Events

Venue: Online (see details below)

Join the ATLAS Lounge for Ask ATLAS Office Hours.

Passcode to join the meeting: lounge2026

Welcome to a new endeavor for ATLAS – open office hours! Join the Zoom on Monday, October 26, between 2:00 – 3:00 pm. This office hour is dedicated to ESL, equity topics and more, and Erin will be sipping coffee, awaiting a conversation with you! (Learn more about Erin Cary and her experience below)

What is Ask ATLAS in the ATLAS Lounge?
ASK ATLAS is an “office hour,” simply time for an informal, drop-in conversation with an ATLAS staff member. Each of us at ATLAS holds interests and expertise in different areas, and we are eager to talk about teaching and learning with you. Come to connect with others doing similar work and chat with ATLAS folks! Bring your questions, new resources, & frustrations. We’re eager to hear more about your classroom and program.

[Note: CEUs not available for these informal, drop-in events]

Erin Cary holds a Master of Arts in ESL from Hamline University, specializing in Adult Education; a Master of Arts in German Languages and Literatures from The Ohio State University; and Bachelor’s degrees in English and German from the University of Minnesota Morris. She has worked in MN ABE since 2009 as a teacher, administrator, and in curriculum writing and professional development. She teaches beginner ELLs for Metro North ABE in Brooklyn Center; instructs graduate courses in the ABE licensure/MAT program at Hamline; and co-develops CILIA-T, an integrated civics/academic English/digital skills curriculum for adult learners. She is a co-founder of the teacher/learner self-advocacy movement #IamABE, which supports equity work, professional issues, and activism in MN.

Fun fact: Erin is brand new to ATLAS, but a huge PD aficionado, and also currently teaching adult ELLs in Brooklyn Center, as well as graduate courses in Hamline’s MAT/ABE licensure program. Come chat about any of these topics!