Welcome to Best Practices
Spotlight on Elementary Education
Example of Historical Thinking
Historian Chandra Manning analyzes Civil War letters from black and white [...] »
Diaries give a personal view of historical events. Historian Peter Hahn [...] »
One institution, two very different perspectives. An expert contrasts [...] »
If students lack historical context, they can miss the substance of a [...] »
Close observation and an inquisitive mind are all the tools you need to [...] »
Teaching in Action
Sixth graders in Prince William County film their interpretations of the [...] »
Introducing your students to primary sources for the first time? Watch [...] »
Using Primary Sources
Watch a scholar interpret letters from labor activist and reformer Sarah [...] »
What questions should you ask when viewing maps as historical evidence?
[...] »Teaching with Textbooks
Turn your students into 'master chefs' by using learning menus that allow [...] »
Help students identify with the past via children who lived through the [...] »
Class discussion and personal inquiry builds an interactive relationship [...] »
Turn your textbook into a conversation by scanning its language for biases [...] »
The language of history textbooks challenges English language learners and [...] »