The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has announced a suite of investments, totalling more than $20 million. The investments are reportedly focused on identifying and expanding promising cutting-edge learning resources that support teachers and students and bring innovative new instructional approaches into America's classrooms.
The foundation's investments seek to support the development of game-based learning applications; math, English language arts and science curricula built into digital formats; learning through social networking platforms; and embedded assessments through a real-time and engaging environment of experiences and journeys. All these resources are aligned to the Common Core State Standards, which are college- and career-ready standards being implemented in more than 40 US states.
The Pearson Foundation, one of the major partners in this work, has also announced the development of its complete digital curriculum to support the standards. The Gates Foundation will work with Pearson Foundation by providing research and $3 million in funding to help make these tools widely available. It is also partnering with Educurious Partners, Florida Virtual School, Institute of Play, Reasoning Mind, Quest Atlantis, Digital Youth Network and EDUCAUSE to develop and promote new applications for learning and assessments aligned to the Common Core State Standards.
In addition, a $2 million grant to Educurious Partners will help develop high school courses in biology, freshman literature and algebra using a project-based learning design and incorporating a social network Internet application. These include two literacy-based and two math-based courses that are contextualised within disciplines, such as engineering or writing in the natural sciences.
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