Welcome to Best Practices
Spotlight on Elementary Education
Example of Historical Thinking
One institution, two very different perspectives. An expert contrasts [...] »
In the struggle for women's suffrage, how did African American women [...] »
Challenge students to gather evidence from multiple primary sources. Here, a [...] »
How did the women's suffrage movement use the rise of journalism to its [...] »
How did the World War II internment of Japanese Americans happen? Historian [...] »
Teaching in Action
The fictional Alphonse the Camel provides insight for one classroom.
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High school teacher Joe Jelen combines roleplaying and critical analysis—by [...] »
Using Primary Sources
Every town has a scattering of historical markers and statues. Discover what [...] »
Advertisements have surrounded us for years. How can you interpret them? [...] »
Teaching with Textbooks
Allow students to see that history as we know it is interpretation, [...] »
Help students identify with the past via children who lived through the [...] »
Turn your students into 'master chefs' by using learning menus that allow [...] »
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 [...] »