01Learn
See the shift clearly
Plain-language guidance, complete examples, and side-by-side comparisons make ALU design feel familiar—not theoretical.
Explore the approach ↗ Authentic Learning Unit Builder
Build learning around a problem worth solving.
LATIC turns the ALU design process into a guided conversation—helping teachers move from standards to an authentic, equitable learning experience.
✓ No blank templates ✓ Progress saves as you work
ALU BUILDERAuthentic problem
2 of 5LET’S MAKE IT MATTER
Where might students use this learning outside school?
Choose a direction. You can edit every word.
Advise a local decision-maker
Use evidence to recommend a fair response to a community issue.
Design a public resource
Help an authentic audience make an informed choice.
Built for the work teachers already do
Standards-alignedEquity-centeredTeacher-controlledClassroom-readyOne connected workspace
Learn it. Build it. Strengthen it.
LATIC keeps the philosophy, the planning, and the quality check in one place—so ideas do not get lost between documents.
02Build
Create with a guide beside you
Answer focused questions and watch your authentic task take shape. Earlier decisions automatically move forward.
Start an ALU ↗03Review
Find gaps before students do
Check audience, product, standards, student choice, and transfer so every piece points toward meaningful learning.
Run a review ↗This is not starting over
You already have the ingredients.
An ALU changes the architecture of learning, not the teacher’s commitment to standards, good instruction, and meaningful assessment.
Compare a traditional unit and an ALU →WHAT YOU ALREADY DO
- Teach required standards
- Use real-world examples
- Give students projects
- Assess with rubrics
- Differentiate activities
THE ALU SHIFT
- Start with the problem
- Create a felt need to learn
- Serve an authentic audience
- Organize learning around solutions
- Assess transfer, not repetition
A supported process
Never wonder what comes next.
Each step explains one decision, shows an example, and turns your answers into usable language.
Set the learning
Name the standards, skills, and content students need.
Find the purpose
Connect the learning to a problem people genuinely face.
Shape the work
Choose a role, audience, product, and meaningful choices.
Build the task
Turn your decisions into clear student-facing language.
Check alignment
Make sure every part earns its place in the unit.
Ready when you are
Start with what students need to learn.
We’ll help you turn it into a reason they want to learn it.