Welcome to Best Practices
Spotlight on Elementary Education
Example of Historical Thinking
Watch Smithsonian curator Barbara Clark Smith discuss John Smith’s Map of [...] »
Written primary sources only tell you so much. To learn about history that [...] »
Educators tour the NMAAHC exhibit "Slavery at Jefferson's Monticello: [...] »
TAH teachers get an introduction to Monticello as Thomas Jefferson's ' [...] »
Historian Rosemarie Zagarri reads the Declaration of Independence closely, [...] »
Teaching in Action
A 5th-grade teacher teaches historical context through roleplaying [...] »
Did two bullets begin WWI? Explore causation in your classroom.
[...] »Using Primary Sources
Virginia Tech’s short video shows how to analyze primary sources and put [...] »
Discover historic landscapes with this guide to reading the land produced by [...] »
Teaching with Textbooks
Help students identify with the past via children who lived through the [...] »
Turn your students into 'master chefs' by using learning menus that allow [...] »
Turn your textbook into a conversation by scanning its language for biases [...] »
Make the most of your textbook—engage students in close reading and analysis [...] »
Class discussion and personal inquiry builds an interactive relationship [...] »