Welcome, Maryland Mathematics Teachers
This section of the site was developed to support your efforts in teaching Maryland students mathematics. The Mathematics 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 Curriculum Frameworks
In June, 2010, the MD State Board of Education adopted the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics. Since that time, educators from around the state have met to determine the Essential Skills and Knowledge associated with these standards. The DRAFT Maryland Common Core State Curriculum Frameworks, listed by grade/course to the right, are the result of this work. It is important to view these frameworks in color. The Common Core State Standards appear in black and the Essential Skills and Knowledge added by Maryland educators appear in red. Additional information is contained in the content documents. These draft frameworks will be introduced to teachers and administrators at the Educator Effectiveness Academies this summer. Over the next several years, the Maryland Common Core State Curriculum will be developed by Maryland educators to support the implementation of these new standards.
Mathematics Frameworks: (PDF)
Toolkits
State Curriculum • Core Learning Goals
Do you need help understanding and teaching the Maryland content standards? The Mathematics Toolkits were developed to help you plan instruction, find aligned assessments and differentiate your instruction to meet the needs of your students.
Toolkits include:
- LESSON PLANS
- PUBLIC RELEASE ITEMS
- SAMPLE ASSESSMENTS
- HIGHER ORDER
THINKING SKILLS - SKILL STATEMENTS
- CLARIFICATIONS
- INSTRUCTIONAL SEEDS
Ask the Mathematics TeamView Bios
Donna
Watts
Marci
Frye
Linda
Kaniecki
Bette
Kundert
Sarah
Reed
Karen
Ross
Debbie
Ward
Email your questions or comments to the MSDE Mathematics Team using the space below. Please provide your email address so we can respond:
Instructional Strategies
Assessment Resources
Web Resources
“In mathematics, the alignment of curriculum, instruction, and assessment is needed if our students are going to experience success. The essential mathematics that should be taught in every classroom throughout Maryland can be found in the State Curriculum. Teaching the curriculum in a way that helps students make sense of what they are learning helps them to view mathematics as a useful subject as opposed to a set of rules to memorize. Finally, formative and summative assessments should reflect the instruction while spanning the various levels of cognitive demand in mathematics.” -Donna Watts
