Welcome to Best Practices
Spotlight on Elementary Education
Example of Historical Thinking
Take a look at artifacts from the past—what might they be? Teachers model [...] »
Two letters from 1800 Tripoli lead into a story of piracy, privateering, [...] »
Whitman Ridgway outlines some of the context in which the Bill of Rights was [...] »
Jefferson, surprised by the Louisiana Purchase? Maybe not. Historian Leah [...] »
Written primary sources only tell you so much. To learn about history that [...] »
Teaching in Action
Is a school an island? James Liou talks about working to integrate schools [...] »
Ninth-grade teacher Jamie Kimbrough asked her students to stand in Kennedy's [...] »
Using Primary Sources
Don't overlook song as a way of understanding the past.
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This source from Cornell University's Olin and Uris Libraries includes [...] »
Teaching with Textbooks
Make the most of your textbook—engage students in close reading and analysis [...] »
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 [...] »
Class discussion and personal inquiry builds an interactive relationship [...] »