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 [...] »
Historian Christopher Hamner introduces educators to the World War II [...] »
Take a look at artifacts from the past—what might they be? Teachers model [...] »
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
Sixth graders in Prince William County film their interpretations of the [...] »
Two practices help students to make sense of primary source documents on the [...] »
Using Primary Sources
Watch a scholar interpret letters from labor activist and reformer Sarah [...] »
Improve your historical analysis skills by learning about different types of [...] »
Teaching with Textbooks
Show your students how to challenge the authority gap between the textbook [...] »
Class discussion and personal inquiry builds an interactive relationship [...] »
Help students identify with the past via children who lived through the [...] »
Turn your students into 'master chefs' by using learning menus that allow [...] »
Allow students to see that history as we know it is interpretation, [...] »