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Tools for Building Employer-Educator Partnerships

This site offers a variety of professional materials to help educators understand the benefits of educator-employer partnerships and provide guidance in forming and sustaining partnerships. Included are fact sheets, issue briefs, research and survey findings, conference summaries, meeting presentations, action plans, handbooks, model programs, toolkits, and templates for questionnaire development and event planning.
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Translanguaging Guides

One of the leading institutions on translanguaging research and resources is CUNY-NYS. Their whole website is filled with resources, but this webpage brings readers specifically to some of the guides and videos they have made specifically for educators. For those who have more time to dig through longer resources, start with this webpage, which includes writing activities that center translanguaging.
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What is Critical Race Theory?

For those looking for more information on Critical Race Theory, especially since it is mentioned in the news daily, take a look at this article. What truly is CRT? The author provides the definition and history of CRT while connecting it to our education system today. They also address myths surrounding CRT which cause many people to misunderstand its purpose in our classrooms.
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Upcoming ABE Events

June 2, 2023 1:00 pm–2:30 pm
ATLAS
Online

EBRI Webinar Series – 6 of 6

Online

Registration Deadline: FRI. 6/2/23 If you require ASL interpretation, please contact Gail Rutan Join Marn Frank this winter and spring for the EBRI Webinar Series! There are 6 webinars, each on Friday from 1:00-2:30pm CST. Participants may choose to… Learn More

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June 6, 2023 2:00 pm–4:00 pm
Literacy Minnesota
Online

Completing the Annual Volunteer Report

Online

Registration Deadline: TUE. 6/6/23 Are you ready to complete the Annual Volunteer Report using your data in SiD? Join data gurus Jenny Schlukebier and Mary Zimmerli  as they look over the report and discuss where the numbers come from. They’ll  also cover how to find and clean up… Learn More

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June 9, 2023 1:00 pm–3:00 pm
Literacy Minnesota
Online

How Adult Brains Learn Languages

Online

Registration Deadline: FRI. 6/9/23 Learn what research has to say about how adult brains learn a new language, how trauma and stress impact learning, and how this influences the teaching practices that we use in the language classroom. Participants will leave the webinar with suggestions for ways teachers… Learn More

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