Welcome to Best Practices
Spotlight on Elementary Education
Example of Historical Thinking
Watch Briana Zavadil White introduce teachers to portraits of inventors and [...] »
Analyzing a massive primary source? Divide it up! Teachers at the [...] »
Donald A. Ritchie, Historian of the U.S. Senate, asks how a political [...] »
Written primary sources only tell you so much. To learn about history that [...] »
Is reading a piece of historic literature once enough? Not if you want to [...] »
Teaching in Action
Did two bullets begin WWI? Explore causation in your classroom.
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A 5th-grade teacher teaches historical context through roleplaying [...] »
Using Primary Sources
When visiting historical sites, sometimes you need a visual/emotional "hook [...] »
Quantitative data, although seemingly daunting and impersonal, can help you [...] »
Teaching with Textbooks
Turn your students into 'master chefs' by using learning menus that allow [...] »
The language of history textbooks challenges English language learners and [...] »
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 [...] »