Purpose

Empowers learning communities in the use of Standards, Curriculum and Assessment.

Mission

Empowers communities in the innovative development and use of knowledge.

Vision

Empowers communities by customizing solutions that support the innovative development and use of knowledge.

History

The Aurora Learning Community Association (ALCA) story started with Oklahoma's only Technology Innovation Challenge grant funded through USDoE for $ 5.4 million.
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Using data driven processes, districts focus on standards, curriculum, and assessments.

Learning and collaborating with online course delivery is provided by the ODCTE.  Visit our sister community at iCAT.

Showcase Organizations

District-sponsored web site supports community outreach and teacher web sites.

Enid PS supports their PLC activities and blended learning.

The Oklahoma Association for Academic Competition supports competitive team testing online.

Home organizations can establish their own learning standards, competencies, rooms, resources, and memberships. They also can have their own interface providing a unique "brand' for their organization. An example of a Home Organization is "Fairview Public Schools".

A Site (i.e., department, division, etc.) Organization may be associated with a Home Organization providing site-based management for site members. An example of a Site Organization is "Fairview High School".

Establish a community dedicated to members focused on unique content and workflows.

Establish an Organization that supports a subgroup of community members.

Create a room within an organization to support a group of members accomplishing a common set of tasks.

Oklahoma Core Curriculum Tests for grades 3-8 and the End-of-Instruction (EOI) secondary levels.

Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills for public elementary and secondary schools.

ACT's EPAS® system provides a longitudinal, systematic approach to educational and career planning.

World-Class Instructional Design and Assessment addresses the academic English language proficiency of students.

Northwest Evaluation Association's Measures of Academic Progress (MPA) tests present students engaging, age-appropriate content.

Professional Development is essential in identifying and using Standards for learning, vocabulary, and practices. This is essential for learners to learn and professionals to have a common dialogue about professional growth. 

ALCA provides professional development in the data analysis possible in Comprehend Data. This introduction to Comprehend Data places an emphasis on data vocabulary and essential resources provided by one's State Department of Education.

This professional development guides an educator through identifying their students' strengths and weaknesses. It provides a highly focused direction for moving instruction forward.

Standards Mapping is the process of unwrapping and wrapping standards.

Focus on identifying content and skills found in Standards.

Focus on identified content and skills to develop and use Learning Targets.

Focus on developing and using Big Ideas and Essential Questions from content & skills.

Discover how to wrap educational resources and processes into standards-based instruction.

The ALCA Planner supports powerful planning for instruction and team development.

Wrap standards around plans to focus instruction.

Utilize the ALCA Planner to maximize teaching, learning and professional growth.

Differentiated instruction and Response To Intervention is essential for all students to learn.

Planning e-learning or blended learning is essential for one-to-one or distance learning initiatives.

Use your state's test and item specifications to plan your assessments.

Develop quality test items using unwrapped standards.

Develop quality rubrics using unwrapped standards.

Develop and deliver benchmark assessments aligned to your state assessments.

Engage your PLC in planning common assessments including tests and rubrics. 

Wrapping resources assist in developing quality integrated resources.

Organize resources in folder-based units to facilitate planning.

Share and publish quality resources (e.g., bookmarks, files, videos, lessons, assessments).

Collaboratively develop resources for common use across levels and subjects.

Work in teams to collaboratively develop curriculum for powerful, online learning across districts.

Traditional Learning involves face-to-face instruction and learning.

Blended Learning blends face-to-face and online instruction and learning.  

Electronic Learning provides online instruction and learning.