Welcome to Best Practices
Spotlight on Elementary Education
Example of Historical Thinking
If the U.S. interned you and your family, how would you respond?
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A Cherokee Nation Supreme Court document reveals the fluidity of racial [...] »
What connections do documents related to the Jackie Robinson Testimonial [...] »
On the website Historical Thinking Matters, a student reads aloud a [...] »
Diaries give a personal view of historical events. Historian Peter Hahn [...] »
Teaching in Action
Trying to promote more productive and engaging discussions?
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High school teacher Joe Jelen combines roleplaying and critical analysis—by [...] »
Using Primary Sources
Discover historic landscapes with this guide to reading the land produced by [...] »
When visiting historical sites, sometimes you need a visual/emotional "hook [...] »
Teaching with Textbooks
Class discussion and personal inquiry builds an interactive relationship [...] »
Make the most of your textbook—engage students in close reading and analysis [...] »
Turn your students into 'master chefs' by using learning menus that allow [...] »
Turn your textbook into a conversation by scanning its language for biases [...] »
The language of history textbooks challenges English language learners and [...] »