zagarri reads the Declaration of Independence closely, [...] »
Donald A. Ritchie, Historian of the U.S. Senate, asks how a political [...] »
What does architecture say about the past and the present? TAH teachers [...] »
Letters from U.S. soldiers during the Philippine-American War reveal [...] »
If students lack historical context, they can miss the substance of a [...] »
Teaching in Action
High school students use primary sources to question their textbook's [...] »
Is a school an island? James Liou talks about working to integrate schools [...] »
Using Primary Sources
This source from Cornell University's Olin and Uris Libraries includes [...] »
Improve your historical analysis skills by learning about different types of [...] »
Teaching with Textbooks
Allow students to see that history as we know it is interpretation, [...] »
The language of history textbooks challenges English language learners and [...] »
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 [...] »
Turn your textbook into a conversation by scanning its language for biases [...] »