Welcome to Best Practices
Spotlight on Elementary Education
Example of Historical Thinking
In the struggle for women's suffrage, how did African American women [...] »
Donald A. Ritchie, Historian of the U.S. Senate, asks how a political [...] »
Educators tour the NMAAHC exhibit "Slavery at Jefferson's Monticello: [...] »
One institution, two very different perspectives. An expert contrasts [...] »
A Cherokee Nation Supreme Court document reveals the fluidity of racial [...] »
Teaching in Action
A 5th-grade teacher teaches historical context through roleplaying [...] »
Teacher Eva La Mar's third graders become historians, writers, and [...] »
Using Primary Sources
Use the Stanford History Education Group's curriculum to teach historical [...] »
Learn how to teach your students historical thinking with this informative [...] »
Teaching with Textbooks
Make the most of your textbook—engage students in close reading and analysis [...] »
Turn your textbook into a conversation by scanning its language for biases [...] »
Help students identify with the past via children who lived through the [...] »
Allow students to see that history as we know it is interpretation, [...] »
Show your students how to challenge the authority gap between the textbook [...] »