Welcome to Best Practices
Spotlight on Elementary Education
Example of Historical Thinking
What can a photograph of Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932 reveal? Donald A. [...] »
What do slave receipts reveal? Ever considered using similar documents to [...] »
Analyzing a source requires context for a more complete understanding.
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Tour Monticello with TAH teachers and learn about the history behind Thomas [...] »
Today, we accept paper—and electronic—money as a fact of life. Historian [...] »
Teaching in Action
A 4th-grade teacher shows strategies for encouraging and supporting student [...] »
An 8th-grade class analyzes letters about the Emancipation Proclamation.
[...] »Using Primary Sources
Use the Stanford History Education Group's curriculum to teach historical [...] »
Textbook illustrations are often overlooked as historical evidence.
[...] »Teaching with Textbooks
Turn your textbook into a conversation by scanning its language for biases [...] »
The language of history textbooks challenges English language learners and [...] »
Class discussion and personal inquiry builds an interactive relationship [...] »
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 [...] »