Welcome to Best Practices
Spotlight on Elementary Education
Example of Historical Thinking
Letters from U.S. soldiers during the Philippine-American War reveal [...] »
Can you trust a biography? Historian Tiya Miles analyzes an 1869 biography [...] »
TAH teachers get an introduction to Monticello as Thomas Jefferson's ' [...] »
How do the speeches of Sojourner Truth and Frances Ellen Watkins Harper [...] »
Historian Christopher Hamner engages educators in close questioning of the [...] »
Teaching in Action
Elementary teacher Karen Eanes hooks her students with engaging historical [...] »
Sixth graders in Prince William County film their interpretations of the [...] »
Using Primary Sources
Check out these sites for excellent primary source material.
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Use this guide developed by PBS and the Antiques Roadshow to teach [...] »
Teaching with Textbooks
Turn your students into 'master chefs' by using learning menus that allow [...] »
Turn your textbook into a conversation by scanning its language for biases [...] »
Class discussion and personal inquiry builds an interactive relationship [...] »
The language of history textbooks challenges English language learners and [...] »
Show your students how to challenge the authority gap between the textbook [...] »