Introduction to the Oklahoma Social Studies Framework

With the adoption of the Oklahoma Academic Standards for Social Studies, it is the priority of the Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE) to ensure all Oklahoma educators are provided with the opportunity to deeply understand the intent of the standards, while supporting educators with a vision and resources that promote effective implementation of the standards.

For this Framework, a writing team of experienced Oklahoma educators analyzed the standards' learning objectives and provided guidance for focus, instructional tasks, and resource recommendations.
The Oklahoma Social Studies Framework provides suggested Unit Progressions, recommended lesson ideas and inquiry-based tasks, classroom-ready primary and secondary resources, and sample formative assessments to support ambitious teaching and learning in the social studies. Such recommendations are not intended as an exhaustive listing of instructional resources, but merely represent suggestions from reliable sources in the field of social studies education.