Welcome to Best Practices
Spotlight on Elementary Education
Example of Historical Thinking
Use autobiographies to deconstruct views of slavery and historical heroes. [...] »
What meanings does the World War II Memorial in Washington, DC, have? [...] »
Written primary sources only tell you so much. To learn about history that [...] »
How did the World War II internment of Japanese Americans happen? Historian [...] »
What do these letters from a women's rights activist reveal about social [...] »
Teaching in Action
Eighth-grade teacher Amy Trenkle keeps students on-task before, during, and [...] »
Introducing your students to primary sources for the first time? Watch [...] »
Using Primary Sources
National Park Service lesson plans, teaching materials, and vibrant images [...] »
Textbook illustrations are often overlooked as historical evidence.
[...] »Teaching with Textbooks
Allow students to see that history as we know it is interpretation, [...] »
Turn your textbook into a conversation by scanning its language for biases [...] »
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 [...] »