Welcome to Best Practices
Spotlight on Elementary Education
Example of Historical Thinking
If students lack historical context, they can miss the substance of a [...] »
Historian Christopher Hamner introduces educators to the World War II [...] »
With the advent of industry and western expansion, U.S. businesses mass [...] »
How did the women's suffrage movement use the rise of journalism to its [...] »
Historian Chandra Manning analyzes Civil War letters from black and white [...] »
Teaching in Action
An 8th-grade class analyzes letters about the Emancipation Proclamation.
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Did two bullets begin WWI? Explore causation in your classroom.
[...] »Using Primary Sources
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When visiting historical sites, sometimes you need a visual/emotional "hook [...] »
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 [...] »
Class discussion and personal inquiry builds an interactive relationship [...] »
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 [...] »