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• Welcoming Refugees into the Workforce with Career Contextualized Basic Skills Instruction - By Julia Wilber, Academic & Employment Navigator Monday, June 19, 2017
• Is It Time for an Assessment Training? - By Marty Olsen, ABE Coordinator Monday, June 19, 2017
• Summer is Here! ABE Summer Institute Coming Soon! - By Cathy Grady, Literacy Services Director Monday, June 19, 2017
• Contextualized Curriculum Resources for the ELL Classroom from COABE 2017 - By Heather Turngren, ABE Teacher Tuesday, June 13, 2017
• Summer Institute Updates - By Cathy Grady, Literacy Services Director Monday, June 12, 2017
• Getting Started, Moving Forward, Part 3: More from Achieve the Core! - By Marn Frank, STAR & Literacy Coord. Monday, June 12, 2017
• CCRS and Adult Career Pathways Applications Due Soon! Wednesday, June 07, 2017
• Using Culips to Increase Listening Comprehension - By Stephanie Sommers, ACES Coordinator Monday, June 05, 2017
• Close Reading and the CCR Standards Part II: Measuring Text Complexity - By Kristine Kelly, Literacy & ELA Coordinator Monday, June 05, 2017
• Increasing Independent Student Use of Burlington English - By Tom Cytron-Hysom, Consultant Monday, June 05, 2017
• CCR Standards: Our Road Map to Success - By Nancy Rosman, MCF-Faribault Education Director Monday, May 22, 2017
• Resources from COABE 2017 for Improving Student Writing - By Stephanie Sommers, ABE Instructor Monday, May 22, 2017
• Submit that Awesome MELEd Proposal by June 2! Monday, May 22, 2017
• *New* Adult Career Pathways COURSE DESIGN Cohort - By Liz Andress, Adult Career Pathways Consultant Monday, May 15, 2017
• May is Mental Health Awareness Month - By PANDA Monday, May 15, 2017
• CCRS Cohort Applications due June 9! - By Astrid Liden, ABE Professional Development Specialist Monday, May 15, 2017
• Getting Started, Moving Forward, Part 2: More About Teaching the CCRS Writing Standards - By Marn Frank, STAR & Literacy Coord. Monday, May 08, 2017
• Journeys Reading Event Mini-Grant Opportunity - By Ellie Purdy, Board Member Monday, May 08, 2017
• Close Reading and the CCR Standards Part I: Some FAQs - By Kristine Kelly, Literacy & ELA Coordinator Monday, May 01, 2017
• Rethinking Fractions at the COABE Conference - By Amy Vickers, Senior MNI Consultant Monday, May 01, 2017
• Is It Time for an Assessment Training? - By Marty Olsen, ABE Coordinator Monday, May 01, 2017
• Get Ready for Math Institute on May 4 and 5! - By Marisa Geisler, Operations Manager Tuesday, April 25, 2017
• Using Video to Develop Effective Communication Skills - By Stephanie Sommers, ACES Coordinator Tuesday, April 25, 2017
• *New* Adult Career Pathways Program Development ABE Administrator Cohort - By Liz Andress, Adult Career Pathways Consultant Tuesday, April 25, 2017
• CCRS Cohort Applications due June 9! - By Astrid Liden, ABE Professional Development Specialist Tuesday, April 18, 2017
• Reader Registration Open for Journeys Event - By Liam Shramko, Community Engagement Coordinator Monday, April 17, 2017
• Attention Strategies - By PANDA Monday, April 17, 2017
• What do you Notice? What do you Wonder?: Getting Students Thinking – and Talking – About Math - By Amber Delliger, Numeracy Coord. Monday, April 10, 2017
• Getting Started, Moving Forward: An Explicit Plan for Teaching the Writing Standards - By Marn Frank, STAR & Literacy Coord. Monday, April 10, 2017
• Five Tips for Designing Better Workshop Presentations - By Rob Podlasek, Training Director Monday, April 10, 2017
• Numberless Word Problems: Creating Opportunities for Better Thinking - By Amber Delliger, Numeracy Coordinator Monday, April 03, 2017
• Boosting Critical Thinking Skills with the New York Times Learning Network - By Stephanie Sommers, ACES Coordinator Monday, April 03, 2017
• Summer Institute 2017 Poster Sessions Needed - By Rob Podlasek, Training Manager Sunday, April 02, 2017
• Celebrate National Volunteer Week! - By Liam Shramko, Community Engagement Coordinator Monday, March 27, 2017
• Minneapolis Institute of Art Introduces ESL Tours - By Andrea Echelberger, ESL Training Coordinator Monday, March 27, 2017
• Street Law Resources for Navigating Systems - By Stephanie Sommers, ACES Coordinator Monday, March 27, 2017
• National Digital Literacy Inclusion Conference Comes to Minnesota! - By Tom Cytron-Hysom, Consultant Monday, March 20, 2017
• Free Online PD Courses from IDEAL Consortium - By Jen Vanek, Director Monday, March 20, 2017
• Summer Institute Updates - By Cathy Grady, Literacy Services Director Tuesday, March 14, 2017
• Journeys 2017 Student Writing Anthology Available in Early May! - By Liam Shramko, Community Engagement Coordinator Tuesday, March 14, 2017
• Universal Design for Learning Principles in Action - By PANDA Tuesday, March 14, 2017
• It’s All About Hitting the Target! - By Kristine Kelly, Literacy & ELA Coordinator Tuesday, March 07, 2017
• Submit your Proposal for the 2017 Minnesota English Learner Education Conference! Monday, March 06, 2017
• Join the OER Working Group! - By Jason Brazier, Technology Administrator Monday, February 27, 2017
• Nominations Due March 17! - By Cathy Grady, Literacy Services Director Monday, February 27, 2017
• Join Us for Integrating Language & Numeracy! - By Amy Vickers, Senior MNI Consultant Monday, February 27, 2017
• TABE/CASAS Accommodations - By PANDA Friday, February 17, 2017
• New from Khan Academy: Interactive Grammar Lessons - By Marn Frank, Literacy & STAR Coordinator Friday, February 17, 2017
• Managing Stress to Improve Learning: A Self-Management Resource - By Stephanie Sommers, ACES Coordinator Friday, February 17, 2017
• Integrate Content Standards with Unit/Lesson Planning Templates - By Kristine Kelly, Literacy & ELA Coordinator Tuesday, February 14, 2017
• Burlington English Updates - By Tom Cytron-Hysom, Consultant Tuesday, February 14, 2017
• S/he Who Does the Most Talking Does the Most Learning - By Abby Roza, Numeracy Resources Curator/Hennepin Cty. Corrections Instructor Tuesday, February 14, 2017
• What Can I Do? Suggestions from the Allies and Advocates Panel Discussion - By Andrea Echelberger, ESL Training Coordinator Monday, February 06, 2017
• Call for Proposals Summer Institute 2017 - By Susan Wetenkamp-Brandt, Summer Institute Program Committee Monday, February 06, 2017
• Literacy Action Network Annual Adult Basic Education Awards - By Theresa Luther-Dolan, LAN Professional Engagement Committee Chair Monday, January 30, 2017
• New ATLAS Adult Career Pathways Resource Library - By Elizabeth Andress, Adult Career Pathways Consultant Monday, January 30, 2017
• Save the Date for the 2017 MELEd Conference! Call for Proposals Coming Soon! Monday, January 30, 2017
• Current Volunteer Opportunities Search Feature - By Wendy Roberts, Volunteer Outreach Manager Tuesday, January 24, 2017
• GED Testing Accommodations - By PANDA Tuesday, January 24, 2017
• Morpheme Matrices: A Tool for Assembling Multi-Syllable Words - By Marn Frank, Literacy & STAR Coord. Thursday, January 12, 2017
• Join or Renew your Membership with the Literacy Action Network Today! - By Anne Soerens, 2017 Membership and Marketing Chair Thursday, January 12, 2017
• FAQs about the CCRS and Level Gains - By Kristine Kelly, Literacy & ELA Coordinator Thursday, January 12, 2017
• Program Allies: A Case for ABE Volunteers - By Andrea Echelberger, ESL Training Coordinator Monday, January 09, 2017
• The New Assessments: What Do We Know? - By Marty Olsen, State Assessment Trainer/ABE Coordinator Monday, January 09, 2017
• Award Nominations Now Being Accepted - By Cathy Grady, Literacy Services Director Monday, January 09, 2017
• Literacy Action Network 2017 Membership Drive Begins Now! - By Anne Soerens, 2017 Membership and Marketing Chair Monday, December 19, 2016
• Memories - By PANDA Friday, December 16, 2016
• How to Better Navigate Systems by Asking the Right Question - By Stephanie Sommers, ACES Coordinator Monday, December 12, 2016
• Winter Webinar Series: ABE & CTE Partnerships - By Julie Dincau, ABE Transitions Specialist Friday, December 09, 2016
• Registration Opens December 19 for Language & Literacy Institute 2017! Friday, December 09, 2016
• Journeys Submissions: New Early Submission Deadline - By Lynette Ward, Operations Coordinator Monday, December 05, 2016
• Join Us for the NEW Pronunciation Study Circle! - By Suzanne Gilchrist McCurdy, SPCLC Instructional Consultant Monday, December 05, 2016
• DL Platform Conversion in Full Swing! - By Tom Cytron-Hysom, Consultant Monday, December 05, 2016
• CCRS: You Don’t Need to Know EVERYTHING to Start Doing SOMETHING! - By Kristine Kelly, Literacy and ELA Coordinator Monday, November 28, 2016
• Language & Literacy Institute 2017: You Won’t Want to Miss This! - By Patsy Egan, Director Monday, November 28, 2016