Welcome to Best Practices
Spotlight on Elementary Education
Example of Historical Thinking
What connections do documents related to the Jackie Robinson Testimonial [...] »
What was it like being a small farmer in the 1700s? Follow a tour group [...] »
Take a look at artifacts from the past—what might they be? Teachers model [...] »
Educators tour the NMAAHC exhibit "Slavery at Jefferson's Monticello: [...] »
Historian Chandra Manning analyzes Civil War letters from black and white [...] »
Teaching in Action
Introducing your students to primary sources for the first time? Watch [...] »
A 3rd-grade teacher leads her students through analysis of child labor [...] »
Using Primary Sources
In this series of exercises, students are presented with Native American [...] »
Integrate these two guides into your curriculum to help students develop [...] »
Teaching with Textbooks
Turn your students into 'master chefs' by using learning menus that allow [...] »
The language of history textbooks challenges English language learners and [...] »
Turn your textbook into a conversation by scanning its language for biases [...] »
Make the most of your textbook—engage students in close reading and analysis [...] »
Show your students how to challenge the authority gap between the textbook [...] »