Welcome to Best Practices
Spotlight on Elementary Education
Example of Historical Thinking
Jefferson, surprised by the Louisiana Purchase? Maybe not. Historian Leah [...] »
What do slave receipts reveal? Ever considered using similar documents to [...] »
Ford's Theatre Society's Sarah Jencks leads teachers through Abraham Lincoln [...] »
What do these letters from a women's rights activist reveal about social [...] »
Textbooks describe segregation in a few pages, but these artists share [...] »
Teaching in Action
Watch this 9th-grade teacher lead his class in planning, writing, and [...] »
A 5th-grade teacher teaches historical context through roleplaying [...] »
Using Primary Sources
Quantitative data, although seemingly daunting and impersonal, can help you [...] »
What questions should you ask when viewing maps as historical evidence?
[...] »Teaching with Textbooks
Allow students to see that history as we know it is interpretation, [...] »
Show your students how to challenge the authority gap between the textbook [...] »
Class discussion and personal inquiry builds an interactive relationship [...] »
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 [...] »