Welcome to Best Practices
Spotlight on Elementary Education
Example of Historical Thinking

What does architecture say about the past and the present? TAH teachers [...] »

If the U.S. interned you and your family, how would you respond?
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How does a political cartoon use popular beliefs about women to make its [...] »

A Cherokee Nation Supreme Court document reveals the fluidity of racial [...] »

Watch J. Douglas Smith discuss the Massive Resistance policy enacted by U.S [...] »
Teaching in Action

High school teacher Joe Jelen combines roleplaying and critical analysis—by [...] »

How did people in the North feel about John Brown after his raid on Harpers [...] »
Using Primary Sources

See this Flash movie for a peek at how historians read and question sources [...] »

National Park Service lesson plans, teaching materials, and vibrant images [...] »
Teaching with Textbooks

Turn your textbook into a conversation by scanning its language for biases [...] »

Turn your students into 'master chefs' by using learning menus that allow [...] »

Make the most of your textbook—engage students in close reading and analysis [...] »

Show your students how to challenge the authority gap between the textbook [...] »

Class discussion and personal inquiry builds an interactive relationship [...] »