Welcome to Best Practices
Spotlight on Elementary Education
Example of Historical Thinking
A student demonstrates thinking aloud reading two documents.
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Ford's Theatre Society's Sarah Jencks leads teachers through Abraham Lincoln [...] »
What connections do documents related to the Jackie Robinson Testimonial [...] »
Diaries give a personal view of historical events. Historian Peter Hahn [...] »
Who was Jane Addams, and how is her article "Why Women Should Vote" still [...] »
Teaching in Action
High school students use primary sources to question their textbook's [...] »
High school teacher Joe Jelen combines roleplaying and critical analysis—by [...] »
Using Primary Sources
National Park Service lesson plans, teaching materials, and vibrant images [...] »
Watch a scholar interpret letters from labor activist and reformer Sarah [...] »
Teaching with Textbooks
Turn your students into 'master chefs' by using learning menus that allow [...] »
Help students identify with the past via children who lived through the [...] »
Make the most of your textbook—engage students in close reading and analysis [...] »
Class discussion and personal inquiry builds an interactive relationship [...] »
Turn your textbook into a conversation by scanning its language for biases [...] »