Welcome to Best Practices
Spotlight on Elementary Education
Example of Historical Thinking
What do these letters from a women's rights activist reveal about social [...] »
Absolving the guilty and punishing the innocent. Historian Elizabeth Reis [...] »
Historian Christopher Hamner engages educators in close questioning of the [...] »
Who was Jane Addams, and how is her article "Why Women Should Vote" still [...] »
Excite students by introducing them to primary sources that answer questions [...] »
Teaching in Action
Did two bullets begin WWI? Explore causation in your classroom.
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Teacher Bill Kendrat demonstrates the techniques he uses to draw students in [...] »
Using Primary Sources
The Bracero Archive’s tutorial shows how to conduct successful interviews. [...] »
Learn how to teach your students historical thinking with this informative [...] »
Teaching with Textbooks
Show your students how to challenge the authority gap between the textbook [...] »
The language of history textbooks challenges English language learners and [...] »
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 [...] »