Welcome to Best Practices
Spotlight on Elementary Education
Example of Historical Thinking
In the struggle for women's suffrage, how did African American women [...] »
What do these letters from a women's rights activist reveal about social [...] »
What meanings does the World War II Memorial in Washington, DC, have? [...] »
How does a political cartoon use popular beliefs about women to make its [...] »
Historian Christopher Hamner engages educators in close questioning of the [...] »
Teaching in Action
Elementary teacher Karen Eanes hooks her students with engaging historical [...] »
A 4th-grade teacher shows strategies for encouraging and supporting student [...] »
Using Primary Sources
Every town has a scattering of historical markers and statues. Discover what [...] »
What messages are hidden in art and architecture? Explore the Library of [...] »
Teaching with Textbooks
Class discussion and personal inquiry builds an interactive relationship [...] »
Show your students how to challenge the authority gap between the textbook [...] »
Turn your textbook into a conversation by scanning its language for biases [...] »
Allow students to see that history as we know it is interpretation, [...] »
Turn your students into 'master chefs' by using learning menus that allow [...] »