Welcome to Best Practices
Spotlight on Elementary Education
Example of Historical Thinking
Watch Briana Zavadil White introduce teachers to portraits of inventors and [...] »
One institution, two very different perspectives. An expert contrasts [...] »
Historian Christopher Hamner introduces educators to the World War II [...] »
With the advent of industry and western expansion, U.S. businesses mass [...] »
How do the speeches of Sojourner Truth and Frances Ellen Watkins Harper [...] »
Teaching in Action
How did people in the North feel about John Brown after his raid on Harpers [...] »
Watch this 9th-grade teacher lead his class in planning, writing, and [...] »
Using Primary Sources
Watch a scholar interpret letters from labor activist and reformer Sarah [...] »
Discover historic landscapes with this guide to reading the land produced by [...] »
Teaching with Textbooks
Turn your students into 'master chefs' by using learning menus that allow [...] »
Class discussion and personal inquiry builds an interactive relationship [...] »
Turn your textbook into a conversation by scanning its language for biases [...] »
Make the most of your textbook—engage students in close reading and analysis [...] »
Show your students how to challenge the authority gap between the textbook [...] »