Welcome to Best Practices
Spotlight on Elementary Education
Example of Historical Thinking
Make large-scale historic events like the Holocaust personal with artifacts [...] »
What do the contents of pockets say about their owners? TAH teachers model [...] »
Who was Jane Addams, and how is her article "Why Women Should Vote" still [...] »
What does an 1853 daguerreotype have to say? Plenty, says Frank Goodyear, [...] »
A student demonstrates thinking aloud reading two documents.
[...] »Teaching in Action
Watch this 9th-grade teacher lead his class in planning, writing, and [...] »
Did two bullets begin WWI? Explore causation in your classroom.
[...] »Using Primary Sources
See this Flash movie for a peek at how historians read and question sources [...] »
National Park Service lesson plans, teaching materials, and vibrant images [...] »
Teaching with Textbooks
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 [...] »
Class discussion and personal inquiry builds an interactive relationship [...] »
Turn your textbook into a conversation by scanning its language for biases [...] »
The language of history textbooks challenges English language learners and [...] »