Welcome to Best Practices
Spotlight on Elementary Education
Example of Historical Thinking
Ford's Theatre Society's Sarah Jencks leads teachers through Abraham Lincoln [...] »
Take a look at artifacts from the past—what might they be? Teachers model [...] »
Chandra Manning discusses the song “John Brown's Body,” and how music can be [...] »
How does a political cartoon use popular beliefs about women to make its [...] »
Written primary sources only tell you so much. To learn about history that [...] »
Teaching in Action
Is a school an island? James Liou talks about working to integrate schools [...] »
How did people in the North feel about John Brown after his raid on Harpers [...] »
Using Primary Sources
Use this guide developed by PBS and the Antiques Roadshow to teach [...] »
Advertisements have surrounded us for years. How can you interpret them? [...] »
Teaching with Textbooks
Turn your textbook into a conversation by scanning its language for biases [...] »
Help students identify with the past via children who lived through the [...] »
Turn your students into 'master chefs' by using learning menus that allow [...] »
Allow students to see that history as we know it is interpretation, [...] »
Make the most of your textbook—engage students in close reading and analysis [...] »