Beyond Textbooks

 "Think Outside the Book" by Kevin Carney

Aug 2011 issue of Learning & Leading with Technology

http://www.learningandleading-digital.com/learning_leading/201108#pg12

"The Vail School District in Arizona improved student achievement by taking advantage of free, digital resources and relying less on textbooks.  Now the district is sharing its curriculum practices with 25 schools across the state."

Beyond Textbooks Project

http://beyondtextbooks.org/

http://beyondtextbooks.org/essential-standards

http://beyondtextbooks.org/how-does-bt-work

Example: Biology Resources

http://www.csun.edu/~vceed002/biology/index.html

Example: Physics Text (FHSST)

http://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?curid=21792

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