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Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Recorded Webinar Training – DEADLINE

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Registration Deadline: EXTENDED - FRI. 12/15/23 Universal Design for Learning is an approach that minimizes barriers and maximizes learning for all students. Based on scientific insights into how humans learn, UDL can help refine why you teach, what you teach and how you teach. Training details: Recorded UDL Webinar Access to the recording will be […]

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Reading Activities for Beginning Literacy and Beginning English Language Learners

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Registration Deadline: FRI. 12/15/23 Teaching and tutoring very beginning level ESL readers can be intimidating for volunteers and professional teachers alike. Attend this webinar to get practical activities and ideas for one-on-one, remote and in-person instruction with tech and no-tech options. Leave feeling ready to provide your learners with meaningful and effective reading activities.

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More than Alphabet Soup: ACES/TIF 2.0 Lessons and Strategies (Part 1)

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Registration Deadline: THU. 1/11/24 Event Description: All the many Adult Education acronyms can feel like swimming in alphabet soup! Join Stephanie Sommers and Carly Voshell to learn more about ACES (Academic, Career and Employability Skills), which are part of the MN ABE Content Standards, and the TIF (Transitions Integration Framework). We will explore 2023 TIF […]

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Working with Literacy and Beginning Level ESL Learners

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Registration Deadline: FRI. 1/12/24 Learners with limited English and literacy skills have unique needs for in-person and remote instruction. Participants will learn best practices and tips for success at this level. They'll also get several ideas for routines, activities and resources to use in their classes and tutoring sessions.

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Volunteer Core Training Module 2: Understanding Adult Learners

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Registration Deadline: WED. 1/17/24 Participants develop their personal cultural awareness and learn how expectations around school culture shape how people teach and learn. Guiding principles for effectively delivering instruction to adults are also covered. Finally, participants increase their sensitivity to the challenges of learning English and developing literacy as an adult.

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Tips and Strategies for Online Instruction

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Registration Deadline: MON. 1/22/24 During the early days of the pandemic, remote instruction was a necessary evil that many begrudgingly endured. But as the options for in-person instruction opened up, many learners chose to continue to learn in an online environment. Join this session to learn and see modeled tips and strategies for teaching and […]

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Developing and Practicing Reading Fluency

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Registration Deadline: TUE. 1/23/24 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 Meet, Teams or any other […]

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Event Series HSE Testing Coffee Talk Series

HSE Testing Coffee Talk Series

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Registration Deadline: Register up to the date of each Coffee Talk. This past year, we have added a new option to our testing services, making us a two-test state. We have had and continue to need help with connectivity issues, online proctoring, scheduling availability, student identifications, accommodation issues, etc.  This series is intended to begin […]

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Update ABE Hotline information on SiD

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Registration deadline: WED. 1/24/24 If you're a new program coordinator or teacher, or just need a refresher on updating your program classes and information, this training is for you! Literacy Minnesota is partnering up with SiD to show you how to update the your information in SiD. he hotline page is an essential resource as […]

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Understanding the Somali People: History, Culture and Migration to Minnesota Presented by CAIR-MN

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Registration Deadline: TUE. 1/30/24 Presenter: Jaylani Hussein is currently the executive director of the Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN). Hussein worked as the Community Liaison Officer at Metro State University and as a Planner for the Minnesota Department of Agriculture. In 2013, he created Zeila Consultants to develop and offer cross-cultural training […]

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DevEd-ABE Partner Affinity Group Meeting

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No registration necessary: Contact Russ Fraenkel, [email protected], to receive the direct Zoom link. February 2024 dates: February 1 from 2:00-3:15pm February 2 from 10:00-11:15am NOTE: The meetings on February 1 and 2 cover the same topics.  Participants have the option to attend either one of the similar sessions. All are welcome to participate in the […]

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Teaching Intermediate Alphabetics

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Registration Deadline: THU. 2/1/24 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.

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DevEd-ABE Partner Affinity Group Meeting

Online

No registration necessary: Contact Russ Fraenkel, [email protected], to receive the direct Zoom link. February 2024 dates: February 1 from 2:00-3:15pm February 2 from 10:00-11:15am NOTE: The meetings on February 1 and 2 cover the same topics.  Participants have the option to attend either one of the similar sessions. All are welcome to participate in the […]

Free
Event Series Antiracist Praxis Study Circle

Antiracist Praxis Study Circle

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Application deadline: FRI. 1/19/24 Many of us have heard the terms antiracist and DEI (diversity, equity and inclusion), but how do we actually implement these large frameworks into our adult English classrooms? This study circle goes beyond defining antiracism and explores how the research around Translanguaging by Ofelia García and Culturally Responsive Teaching by Zaretta […]

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Dyscalculia in the Math Classroom

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Registration Deadline: TUE. 2/6/2024 Suspect you have a student with a math learning disability? Join us for this session on dyscalculia, a specific learning disability that makes numerical reasoning and […]

WebChat with MDE

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Registration Deadline: WED. 2/7/24 If you need ASL interpretation for this event, please contact Wendy Her at [email protected] by Monday, January 29, 2024. Web Chat with MN ABE is a […]

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Teaching Reading Vocabulary Remotely or In Person

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Registration Deadline: WED. 2/7/24 Vocabulary is everyone’s favorite reading component! And helping students master reading vocabulary is a key to helping them master comprehension. But how many words should you […]

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Essential Zoom Skills for Online Instruction

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Registration Deadline: FRI. 2/9/24 Join this hands-on session to learn and practice essential Zoom skills for the virtual classroom that may not be in your repertoire if your experience with […]

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