Events

Registration Deadline: FRI. 1/17/20 (NOTE: $15 late fee applied to all registrations made after 1/17/20) NOTE: Guest room reservations must be made no later than THURSDAY, JANUARY 9, 2020 to be guaranteed the discounted rate. Cost:  $35 for one day only $45 for both days Intended Audience: ABE reading, writing, and ESL teachers of all levels […]

A training by Marn Frank and Terrisa Fisher, ATLAS, for participants accepted through an application process. This training will be held in conjunction with the Language & Literacy Institute on Friday, January 24, 2020.

Registration Deadline: MON. 1/27/20 Do you want to help your students improve their performance on their NRS assessments? Join us and other teachers to learn how Test Practice and Progress Reporting within Prepare for CASAS can help your students improve their test-taking skills, achieve higher test scores, and increase their English language proficiency. Requirements: You must […]

Registration Deadline: TUES. 1/28/20 Learn what research has to say about how adult brains learn a new language, and what how this influences the teaching practices that we use in the language classroom. Engage in discussions with fellow tutors on how we can apply these suggestions while we are helping adult ESL students develop their […]

Registration Deadline: THU. 1/30/20 Join us for continuing support in implementing CCRS at the program and classroom levels! A huge part of implementing the CCRS involves making student thinking visible.  And we can only “see” what students are thinking via what they write or SAY. So, let’s get students talking in intentional, academic ways! In this […]

Registration Deadline (for Cohort): FRI. 11/22/19 The kickoff for this cohort will take place at MDE, Conference Center B, room 16.

Registration Deadline: FRI. 1/31/20 Do you want to learn how to use the data from Student Progress Reports to customize your instruction? If so, join us and other teachers to “Drill into the Details” of BurlingtonEnglish Student Progress Reports. Teachers will learn how to run reports, interpret sample data, and collaborate with other teachers to […]

Registration Deadline:  TUE. 1/28/20 The Adult Diploma Workgroup meeting is for currently operating standard adult high school diploma program staff. Every approved program that has a standard adult diploma program is required to have representation at all workgroup meetings. Registration is from 8:30 to 9:15 AM. If you have questions about the meeting, please contact […]

Registration Deadline: WED. 2/5/20 In this session Heather Turngren and Amanda Headlee of Minneapolis Adult Education will walk you through the basics of using the online learning site MobyMax for ABE distance learning. Learn how to set up classes and students, pull DL hours reports, and help students access the content on their mobile phones.

Registration Deadline: WED. 2/19/20 Join us for the fourth of five Adult Career Pathways (ACP) webinars: Wondering about ways to build strong enrollments, retain students, and increase marketing for your Adult Career Pathways (ACP)? We’re all in this together! Hear from MDE staff and ACP leaders around the state on this important topic. We’ll share […]

Registration Deadline: MON. 2/24/20 This webinar is part of the Standards Integration Cohort and is for Cohort participants only.

Registration Deadline: TUES. 2/25/20 In this workshop, learn about the current state of immigration, including status of refugees and asylees, policies and policy changes that may impact people from Minnesota, facts on how immigration benefits the state economy, as well as other topics. Participants will practice responding to comments about immigrants and refugees using information […]

Registration Deadline: WED. 2/26/20 (NOTE: this is a date change) Wondering how to keep learners from falling asleep in class? Want to get learners up out of their seats and interacting with one another and the material? This in-service will demonstrate techniques and provide activity ideas for increasing student engagement and participation during reading, writing, […]

Registration Deadline: WED. 2/26/20 Dig into a specific English pronunciation feature (word stress, intonation, etc.) and learn how the feature contributes to meaning and intelligibility. Learn about activities that can be used to practice the pronunciation feature in your classroom, and hear from other teachers who have worked with pronunciation instruction. FEATURED TOPIC: Word Stress […]