Welcome to Best Practices
Spotlight on Elementary Education
Example of Historical Thinking
Challenge students to gather evidence from multiple primary sources. Here, a [...] »
Historian Christopher Hamner engages educators in close questioning of the [...] »
Excite students by introducing them to primary sources that answer questions [...] »
Diaries give a personal view of historical events. Historian Peter Hahn [...] »
Jefferson, surprised by the Louisiana Purchase? Maybe not. Historian Leah [...] »
Teaching in Action
Discover the multiple strategies 5th-grade teacher Jennifer Brouhard uses in [...] »
A 5th-grade teacher teaches historical context through roleplaying [...] »
Using Primary Sources
Quantitative data, although seemingly daunting and impersonal, can help you [...] »
Use this guide developed by PBS and the Antiques Roadshow to teach [...] »
Teaching with Textbooks
Show your students how to challenge the authority gap between the textbook [...] »
The language of history textbooks challenges English language learners and [...] »
Class discussion and personal inquiry builds an interactive relationship [...] »
Turn your students into 'master chefs' by using learning menus that allow [...] »
Make the most of your textbook—engage students in close reading and analysis [...] »