Welcome to Best Practices
Spotlight on Elementary Education
Example of Historical Thinking
Analyzing a source requires context for a more complete understanding.
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Historian Rosemarie Zagarri reads the Declaration of Independence closely, [...] »
Smithsonian Barbara Clark Smith looks at what a colonial newspaper article [...] »
How does a political cartoon use popular beliefs about women to make its [...] »
Historian Christopher Hamner introduces educators to the World War II [...] »
Teaching in Action
High school students use primary sources to question their textbook's [...] »
High school teacher Joe Jelen combines roleplaying and critical analysis—by [...] »
Using Primary Sources
Find the National Archive's worksheets for analyzing a variety of primary [...] »
Every town has a scattering of historical markers and statues. Discover what [...] »
Teaching with Textbooks
Turn your textbook into a conversation by scanning its language for biases [...] »
The language of history textbooks challenges English language learners and [...] »
Show your students how to challenge the authority gap between the textbook [...] »
Make the most of your textbook—engage students in close reading and analysis [...] »
Turn your students into 'master chefs' by using learning menus that allow [...] »