Marika Manos is the History/Social Science/Civics Coordinator for the Orange County Department of Education and has been an educator for more than two decades. In her previous work, she was a History/Social Science methods instructor at CSULB, the K-12 History/Social Science Curriculum Leader for Long Beach Unified School District, and a classroom teacher for 12 years. She has a doctorate in Education from the University of Southern California with an emphasis on curriculum. Her current research interests include Culturally Sustaining Pedagogies, Historical Thinking Practices, and Inquiry-Based Learning. Find her on twitter @OCDEHistory