Welcome to Best Practices
Spotlight on Elementary Education
Example of Historical Thinking
Jefferson, surprised by the Louisiana Purchase? Maybe not. Historian Leah [...] »
With the advent of industry and western expansion, U.S. businesses mass [...] »
A Cherokee Nation Supreme Court document reveals the fluidity of racial [...] »
One institution, two very different perspectives. An expert contrasts [...] »
How does a political cartoon use popular beliefs about women to make its [...] »
Teaching in Action
Two practices help students to make sense of primary source documents on the [...] »
How did people in the North feel about John Brown after his raid on Harpers [...] »
Using Primary Sources
This source from Cornell University's Olin and Uris Libraries includes [...] »
See this Flash movie for a peek at how historians read and question sources [...] »
Teaching with Textbooks
Class discussion and personal inquiry builds an interactive relationship [...] »
Turn your textbook into a conversation by scanning its language for biases [...] »
The language of history textbooks challenges English language learners and [...] »
Show your students how to challenge the authority gap between the textbook [...] »
Make the most of your textbook—engage students in close reading and analysis [...] »