Welcome to Best Practices
Spotlight on Elementary Education
Example of Historical Thinking
Donald A. Ritchie, Historian of the U.S. Senate, asks how a political [...] »
With the advent of industry and western expansion, U.S. businesses mass [...] »
What is the key line in Franklin D. Roosevelt's second inaugural address? [...] »
Potato chip marketing—how a luxury item became an everyday U.S. food.
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Challenge students to gather evidence from multiple primary sources. Here, a [...] »
Teaching in Action
Sixth graders in Prince William County film their interpretations of the [...] »
Did two bullets begin WWI? Explore causation in your classroom.
[...] »Using Primary Sources
Improve your historical analysis skills by learning about different types of [...] »
See this Flash movie for a peek at how historians read and question sources [...] »
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, [...] »
The language of history textbooks challenges English language learners and [...] »
Help students identify with the past via children who lived through the [...] »