Welcome to Best Practices
Spotlight on Elementary Education
Example of Historical Thinking
Ford's Theatre Society's Sarah Jencks leads teachers through Abraham Lincoln [...] »
Historian Christopher Hamner engages educators in close questioning of the [...] »
What meanings does the World War II Memorial in Washington, DC, have? [...] »
What connections do documents related to the Jackie Robinson Testimonial [...] »
TAH teachers get an introduction to Monticello as Thomas Jefferson's ' [...] »
Teaching in Action
Eighth-grade teacher Amy Trenkle keeps students on-task before, during, and [...] »
Discover the multiple strategies 5th-grade teacher Jennifer Brouhard uses in [...] »
Using Primary Sources
What messages are hidden in art and architecture? Explore the Library of [...] »
Integrate these two guides into your curriculum to help students develop [...] »
Teaching with Textbooks
Turn your students into 'master chefs' by using learning menus that allow [...] »
Show your students how to challenge the authority gap between the textbook [...] »
The language of history textbooks challenges English language learners and [...] »
Help students identify with the past via children who lived through the [...] »
Class discussion and personal inquiry builds an interactive relationship [...] »