Welcome to Best Practices
Spotlight on Elementary Education
Example of Historical Thinking
Chandra Manning discusses the song “John Brown's Body,” and how music can be [...] »
One institution, two very different perspectives. An expert contrasts [...] »
Use autobiographies to deconstruct views of slavery and historical heroes. [...] »
Historian Christopher Hamner introduces educators to the World War II [...] »
TAH teachers get an introduction to Monticello as Thomas Jefferson's ' [...] »
Teaching in Action
Teacher Bill Kendrat demonstrates the techniques he uses to draw students in [...] »
Watch this 9th-grade teacher lead his class in planning, writing, and [...] »
Using Primary Sources
Teach students how to utilize primary sources with this game from [...] »
Textbook illustrations are often overlooked as historical evidence.
[...] »Teaching with Textbooks
Turn your textbook into a conversation by scanning its language for biases [...] »
Show your students how to challenge the authority gap between the textbook [...] »
Make the most of your textbook—engage students in close reading and analysis [...] »
Help students identify with the past via children who lived through the [...] »
Turn your students into 'master chefs' by using learning menus that allow [...] »