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Teaching Intermediate Alphabetics
Registration Deadline: TUE. 4/28/26 Venue: Online (see details below) Teaching intermediate alphabetics (syllables, prefixes, suffixes, root words) is a great way to help students build their decoding and comprehension skills. Come learn a variety of fun and easy-to-use routines and activities for helping intermediate-level readers develop these important… Learn More
Volunteer Core Training Module 1: Overview of Minnesota Adult Education and Program Accountability
Registration Deadline: TUE. 4/28/26 Venue: Online (see details below) Participants learn about Adult Basic Education programming in Minnesota, demographics of learners, instructional content standards as well as initial and on-going assessment. This session wraps up with learner motivations, barriers and persistence. Learn More
SiD 25–26 Contact Hours Year-End Prep
Registration Deadline: THU. 4/30/26 Venue: Online (see details below) Time to get your SiD data in shape—no last-minute scrambling required. Join us for a webinar on preparing your Contact Hours Year data for your consortium’s 25–26 Annual ABE Grant Application submission. We’ll cover key steps to… Learn More