Competing or Merging "Curriculum" Approaches

In recent years Delaware's public school districts embraced Understanding by Design (UbD) as a way of framing the written and enacted social studies curricula. A new approach - Learning Focused Strategies (LFS) - has been gaining traction. At this juncture, it is unclear as to how the two may merge or whether one approach will dominate. What are your thoughts?

• Should there be a shift in, or merging of, approaches?


• Is one approach better than another?


• Is you district or school moving in a particular direction?


• In which direction should the social studies community be moving?