Welcome to Best Practices
Spotlight on Elementary Education
Example of Historical Thinking
Watch J. Douglas Smith discuss the Massive Resistance policy enacted by U.S [...] »
Is reading a piece of historic literature once enough? Not if you want to [...] »
Historian Rosemarie Zagarri reads the Declaration of Independence closely, [...] »
Whitman Ridgway outlines some of the context in which the Bill of Rights was [...] »
What do the contents of pockets say about their owners? TAH teachers model [...] »
Teaching in Action
Introducing your students to primary sources for the first time? Watch [...] »
Eighth-grade teacher Amy Trenkle keeps students on-task before, during, and [...] »
Using Primary Sources
National Park Service lesson plans, teaching materials, and vibrant images [...] »
When visiting historical sites, sometimes you need a visual/emotional "hook [...] »
Teaching with Textbooks
Show your students how to challenge the authority gap between the textbook [...] »
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 [...] »
Make the most of your textbook—engage students in close reading and analysis [...] »