Welcome to Best Practices
Spotlight on Elementary Education
Example of Historical Thinking
Use autobiographies to deconstruct views of slavery and historical heroes. [...] »
With the advent of industry and western expansion, U.S. businesses mass [...] »
Diaries give a personal view of historical events. Historian Peter Hahn [...] »
This interactive tutorial models a four-step process for analyzing [...] »
What connections do documents related to the Jackie Robinson Testimonial [...] »
Teaching in Action
High school students use primary sources to question their textbook's [...] »
An 8th-grade class analyzes letters about the Emancipation Proclamation.
[...] »Using Primary Sources
Find the National Archive's worksheets for analyzing a variety of primary [...] »
What questions should you ask when viewing maps as historical evidence?
[...] »Teaching with Textbooks
Turn your students into 'master chefs' by using learning menus that allow [...] »
Make the most of your textbook—engage students in close reading and analysis [...] »
Allow students to see that history as we know it is interpretation, [...] »
Help students identify with the past via children who lived through the [...] »
Class discussion and personal inquiry builds an interactive relationship [...] »