Welcome to Best Practices
Spotlight on Elementary Education
Example of Historical Thinking
Historian Chandra Manning analyzes Civil War letters from black and white [...] »
What is the key line in Franklin D. Roosevelt's second inaugural address? [...] »
Professor Meredith Lair examines a 1971 political cartoon and what it says [...] »
Analyzing a massive primary source? Divide it up! Teachers at the [...] »
Letters from U.S. soldiers during the Philippine-American War reveal [...] »
Teaching in Action
Watch 4th-graders analyze cartoons about Virginia and Brown v. Board of [...] »
Teacher Eva La Mar's third graders become historians, writers, and [...] »
Using Primary Sources
Explore the SOCC analysis technique with this great website.
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Incorporate art into lesson plans with this resource from The Metropolitan [...] »
Teaching with Textbooks
Turn your students into 'master chefs' by using learning menus that allow [...] »
Turn your textbook into a conversation by scanning its language for biases [...] »
Allow students to see that history as we know it is interpretation, [...] »
Class discussion and personal inquiry builds an interactive relationship [...] »
Make the most of your textbook—engage students in close reading and analysis [...] »