This book shows how educators can reclaim the curriculum by shifting the textbook from sole source to resource. Advice is also provided on using Common Core State Standards throughout the school and in the classroom.

Learning: it's all about engagement -- Background knowledge: the glue that makes learning stick -- Vocabulary is the content -- Reading to learn -- Writing to learn -- Assessing for learning -- Give it up for text sets -- Going from textbook fatigue to invigorated learning: what it looks like -- Appendix A: book study essentials -- Appendix B: lesson study essentials -- Appendix C: action research essentials -- Appendix D: co-teaching essentials.