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 [...] »
TAH teachers get an introduction to Monticello as Thomas Jefferson's ' [...] »
Excite students by introducing them to primary sources that answer questions [...] »
Written primary sources only tell you so much. To learn about history that [...] »
Watch Suzannah Niepold guide TAH teachers through analyzing the differences [...] »
Teaching in Action
Teacher Bill Kendrat demonstrates the techniques he uses to draw students in [...] »
Watch this 9th-grade teacher lead his class in planning, writing, and [...] »
Using Primary Sources
Integrate these two guides into your curriculum to help students develop [...] »
Transform film from a source of entertainment to a piece of historical [...] »
Teaching with Textbooks
The language of history textbooks challenges English language learners and [...] »
Make the most of your textbook—engage students in close reading and analysis [...] »
Turn your textbook into a conversation by scanning its language for biases [...] »
Class discussion and personal inquiry builds an interactive relationship [...] »
Help students identify with the past via children who lived through the [...] »