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 [...] »
Make large-scale historic events like the Holocaust personal with artifacts [...] »
Two letters from 1800 Tripoli lead into a story of piracy, privateering, [...] »
What was it like being a small farmer in the 1700s? Follow a tour group [...] »
Diaries give a personal view of historical events. Historian Peter Hahn [...] »
Teaching in Action
Teacher Eva La Mar's third graders become historians, writers, and [...] »
A 4th-grade teacher shows strategies for encouraging and supporting student [...] »
Using Primary Sources
National Park Service lesson plans, teaching materials, and vibrant images [...] »
Analyze art in the classroom with these resources from the Picturing [...] »
Teaching with Textbooks
Class discussion and personal inquiry builds an interactive relationship [...] »
Turn your students into 'master chefs' by using learning menus that allow [...] »
Turn your textbook into a conversation by scanning its language for biases [...] »
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 [...] »