Welcome to Best Practices
Spotlight on Elementary Education
Example of Historical Thinking
Excite students by introducing them to primary sources that answer questions [...] »
In the struggle for women's suffrage, how did African American women [...] »
Professor Meredith Lair examines a 1971 political cartoon and what it says [...] »
Diaries give a personal view of historical events. Historian Peter Hahn [...] »
If the U.S. interned you and your family, how would you respond?
[...] »Teaching in Action
Teacher Eva La Mar's third graders become historians, writers, and [...] »
Eighth-grade teacher Amy Trenkle keeps students on-task before, during, and [...] »
Using Primary Sources
Learn how to teach your students historical thinking with this informative [...] »
Advertisements have surrounded us for years. How can you interpret them? [...] »
Teaching with Textbooks
Make the most of your textbook—engage students in close reading and analysis [...] »
Class discussion and personal inquiry builds an interactive relationship [...] »
The language of history textbooks challenges English language learners and [...] »
Show your students how to challenge the authority gap between the textbook [...] »
Allow students to see that history as we know it is interpretation, [...] »