Events

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: FRI. 1/17/25 by 5:00 pm (CST); Late fee applies after that time!

NOTE: Anyone attending the conference, including presenters, MUST register!

HOTEL GUEST ROOMS: ATLAS is holding a block of discounted rooms at the event venue, Embassy Suites by Hilton-Minneapolis Airport; however, space is limited and based on first come, first served. Register by Sunday, January 5 if a guest room is needed! You can reserve a room only through the ATLAS Registration Form.

PROGRAM SCHEDULE (with Session Descriptions)
Note: All sessions are in-person only and will not be recorded.

If you require ASL interpretation, contact Gail Rutan at [email protected]

AGENDA

ADDITONAL ALL-DAY SESSIONS:

Thursday, January 23 – 9:15 am – 4 pm:

• CCRS Foundations – Math, presented by Amber Delliger and Genna Hart

Amber Delliger (she/her) is a math instructor with Metro North Adult Education at the Anoka-Ramsey Community College: Rapids Campus. She has been active in adult education and adult numeracy for over 17 years and has been active in CCRS implementation work since 2016. In addition to presenting at the local, state and national level for K-16 instructors around adult numeracy and soft skills topics, Amber participates on the MN Numeracy Instruction Advisory Team and the Transitions Professional Development Advisory Team.

Genna Hart, MEd (she/her), has worked in ABE since 2022 as the lead teacher for Diploma Connect program at Project for Pride in Living in Minneapolis. Before starting her ABE journey, Genna worked as a Special Education Teacher for 10 years with a focus on math and transition skills. In the Diploma Connect program, Genna teaches numeracy skills and math to help adults earn their adult high school diploma.

• CCRS Foundations – ELA, presented by Erin Cary and Kristine Kelly

Erin Cary, MA-ESL (she/her), has worked in MN ABE since 2009, as a teacher, administrator, and in curriculum writing and professional development. She currently teaches beginner ELLs for Metro North ABE in Brooklyn Center and coordinates development of a digital skill-building adult ELL civics curriculum project through UMD. She is a co-founder of the teacher/learner self-advocacy movement #IamABE, which supports equity work and activism in MN adult education.

 Kristine Kelly (she/her) is the ATLAS Literacy & Language Coordinator and serves as the state lead for implementation of the CCR ELA standards. For 24 years in MN Adult Education, Kristine taught GED/high school diploma, reading and writing, and postsecondary transitions. She presents workshops locally and nationally, researches and identifies resources for adult reading and writing instruction, provides ELA instructional coaching and co-leads the MN Language & Literacy Advisory Team (LLATe).

Friday, January 24 – 9:15 am-4 pm:

• Beginning ESL Literacy-Level Session, presented by Jennifer Christenson

Jennifer Christenson creates and shares resources for teachers working with adult English learners at the beginning literacy level through her website abc English. The materials are designed to be clear, engaging, and relevant for adult and adolescent English learners from refugee and immigrant backgrounds. Jennifer has taught literacy level adult English learners in a variety of settings including traditional classroom instruction as well as family literacy, onsite workplace education, 1-on-1 literacy tutoring, and remote virtual teaching. She also has 11 years experience as a program coordinator for a medium sized adult English learner workplace partnership program in Salt Lake City, Utah. Jennifer is a certified K-12 teacher, and completed graduate level study in Adult Education and Curriculum Development through Westminster College in Salt Lake City, UT. Jennifer was a runner-up for the 2016 COABE Teacher of the Year Award and was selected as the Utah Adult Education Association’s Outstanding Leader of the Year in 2020. To learn more about resources for teaching adult English learners with emerging literacy skills, visit abceng.org.

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Cost: $35 for one day, $45 for both days (after January 17, a $15 late registration fee will be applied)

• Need to pay for multiple registrations at once?
  Or need to pay for a registration that already was submitted? 
  • By credit card/PayPal: Have your staff mark “Please bill my organization” when registering, and use this payment form.
  • By check/PO: Have your staff mark “Please bill my organization” when registering, and ATLAS will invoice your program. Please do not send checks until you are invoiced.

Travel Scholarships: 
ATLAS will cover both mileage and hotel costs for Minnesota Adult Ed practitioners traveling over 50 miles one-way to the event. There is no scholarship application to fill out; ATLAS will pay the hotel directly for your lodging IF you choose that option upon registering, and you can simply submit an ATLAS invoice after the conference to receive your mileage reimbursement. Please visit https://atlasabe.org/submit-invoice/ for instructions on submitting your invoice (and Form W-9, if needed).