Welcome to Best Practices
Spotlight on Elementary Education
Example of Historical Thinking
This interactive tutorial models a four-step process for analyzing [...] »
On the website Historical Thinking Matters, a student reads aloud a [...] »
Take a look at artifacts from the past—what might they be? Teachers model [...] »
A Cherokee Nation Supreme Court document reveals the fluidity of racial [...] »
Professor Meredith Lair examines a 1971 political cartoon and what it says [...] »
Teaching in Action
Is a school an island? James Liou talks about working to integrate schools [...] »
Watch this 9th-grade teacher lead his class in planning, writing, and [...] »
Using Primary Sources
Teach students how to utilize primary sources with this game from [...] »
So you don't live near Gettysburg or the Alamo—can you still teach with [...] »
Teaching with Textbooks
Turn your textbook into a conversation by scanning its language for biases [...] »
Help students identify with the past via children who lived through the [...] »
Class discussion and personal inquiry builds an interactive relationship [...] »
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 [...] »