Welcome to Best Practices
Spotlight on Elementary Education
Example of Historical Thinking
Ford's Theatre Society's Sarah Jencks leads teachers through Abraham Lincoln [...] »
With the advent of industry and western expansion, U.S. businesses mass [...] »
Challenge students to gather evidence from multiple primary sources. Here, a [...] »
Diaries give a personal view of historical events. Historian Peter Hahn [...] »
How does the Ulysses S. Grant Memorial in Washington, DC, depict Grant and [...] »
Teaching in Action
Introducing your students to primary sources for the first time? Watch [...] »
Did two bullets begin WWI? Explore causation in your classroom.
[...] »Using Primary Sources
Incorporate art into lesson plans with this resource from The Metropolitan [...] »
National History Day identifies secondary sources along with [...] »
Teaching with Textbooks
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 [...] »
Class discussion and personal inquiry builds an interactive relationship [...] »
The language of history textbooks challenges English language learners and [...] »
Turn your students into 'master chefs' by using learning menus that allow [...] »