Welcome to Best Practices
Spotlight on Elementary Education
Example of Historical Thinking
How did the World War II internment of Japanese Americans happen? Historian [...] »
Historian Rosemarie Zagarri reads the Declaration of Independence closely, [...] »
Teaching the Reconstruction? Ford's Theatre's Sarah Jencks leads teachers [...] »
Watch Smithsonian curator Barbara Clark Smith discuss John Smith’s Map of [...] »
Tour Monticello with TAH teachers and learn about the history behind Thomas [...] »
Teaching in Action
Did two bullets begin WWI? Explore causation in your classroom.
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Discover the multiple strategies 5th-grade teacher Jennifer Brouhard uses in [...] »
Using Primary Sources
Every town has a scattering of historical markers and statues. Discover what [...] »
Improve your historical analysis skills by learning about different types of [...] »
Teaching with Textbooks
The language of history textbooks challenges English language learners and [...] »
Turn your textbook into a conversation by scanning its language for biases [...] »
Turn your students into 'master chefs' by using learning menus that allow [...] »
Class discussion and personal inquiry builds an interactive relationship [...] »
Show your students how to challenge the authority gap between the textbook [...] »