Recent Newsletter Articles
Working with ABE Students Who Have Had a Stroke or Brain Injury Part 1 – Causes and Common Challenges of Brain Injury
What is a brain injury and how can you help individuals with stroke or brain injury succeed in the ABE classroom? Part 1 of this article discusses causes and common challenges associated with brain injury. Part 2 will discuss intake and instructional strategies. Read More
Adult Career Pathways for Beginning and Intermediate Levels: A Place to Start
How can Adult Education programs develop career pathway classes for students at the beginning or intermediate level? Two effective strategies include contextualizing instruction and fostering an organizational culture focused on career pathways. Ready to get started? Read More
Adult Education Partners with Minnesota State Campuses to Serve Academically Underprepared Students
Developing and advancing effective college and ABE co-requisite classroom partnerships is the business of ABE and Minn State educators working together through periodic Affinity Group (AG) meetings. Learn about recent AG discussions, including updates on the shift to a co-req format and spotlights on several college/ABE partnerships in Minnesota. Read More
Google Sheets for Data Analysis – Part 1
Google Sheets is an incredibly powerful spreadsheet software that you can leverage to do data analysis for you. (Don't worry, if you're a Microsoft team, almost everything I'm explaining here can be done in Excel, too.) In this article, we look at Filters and Functions in Google Sheets. Read More
Don’t Throw Away Your Old Laptops! ChromeOS Flex Can Breathe New Life into Failing Devices
In 2022 Google released ChromeOS Flex, a light operating system free to install on older devices (PCs or Macs). Laptops that are extremely slow or too old to update can be converted to ChromeOS Flex to help them run smoothly again – an excellent way to create a no-cost loaner device for students while also creatively upcycling old devices. Read More
Congrats to these ACES/TIF Foundation Course Completers!
The ACES/TIF Foundations course is designed to provide a thorough introduction on how to integrate academic, career, and employability skills (ACES) into your instructional context through the use of the Transitions Integration Framework (TIF). Seven Minnesota educators have completed the course in Canvas this school year and earned 6 CEUs – give them a round of applause, and consider joining them! Read More