This place is for you, the users of the A+nyWhere Learning System, A+ LearningLink, and A+ Classroom. It is meant to be a place where users can meet, exchange ideas, share resources, talk to each other, ask questions, brag on what works, and tell stories of successes with kids. Faculty from the home offices of A+will be part of the community, available to answer questions and make their own contributions.
There are variety of forums with general topics about A+LS. There are also special interest groups for correctional education, alternative education, and special education. As we grow, new groups will be added as the discussions grow larger and more people participate.
The A+Community of Practice is built in Moodle, a course management platform. So, "course" is the name of most every destination where activities, discussions, and resources are located. Look to the panels on the left side of this web page for links to the "courses" that have topics you would like to join.
New Members
If this is your first time in the Community, click on the "create a new account" button and set yourself up as a Community member. "Create a new account is located just below the "login" button. The system will send you an e-mail message to which you must reply for confirmation. This procedure is to prevent spammers from automatically enrolling and cluttering our Community.
Even if you have an account with A+LS or A+ University,
you need to sign up to become a member of A+Talk
If you do not receive the conformation e-mail right away, please check your junk mail or spam filter.
If you choose not to become a member, as a guest, you will be able to view this home page to see just a glimpse of what the A+ Community of Practice is about.
Click into the course listings in the left column to see what is going on in the A+CoP.
The new teachers' dashboard is here. Tell us what you think!!
New User's Manuals
by Tom Trautman - Tuesday, September 20 2011, 11:26 AM
Greetings A+ Community of Practice member. New resources were added to the community today. All of the manuals for the A+nyWhere Learning System version 3.5 have been added.
If your login screen looks like this screen shot . . .
These manuals are for you! Check out the new manuals.
Welcome Agora Cyber Charter School Teachers!!
by Tom Trautman - Monday, August 22 2011, 01:48 PM
A great big welcome to teachers from the Agora Cyber Charter School in Pennsylvania. It was great being with you last week in Mechanicsburg. We are looking forward to working together and seeing you participate in the A+ Community of Practice.
Greetings to all members of the A+ Community of Practice!
We now have nearly 250 members in our community, and the resources continue to grow. Our hope as a community is that we support each other in new and creative ways to use A+ with our students.
I have noticed, as your community moderator, that many of our members have not been able to go into many of the forums. The reason is that each forum requires members to enroll. Enrollment is simple, just click on the link to request enrollment. It is instant and automatic for members. The reason for forum enrollment is to keep our community discussions just for members. Who are the members? The members are A+LS users from all over the country who have signed up.
To make it easy for all our current members, I have taken the liberty to set all of you up in each and every forum. Check out all of the resources that are available to you here in the A+ Community Practice.
If you are a new member, create your account and enroll yourself in as many forums as you like. If you need help, write me a note and will be glad to help get you set up as a member of the A+ Community of Practice!
An update to the A+LS Health title was released on Friday, April 1. Take a look at the new Curriculum Planning Manual to get an idea about what has changed.
Linking Lexiles and Quantiles to Grade Levels
by Tom Trautman - Thursday, March 31 2011, 11:49 AM
Two new documents were added to the Assessment Library in the A+ Resource Forum. The link between Lexile and Quantiles is discussed in those documents. I hope they are helpful to you.
Answer keys to the A+ Virtual Labs Math Pack were added to the A+ Curriculum Resource today! Take a look. This is a way for teacher to access these printable resources without diving into the virtual labs!
Printable Resources from Lifetime Fitness, Art Appreciation, and Anthropology Added
by Tom Trautman - Thursday, December 9 2010, 10:28 AM
The printable resources from the Art Appreciation, Anthropology, and Lifetime Fitness titles in A+LS have been and to the A+ Community of Practice Curriculum Resource Library. These pdf documents and links to websites are no accessible outside of the A+LS lesson for you to print or link for students. These can provide many off-line activities when workstations are not always available, or when you need to preview lesson materials.
New printable resources added to the A+CoP
by Tom Trautman - Monday, November 22 2010, 11:49 AM
Greetings! The printable resources from the Sociology title in the A+nyWhere Learning System have now been uploaded to the Curriculum Resources forum/course. The idea is to make all of the printable materials available to teacher outside of A+LS for ease of access.
Printable Resources for Four Courses Added
by Tom Trautman - Thursday, November 18 2010, 12:31 PM
The printable materials from four A+nyWhere Learning System titles have been added to the Curriculum Resource forum. These were uploaded to make it easier for teachers to access printables outside the A+LS lessons. The new titles added are Career Essentials, Humanities I, Humanities II, and Psychology. Additional titles are on the way soon!
Welcome to the A+Community of Practice. Enjoy the resource, interactions, and professional learning community that we are building together. Please take the time read the terms of use, and register as a user. Once you register, enroll in each course/forum that interests you. Once registered and enrolled, you will have complete access.
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