Welcome, Maryland Social Studies Teachers This section of the
site was developed to support your efforts in teaching Maryland
students social studies. The Social Studies Toolkit contains
nearly 1,000 resources to support you in the classroom. Let us
know what you find useful and what changes you would like to
see. You may want to bookmark this page as your mdk12.org
homepage. Maryland Common Core State Literacy for History/Social
Disciplinary Literacy Frameworks Reading in History/Social
Studies Writing in History/Social Studies In June, 2010, the
Maryland State Board of Education adopted the Common Core State
Standards for English Language Arts/Literacy, and Mathematics.
Last year the draft frameworks for English Language Arts and
mathematics were introduced. This year the draft frameworks for
the Standards for Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science,
and Technical Subjects are being introduced. Instruction in
literacy must be a responsibility shared by all educators so
that all students are on track for