Welcome to Best Practices
Spotlight on Elementary Education
Example of Historical Thinking
How did the women's suffrage movement use the rise of journalism to its [...] »
Watch Briana Zavadil White introduce teachers to portraits of inventors and [...] »
Whitman Ridgway outlines some of the context in which the Bill of Rights was [...] »
Excite students by introducing them to primary sources that answer questions [...] »
Watch Suzannah Niepold guide TAH teachers through analyzing the differences [...] »
Teaching in Action
Watch 4th-graders analyze cartoons about Virginia and Brown v. Board of [...] »
Introducing your students to primary sources for the first time? Watch [...] »
Using Primary Sources
Quantitative data, although seemingly daunting and impersonal, can help you [...] »
Teach students how to utilize primary sources with this game from [...] »
Teaching with Textbooks
Show your students how to challenge the authority gap between the textbook [...] »
The language of history textbooks challenges English language learners and [...] »
Turn your textbook into a conversation by scanning its language for biases [...] »
Class discussion and personal inquiry builds an interactive relationship [...] »
Make the most of your textbook—engage students in close reading and analysis [...] »