Redefining Social Studies: A Collaborative Approach

District leaders all across the country have long lamented the dearth of high-quality, culturally relevant and engaging curriculum for history and social studies. And it's not just leaders and teachers. Students surveyed also report that they don't see themselves in the curriculum, feel that they are only learning one side of history, and that none of it seems to have anything to do with them or their lives.

Amanda Christensen, Secondary Social Studies Facilitator from the Federal Way School District in Washington State, led her team in creating a project-based, interactive, complete American History curriculum from the ground up that has students and teachers cheering and achieving. Students say it's a "game changer." Find out how they did it by partnering with Educurious in this inspiring episode.

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