Welcome to Best Practices
Spotlight on Elementary Education
Example of Historical Thinking
Chandra Manning discusses the song “John Brown's Body,” and how music can be [...] »
Analyzing a source requires context for a more complete understanding.
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If the U.S. interned you and your family, how would you respond?
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Take a look at artifacts from the past—what might they be? Teachers model [...] »
Historian Chandra Manning analyzes Civil War letters from black and white [...] »
Teaching in Action
Discover the multiple strategies 5th-grade teacher Jennifer Brouhard uses in [...] »
Watch this 9th-grade teacher lead his class in planning, writing, and [...] »
Using Primary Sources
Check out these sites for excellent primary source material.
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This source from Cornell University's Olin and Uris Libraries includes [...] »
Teaching with Textbooks
Show your students how to challenge the authority gap between the textbook [...] »
Help students identify with the past via children who lived through the [...] »
Turn your textbook into a conversation by scanning its language for biases [...] »
The language of history textbooks challenges English language learners and [...] »
Make the most of your textbook—engage students in close reading and analysis [...] »