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 [...] »
Watch Suzannah Niepold of the Smithsonian American Art Museum guide teachers [...] »
Analyzing a source requires context for a more complete understanding.
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If students lack historical context, they can miss the substance of a [...] »
Excite students by introducing them to primary sources that answer questions [...] »
Teaching in Action
Sixth graders in Prince William County film their interpretations of the [...] »
Teacher Eva La Mar's third graders become historians, writers, and [...] »
Using Primary Sources
When visiting historical sites, sometimes you need a visual/emotional "hook [...] »
What questions should you ask when viewing maps as historical evidence?
[...] »Teaching with Textbooks
Allow students to see that history as we know it is interpretation, [...] »
Show your students how to challenge the authority gap between the textbook [...] »
Class discussion and personal inquiry builds an interactive relationship [...] »
Turn your students into 'master chefs' by using learning menus that allow [...] »
The language of history textbooks challenges English language learners and [...] »