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 [...] »
Analyzing a source requires context for a more complete understanding.
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What connections do documents related to the Jackie Robinson Testimonial [...] »
Letters from U.S. soldiers during the Philippine-American War reveal [...] »
How can you get teachers thinking about monuments and memorials as secondary [...] »
Teaching in Action
Watch this 9th-grade teacher lead his class in planning, writing, and [...] »
Teacher Bill Kendrat demonstrates the techniques he uses to draw students in [...] »
Using Primary Sources
Incorporate art into lesson plans with this resource from The Metropolitan [...] »
Work with oral history interviews as historical evidence.
[...] »Teaching with Textbooks
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, [...] »
Class discussion and personal inquiry builds an interactive relationship [...] »
Show your students how to challenge the authority gap between the textbook [...] »
Turn your students into 'master chefs' by using learning menus that allow [...] »