Welcome to Best Practices
Spotlight on Elementary Education
Example of Historical Thinking
See sourcing in action, as a historian reads a document about the Scopes [...] »
How did the World War II internment of Japanese Americans happen? Historian [...] »
How do the buildings and artifacts at Mount Vernon reflect the lives of the [...] »
What do these letters from a women's rights activist reveal about social [...] »
Two letters from 1800 Tripoli lead into a story of piracy, privateering, [...] »
Teaching in Action
An 8th-grade class analyzes letters about the Emancipation Proclamation.
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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 [...] »
What messages are hidden in art and architecture? Explore the Library of [...] »
Teaching with Textbooks
Help students identify with the past via children who lived through the [...] »
Allow students to see that history as we know it is interpretation, [...] »
Show your students how to challenge the authority gap between the textbook [...] »
Make the most of your textbook—engage students in close reading and analysis [...] »
Class discussion and personal inquiry builds an interactive relationship [...] »