Welcome to Best Practices
Spotlight on Elementary Education
Example of Historical Thinking
Letters from U.S. soldiers during the Philippine-American War reveal [...] »
Watch J. Douglas Smith discuss the Massive Resistance policy enacted by U.S [...] »
How did the World War II internment of Japanese Americans happen? Historian [...] »
Watch Suzannah Niepold guide TAH teachers through analyzing the differences [...] »
Potato chip marketing—how a luxury item became an everyday U.S. food.
[...] »Teaching in Action
The fictional Alphonse the Camel provides insight for one classroom.
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Sixth graders in Prince William County film their interpretations of the [...] »
Using Primary Sources
What messages are hidden in art and architecture? Explore the Library of [...] »
Every town has a scattering of historical markers and statues. Discover what [...] »
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 [...] »
Class discussion and personal inquiry builds an interactive relationship [...] »
The language of history textbooks challenges English language learners and [...] »
Help students identify with the past via children who lived through the [...] »