Registration Deadline: THU. 11/6/25 How does trauma show up in our organizations? Trauma is not only an individual’s experience or responsibility, but an organizational pattern that can be perpetuated in schools and programs. This webinar presented by frequent ATLAS speaker Lucille Amis Rosario explores the types and signs of organizational trauma, including patterns like parallel […]

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: FRI. 11/7/25 Keynote Talk: Math is Figuroutable! Keynote Speaker: Pamela Weber Harris Pamela Weber Harris is changing the way we view and teach mathematics. She is the author of several books, including Numeracy Problems Strings K-5, Developing Mathematical Reasoning, and Building Powerful Numeracy. As a mom, a former high school math teacher, university […]

Registration Deadline: FRI. 11/7/25 Venue: Online (see details below) Do you work with an adult learner or a class of learners who are just beginning to read and write? Tutoring literacy level adult ESL learners has unique rewards and challenges. There are very few textbooks aimed at this level, and it can be difficult to […]

Registration Deadline: TUE. 11/18/25 Venue: Online (see details below) AI Crash Course 2025 November 4, 11, 18 @ 3:00pm - 4:00pm This FREE webinar series is open to all adult education staff and volunteers. Please register for the series and attend the sessions that work for your schedule. Session 1: What is AI? What are […]

Registration Deadline: WED. 11/12/25 Venue: Online (see details below) Participants will engage in a couple of classroom activities to experience scaffolding, checking comprehension and the gradual release of responsibility. These aspects of teaching and tutoring are then defined, explained further and participants get opportunities to practice them.

Conference Details & Information Venue: Online (see details below) SPARC, along with the Minnesota Department of Education and SW ABE, sponsors an annual statewide conference for support professionals. Day one features CASAS and TABE Implementation Training. Day two is a full day of conference sessions. The day will feature ABE update from our state ABE […]

Registration Deadline: WED. 11/12/25 Venue: Online (see details below) SPARC, along with the Minnesota Department of Education and SW ABE, sponsors an annual statewide conference for support professionals. Day one features CASAS and TABE Implementation Training. Day two is a full day of conference sessions. The day will feature ABE update from our state ABE […]

Registration Deadline: FRI. 11/14/25 Venue: Online (see details below) Come and review the important role of fluency in reading instruction. We will discuss the three key components of reading fluency and look at a variety of activities tutors and teachers can try. We will talk about the mechanics of doing fluency practice via Zoom, Google […]

Registration Deadline: MON. 11/17/25 Venue: Online (see details below) Teaching intermediate alphabetics (syllables, prefixes, suffixes, root words) is a great way to help students build their decoding and comprehension skills. Come learn a variety of fun and easy-to-use routines and activities for helping intermediate-level readers develop these important tools.

Registration Deadline: TUE. 11/18/25 Venue: Online (see details below) If you manage Ellii classes and learner accounts, run Ellii participation reports for DL hours, or otherwise support learners and teachers using Ellii for distance learning, then this session is for you! We’ll talk about some successes and failures we’ve encountered so far; share some tips, […]

Registration Deadline: TUE. 11/18/25 Venue: Online (see details below) AI Crash Course 2025 November 4, 11, 18 @ 3:00pm - 4:00pm This FREE webinar series is open to all adult […]

Registration Deadline: THU. 11/20/25 Venue: Online (see details below) Come learn how explicit listening instruction builds a foundation for literacy skills and fosters independence for language learners. This workshop will […]

Registration Deadline: FRI. 12/5/25 Venue: Online (see details below) You don’t need to be a computer expert in order to teach computer skills! Come learn how help students build their […]

Registration Deadline: MON. 12/8/25 For many learners and teachers, stress and trauma can seem like insurmountable barriers to developing academic skills. However, the resilience and empathy that many people in […]

Registration Deadline: TUE. 12/9/25 Getting Started with Workplace Literacy is a two-hour webinar designed to introduce the foundations of Workplace Education, including key terms such as program definitions, milestones, and […]

Registration Deadline: WED. 12/10/25 Venue: Online (see details below) In this session, we’ll showcase examples of how Minnesota adult education teachers are using Ellii in their classes and for distance […]

Registration Deadline: THU. 12/11/25 Cost: FREE for participants in Minnesota and Wisconsin; $25 for participants outside of Minnesota or Wisconsin. Registration is not refundable, but recordings and materials will be […]

Registration Deadline: MON. 12/15/25 Venue: Online (see details below) Research shows that explicitly teaching a set of comprehension strategies is a great way to help intermediate-level readers maximize their understanding […]

Registration Deadline: THU. 12/18/25 Venue: Online (see details below) Learn what research has to say about how adult brains learn a new language, how trauma and stress impact learning, and how this influences the teaching practices that we use in the language classroom. Participants will leave the webinar with suggestions for ways teachers and tutors […]