Welcome to Best Practices
Spotlight on Elementary Education
Example of Historical Thinking
Professor Meredith Lair examines a 1971 political cartoon and what it says [...] »
Diaries give a personal view of historical events. Historian Peter Hahn [...] »
What was it like being a small farmer in the 1700s? Follow a tour group [...] »
TAH teachers get an introduction to Monticello as Thomas Jefferson's ' [...] »
How do the buildings and artifacts at Mount Vernon reflect the lives of the [...] »
Teaching in Action
How did people in the North feel about John Brown after his raid on Harpers [...] »
Is a school an island? James Liou talks about working to integrate schools [...] »
Using Primary Sources
Every town has a scattering of historical markers and statues. Discover what [...] »
National History Day identifies secondary sources along with [...] »
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 [...] »
Turn your textbook into a conversation by scanning its language for biases [...] »
Class discussion and personal inquiry builds an interactive relationship [...] »
Show your students how to challenge the authority gap between the textbook [...] »