Welcome to Best Practices
Spotlight on Elementary Education
Example of Historical Thinking
Jefferson, surprised by the Louisiana Purchase? Maybe not. Historian Leah [...] »
What does an 1853 daguerreotype have to say? Plenty, says Frank Goodyear, [...] »
What do these letters from a women's rights activist reveal about social [...] »
Excite students by introducing them to primary sources that answer questions [...] »
Watch Smithsonian curator Barbara Clark Smith discuss John Smith’s Map of [...] »
Teaching in Action
A 5th-grade teacher teaches historical context through roleplaying [...] »
Ninth-grade teacher Jamie Kimbrough asked her students to stand in Kennedy's [...] »
Using Primary Sources
Watch a scholar interpret letters from labor activist and reformer Sarah [...] »
The Bracero Archive’s tutorial shows how to conduct successful interviews. [...] »
Teaching with Textbooks
Allow students to see that history as we know it is interpretation, [...] »
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 [...] »
Class discussion and personal inquiry builds an interactive relationship [...] »
The language of history textbooks challenges English language learners and [...] »