Welcome to Best Practices
Spotlight on Elementary Education
Example of Historical Thinking
Historian Allida Black analyzes FDR's April 28, 1935 Fireside Chat. What [...] »
Analyzing a source requires context for a more complete understanding.
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One institution, two very different perspectives. An expert contrasts [...] »
A Cherokee Nation Supreme Court document reveals the fluidity of racial [...] »
Donald A. Ritchie, Historian of the U.S. Senate, asks how a political [...] »
Teaching in Action
Elementary teacher Karen Eanes hooks her students with engaging historical [...] »
Introducing your students to primary sources for the first time? Watch [...] »
Using Primary Sources
Incorporate art into lesson plans with this resource from The Metropolitan [...] »
National History Day identifies secondary sources along with [...] »
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 [...] »
Help students identify with the past via children who lived through the [...] »
Show your students how to challenge the authority gap between the textbook [...] »
Make the most of your textbook—engage students in close reading and analysis [...] »