Welcome to Best Practices
Spotlight on Elementary Education
Example of Historical Thinking
Tour Monticello with TAH teachers and learn about the history behind Thomas [...] »
Is reading a piece of historic literature once enough? Not if you want to [...] »
Letters from U.S. soldiers during the Philippine-American War reveal [...] »
A Cherokee Nation Supreme Court document reveals the fluidity of racial [...] »
Historian Rosemarie Zagarri reads the Declaration of Independence closely, [...] »
Teaching in Action
A 5th-grade teacher teaches historical context through roleplaying [...] »
High school students use primary sources to question their textbook's [...] »
Using Primary Sources
In this series of exercises, students are presented with Native American [...] »
Improve your historical analysis skills by learning about different types of [...] »
Teaching with Textbooks
Turn your textbook into a conversation by scanning its language for biases [...] »
Turn your students into 'master chefs' by using learning menus that allow [...] »
The language of history textbooks challenges English language learners and [...] »
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 [...] »