School Improvement in Maryland

Instruction

Teaching and Learning

Designed for teachers, these pages contain instructional strategies, voluntary state assessment by grade level and standard, assessments, rubrics, toolkit resources and key MSDE contacts for the four content areas.

IN THIS SECTION:
  • Grade level VSC
  • Public Release and Sample Assessments
  • Toolkits
  • PDFs of Grade Level State Curriculum and Tools

state curriculum

The State Curriculum defines what students should know and be able to do at each grade level.

IN THIS SECTION:

Curriculum for the following content areas:

  • Fine Arts
  • Health
  • Physical Education
  • World Languages
  • English Language Proficiency
  • Technology Education
  • And More


Professional Development

A comprehensive and inclusive approach to planning professional development which meets teacher learning needs and contributes to improved student learning.

In This Section:
  • Prof Dev Standards
  • High-Quality Prof Dev. Survey

"Teachers are at their best when they are actively engaged in high quality learning opportunities themselves."

Nancy S. Grasmick, State Superintendent of Schools

Teaching Maryland Standards

State Curriculum and CLG Toolkits

TOOLS INCLUDE:
  • Clarifications
  • Lesson Seeds
  • Sample Assessments
  • Public Release Items
  • and others

The State Curriculum toolkit provides teachers with tools to help them better understand, teach, and assess the State Curriculum. While the CLG toolkit helps teachers assess the Core Learning Goals tested on the High School Assessments.

EARLY CHILDHOOD INITIATIVES

MSDE has established a number of early childhood initiatives which promote school readiness and student acheivement.

Students with Disabilities

MSDE has created a number of resources to provide information to parents and to support the achievement of students with disabilities.