Welcome to Best Practices
Spotlight on Elementary Education
Example of Historical Thinking
How does a political cartoon use popular beliefs about women to make its [...] »
What is the key line in Franklin D. Roosevelt's second inaugural address? [...] »
Whitman Ridgway outlines some of the context in which the Bill of Rights was [...] »
Excite students by introducing them to primary sources that answer questions [...] »
With the advent of industry and western expansion, U.S. businesses mass [...] »
Teaching in Action
Introducing your students to primary sources for the first time? Watch [...] »
A 3rd-grade teacher leads her students through analysis of child labor [...] »
Using Primary Sources
Check out these sites for primary sources grouped into sets by topic, grade- [...] »
Integrate these two guides into your curriculum to help students develop [...] »
Teaching with Textbooks
Class discussion and personal inquiry builds an interactive relationship [...] »
Allow students to see that history as we know it is interpretation, [...] »
Make the most of your textbook—engage students in close reading and analysis [...] »
Turn your textbook into a conversation by scanning its language for biases [...] »
Show your students how to challenge the authority gap between the textbook [...] »