Oklahoma Academic Standards for Social Studies – Draft Available for Public Comment

The Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE) is seeking feedback on the revised Draft Oklahoma PreK-12 Social Studies Standards, which are up for review and revision in 2019. The OSDE facilitates a revision of academic subject matter standards every six years in accordance with 70 O.S. § 11-103.6a.

Academic subject matter standards are concise, written descriptions of what students are expected to know and be able to do at a specific stage of their education. Academic standards describe educational objectives (i.e., what students should have learned by the end of a course, grade level or grade span), but they do not describe a particular teaching practice, curriculum or assessment method.

OSDE asks that all interested stakeholders provide feedback on the standards by following the process below:

1. Gather a team of stakeholders and set aside approximately one hour to complete a review for each grade band you choose.
2. Download the Draft Standards for PreK-12 at Draft Standards for Social Studies.
3. Submit feedback by February 4, 2019, to OklahomaStandardsPublicComment@sde.ok.gov.

All feedback received during the Public Comment period will be reviewed by the OSDE and Social Studies Writing Committee for consideration in the revision process.

For additional information about the Social Studies Standards Revision Process, go to https://sde.ok.gov/oklahoma-academic-standards-feedback-social-studies or contact Brenda.Chapman@sde.ok.gov.