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 [...] »
Ford's Theatre Society's Sarah Jencks leads teachers through Abraham Lincoln [...] »
Historian Chandra Manning analyzes Civil War letters from black and white [...] »
Watch Briana Zavadil White introduce teachers to portraits of inventors and [...] »
Use autobiographies to deconstruct views of slavery and historical heroes. [...] »
Teaching in Action
Elementary teacher Karen Eanes hooks her students with engaging historical [...] »
High school teacher Joe Jelen combines roleplaying and critical analysis—by [...] »
Using Primary Sources
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Transform film from a source of entertainment to a piece of historical [...] »
Teaching with Textbooks
The language of history textbooks challenges English language learners and [...] »
Class discussion and personal inquiry builds an interactive relationship [...] »
Allow students to see that history as we know it is interpretation, [...] »
Make the most of your textbook—engage students in close reading and analysis [...] »
Show your students how to challenge the authority gap between the textbook [...] »