Welcome to Best Practices
Spotlight on Elementary Education
Example of Historical Thinking
A Cherokee Nation Supreme Court document reveals the fluidity of racial [...] »
Historian Rosemarie Zagarri reads the Declaration of Independence closely, [...] »
Diaries give a personal view of historical events. Historian Peter Hahn [...] »
Professor Meredith Lair examines a 1971 political cartoon and what it says [...] »
Today, we accept paper—and electronic—money as a fact of life. Historian [...] »
Teaching in Action
Eighth-grade teacher Amy Trenkle keeps students on-task before, during, and [...] »
The fictional Alphonse the Camel provides insight for one classroom.
[...] »Using Primary Sources
Use this guide developed by PBS and the Antiques Roadshow to teach [...] »
Incorporate art into lesson plans with this resource from The Metropolitan [...] »
Teaching with Textbooks
Turn your students into 'master chefs' by using learning menus that allow [...] »
Allow students to see that history as we know it is interpretation, [...] »
Class discussion and personal inquiry builds an interactive relationship [...] »
Make the most of your textbook—engage students in close reading and analysis [...] »
Show your students how to challenge the authority gap between the textbook [...] »