Welcome to Best Practices
Spotlight on Elementary Education
Example of Historical Thinking
If students lack historical context, they can miss the substance of a [...] »
Historian Christopher Hamner introduces educators to the World War II [...] »
How does a political cartoon use popular beliefs about women to make its [...] »
One institution, two very different perspectives. An expert contrasts [...] »
Donald A. Ritchie, Historian of the U.S. Senate, asks how a political [...] »
Teaching in Action
Teacher Bill Kendrat demonstrates the techniques he uses to draw students in [...] »
Did two bullets begin WWI? Explore causation in your classroom.
[...] »Using Primary Sources
See this Flash movie for a peek at how historians read and question sources [...] »
The National History Day’s guidelines for defining and locating [...] »
Teaching with Textbooks
The language of history textbooks challenges English language learners and [...] »
Turn your students into 'master chefs' by using learning menus that allow [...] »
Help students identify with the past via children who lived through the [...] »
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 [...] »