Bigcardbook-literacy-bw.pdf. Knowledgebase - Resource Detail. LDC Task #2 created by Arkansas Educators November 9.docx. LDC - Task #7 developed by Arkansas Educators 9Nov2011.docx. KnowledgeBase - New Visions for Public Schools. An Early Glimpse at Gates-Funded Instructional Tools - Curriculum Matters. A new set of papers from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation offers us an early look at the lessons and assessments they're developing for the common core standards. You might recall that the foundation, which has supported the development and adoption of the common standards themselves, awarded $19 million in grants early last year to "design collaboratives" to build an array of instructional tools for teachers striving to teach to the new standards.
When those grants were announced, only one state—Kentucky—had adopted the common standards. Now 43 states and the District of Columbia have done so. (The Gates Foundation also supports Editorial Projects in Education, which publishes Education Week.) In a new monograph, "Supporting Instruction: Investing in Teaching", the Gates Foundation's Carina Wong, who oversees this grant area, updates us on the work that's being piloted in 14 school districts in eight states.