Welcome to Best Practices
Spotlight on Elementary Education
Example of Historical Thinking
One institution, two very different perspectives. An expert contrasts [...] »
Analyzing a massive primary source? Divide it up! Teachers at the [...] »
Letters from U.S. soldiers during the Philippine-American War reveal [...] »
What does an 1853 daguerreotype have to say? Plenty, says Frank Goodyear, [...] »
How do the buildings and artifacts at Mount Vernon reflect the lives of the [...] »
Teaching in Action
Daunted by teaching the Bill of Rights and its complex vocabulary to [...] »
High school teacher Joe Jelen combines roleplaying and critical analysis—by [...] »
Using Primary Sources
The National History Day’s guidelines for defining and locating [...] »
Teach students how to utilize primary sources with this game from [...] »
Teaching with Textbooks
Class discussion and personal inquiry builds an interactive relationship [...] »
Show your students how to challenge the authority gap between the textbook [...] »
The language of history textbooks challenges English language learners and [...] »
Turn your textbook into a conversation by scanning its language for biases [...] »
Turn your students into 'master chefs' by using learning menus that allow [...] »