Welcome to Best Practices
Spotlight on Elementary Education
Example of Historical Thinking
Donald A. Ritchie, Historian of the U.S. Senate, asks how a political [...] »
Use autobiographies to deconstruct views of slavery and historical heroes. [...] »
Who was Jane Addams, and how is her article "Why Women Should Vote" still [...] »
TAH teachers get an introduction to Monticello as Thomas Jefferson's ' [...] »
What do slave receipts reveal? Ever considered using similar documents to [...] »
Teaching in Action
Discover the multiple strategies 5th-grade teacher Jennifer Brouhard uses in [...] »
An 8th-grade teacher asks: Was early 20th-century America a "melting pot" or [...] »
Using Primary Sources
Use this guide developed by PBS and the Antiques Roadshow to teach [...] »
Watch a scholar interpret letters from labor activist and reformer Sarah [...] »
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 [...] »
Allow students to see that history as we know it is interpretation, [...] »
Show your students how to challenge the authority gap between the textbook [...] »
Turn your students into 'master chefs' by using learning menus that allow [...] »