Welcome to Best Practices
Spotlight on Elementary Education
Example of Historical Thinking
One institution, two very different perspectives. An expert contrasts [...] »
How do the buildings and artifacts at Mount Vernon reflect the lives of the [...] »
How did the women's suffrage movement use the rise of journalism to its [...] »
Analyzing a source requires context for a more complete understanding.
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Smithsonian Barbara Clark Smith looks at what a colonial newspaper article [...] »
Teaching in Action
High school students use primary sources to question their textbook's [...] »
Eighth-grade teacher Amy Trenkle keeps students on-task before, during, and [...] »
Using Primary Sources
Quantitative data, although seemingly daunting and impersonal, can help you [...] »
National Park Service lesson plans, teaching materials, and vibrant images [...] »
Teaching with Textbooks
Allow students to see that history as we know it is interpretation, [...] »
Help students identify with the past via children who lived through the [...] »
Turn your textbook into a conversation by scanning its language for biases [...] »
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 [...] »