Welcome to Best Practices
Spotlight on Elementary Education
Example of Historical Thinking
Use autobiographies to deconstruct views of slavery and historical heroes. [...] »
Watch Smithsonian curator Barbara Clark Smith discuss John Smith’s Map of [...] »
Written primary sources only tell you so much. To learn about history that [...] »
Historian Rosemarie Zagarri reads the Declaration of Independence closely, [...] »
Educators tour the NMAAHC exhibit "Slavery at Jefferson's Monticello: [...] »
Teaching in Action
Sixth graders in Prince William County film their interpretations of the [...] »
Is a school an island? James Liou talks about working to integrate schools [...] »
Using Primary Sources
What questions should you ask when viewing maps as historical evidence?
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The National History Day’s guidelines for defining and locating [...] »
Teaching with Textbooks
Turn your textbook into a conversation by scanning its language for biases [...] »
Turn your students into 'master chefs' by using learning menus that allow [...] »
Allow students to see that history as we know it is interpretation, [...] »
Show your students how to challenge the authority gap between the textbook [...] »
Make the most of your textbook—engage students in close reading and analysis [...] »