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. SAS Updates - Literacy Design Collaborative: It's Time To Write! Bigcardbook-literacy-bw.pdf (application/pdf Object) LDC_Brochure-_to_print.pdf (application/pdf Object) KnowledgeBase - New Visions for Public Schools.