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Season 1, Episode 5: Finding Surface Area and its Related Dimensions

Presented by Rebecca Strom (Mankato ABE) and Renae Kramer (SW ABE-Granite Falls) Read More

Season 1, Episode 4: Solving Quadratic Equations

Presented by Andy Albee (Robbinsdale Adult Academic Program) and Abby Roza (Adult Options in Education/Hennepin County Corrections) Read More

Season 1, Episode 3: Connecting Coordinates, Lines, and Equations

Presented by Amber Delliger (Metro North ABE) and Rebecca Strom (Mankato ABE) Read More

Season 1, Episode 2: Connecting and Interpreting Graphs and Functions

Presented by Andy Albee (Robbinsdale Adult Academic Program) and Renae Kramer (SW ABE-Granite Falls) Read More

Problem Strings

Problem Strings are an instructional strategy where the teacher facilitates students working through and thinking aloud about a set of math problems (for example: 5 x 6, then 5 x 60, and so on...) as a method for students to learn from each other about math strategies. The strategy offers a way to pack significant math learning into a short time in class. Read More

Designing Systems of Teacher Learning Around Student Work

Description of this recorded webinar: "How do we develop sustained growth in teacher practice in a department? One way is to design a system of teacher learning based on student artifacts. Join Geoff Krall... as he shares experiences and models of student work analysis that lead to better instructional choices and departmental coherence." Read More

Writing SMART Goals for English Learners

This blog post from Ellevation provides an overview of a webinar where participants learned how to transform the commonly used SMART goal-setting framework and make it directly applicable for EL educators. The full recording of the webinar is available using Adobe Connect. Read More

TIF-Lens Series: “Zoom In” on Self-Management (SM)

TIF-Lens Webinars and Workshops provide hands-on practice using the A-C-E-S process to integrate TIF (Transitions Integration Framework) skills from the targeted category. Read More

TIF-Lens Series: “Zoom In” on Navigating Systems (NS)

TIF-Lens Webinars and Workshops provide hands-on practice using the A-C-E-S process to integrate TIF (Transitions Integration Framework) skills from the targeted category. Read More

TIF-Lens Series: “Zoom In” on Learning Strategies (LS)

TIF-Lens Webinars provide hands-on practice using the A-C-E-S process to integrate TIF (Transitions Integration Framework) skills from the targeted category. Read More