Welcome to Best Practices
Spotlight on Elementary Education
Example of Historical Thinking
Analyzing a source requires context for a more complete understanding.
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Who was Jane Addams, and how is her article "Why Women Should Vote" still [...] »
What does an 1853 daguerreotype have to say? Plenty, says Frank Goodyear, [...] »
One institution, two very different perspectives. An expert contrasts [...] »
Donald A. Ritchie, Historian of the U.S. Senate, asks how a political [...] »
Teaching in Action
Sixth graders in Prince William County film their interpretations of the [...] »
The fictional Alphonse the Camel provides insight for one classroom.
[...] »Using Primary Sources
In this series of exercises, students are presented with Native American [...] »
Teach students how to utilize primary sources with this game from [...] »
Teaching with Textbooks
Turn your students into 'master chefs' by using learning menus that allow [...] »
Make the most of your textbook—engage students in close reading and analysis [...] »
Allow students to see that history as we know it is interpretation, [...] »
Help students identify with the past via children who lived through the [...] »
Turn your textbook into a conversation by scanning its language for biases [...] »