OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION CONTACTS

Mr. Kelly Curtright
Director, Social Studies Education at Office of Standards and Curriculum, Oklahoma State Department of Education
Address: Oklahoma State Department of Education 2500 North Lincoln Boulevard
Oklahoma City, OK 73105--4599
Work Phone: 405-522-3523
Fax: 405-521-2971
Email: kelly_curtright@sde.state.ok.us
Website: http://sde.state.ok.us

Ms. Cathy Douglas
Director at Language Arts Education, Oklahoma State Department of Education; Office of Standards and Curriculum
Address: 2500 North Lincoln Blvd.
Oklahoma City, OK
Work Phone: 405-521-3361
Fax: 405-521-2971
Email: Cathy_Douglas@sde.state.ok.us
Website: http://sde.state.ok.us

OKLAHOMA LEGISLATION

Legislation:
There is currently no legislation regarding the teaching of the Holocaust In Oklahoma.

OKLAHOMA ACADEMIC STANDARDS

Standard Type: History/Social Studies
Date Implemented: 2002
Grade Level: Middle & High School (grades 7-12)
History/Social Studies: U.S. History, 1850 to the present. Standard 8: The student will analyze the major, causes, events, and effects of United States involvement in World War II. This standard is located on page 265. 1) Relate the rise of totalitarian regimes in the Soviet Union, Germany, Italy, and Japan to the rise of communism, Nazism, and fascism in the 1930s and 1940s, and the response of the United States. 2) Investigate appeasement, isolationism, and the war debates in the United States prior to the outbreak of war. 3) Evaluate the impact of preparation and mobilization for war, including the internment policies and their effects. 4) Detail major battles, military turning points, and key strategic decisions in both European and Pacific theaters. 5) Analyze public and political reactions in the United States to the events of the Holocaust. World History. Standard 16: The student will analyze major twentieth century historical events through World War II. This standard is located on page 274. 3) Examine the rise, aggression, and human costs of totalitarian regimes in the Soviet Union, Germany, Italy, and Japan. 4) Examine the rise of nationalism, and the causes and effects of World War II (e.g., the Holocaust, economic and military power shifts since 1945, the founding of the United Nations, and the political partitioning of Europe, Africa, and Asia).
Web Site: http://sde.state.ok.us/acrob/pass/socialstudies.pdf

Standard Type: English/Language Arts
Date Implemented: 2002
English/Language Arts: The Holocaust is not addressed explicitly in Oklahoma’s Priority Academic Standards for English/Language Arts.
Web Site: http://sde.state.ok.us/acrob/pass/languagearts.pdf/

OKLAHOMA HOLOCAUST RESOURCES

For Holocaust-related resources in OKLAHOMA, click on the following link:
http://www.ahoinfo.org/membersdirectory/