Registration Deadline: TUE. 8/11/26 Venue: Online (see details below) Save the date for Literacy Action Network's annual Summer Institute 2026. More information to come!

Registration Deadline: MON. 8/17/26 Venue: Online (see details below) Participants learn how to apply teaching practices that support language and skill development for all learners. These practices include ensuring that instruction is learner centered, using an appropriate level of teacher talk and delivering error correction.

Registration Deadline: FRI. 8/21/26 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: MON. 8/24/26 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.

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 Friday, August 28, between 9:30-10:30am, for the inaugural virtual "ATLAS Lounge." This first office hour is dedicated to language teaching, and Patsy will be […]

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, August 31, between 2:00 - 3:00 pm. This office hour is dedicated to Transitions, and Carly will be sipping coffee, awaiting a conversation with […]

Registration Deadline: WED. 9/2/26 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: WED. 9/9/26 Venue: Online (see details below) Presenters: Carly Voshell (ATLAS), Sonji Davis (Office of New Americans) and additional panelists  The Recredentialing Pathways (RCP) assists internationally trained professionals reconnect with careers in Minnesota by recognizing the education and experience they earned outside the United States. Since launching in December 2025, the pilot has […]

Registration Deadline: WED. 9/9/26 Venue: Online (see details below) Participants learn about Adult Basic Education programming in Minnesota, demographics of learners, instructional content standards as well as initial and on-going assessment. This session wraps up with learner motivations, barriers and persistence.

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 Friday, September 11, between 9:30 and 10:30 am. This office hour is dedicated to those new to ABE, and Lindsey will be sipping coffee, awaiting […]

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, September 14, between 2:00-3:00 pm. This office hour is dedicated to Language & Literacy, and Kristine will be sipping coffee, awaiting a conversation with […]

Registration Deadline: MON. 9/14/26 Venue: Online (see details below) Many of us were taught that students learn best when instruction matches their "learning style." In this webinar, we’ll take a closer look at where that idea came from, why it stuck, and what research actually tells us. We’ll explore how learning‑style labels can end up […]

Registration Deadline: WED. 9/16/26 Venue: Online (see details below) WebChat with MN ABE is a webinar discussion led by state ABE staff from the Minnesota Department of Education. WebChat webinars provide updates from the state ABE office on new and emerging issues and an opportunity for local ABE staff to ask questions and provide information […]

Registration Deadline: WED. 9/16/26 Venue: Online (see details below) 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 […]

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, September 21, between 2:00 and 3:00 pm. This office hour is dedicated to those who are users of CALM (Curriculum for Adults Learning Math), […]

Registration Deadline: WED. 9/23/26 Venue: Online (see details below) Participants learn how to apply teaching practices that support language and skill development for all learners. These practices include ensuring that instruction is learner centered, using an appropriate level of teacher talk and delivering error correction.

Registration Deadline: WED. 9/30/26 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.

Registration Deadline: WED. 10/28/26 Venue: Online (see details below) Purpose: To strengthen partnerships between Adult Education and two-year colleges so underprepared adult learners experience seamless transitions, comprehensive support, and greater success in postsecondary education.  The Affinity Group meetings bring together ABE educators, college faculty, deans, and administrators. Through collaborative discussions, participants explore effective partnership strategies […]

Registration Deadline: THU. 10/29/26 Venue: Online (see details below) Purpose: To strengthen partnerships between Adult Education and two-year colleges so underprepared adult learners experience seamless transitions, comprehensive support, and greater success in postsecondary education.  The Affinity Group meetings bring together ABE educators, college faculty, deans, and administrators. Through collaborative discussions, participants explore effective partnership strategies […]

Registration Deadline: WED. 11/1/26 Venue: Online (see details below) Join your state trainers virtually at the Support Staff pre-conference for a CASAS Implementation training. This training provides an overview of the approved CASAS tests. It will cover selection and administration of the appropriate CASAS test, interpretation of test scores, and measurement of student progress. This […]

Registration Deadline: WED. 11/11/26 Venue: Online (see details below) Join your state trainers virtually for a TABE Implementation training. This training provides an overview of approved TABE tests. It will cover selection and administration of the appropriate level test, interpretation of test scores, and measurement of student progress. This training is geared toward newer users […]

Registration Deadline: WED. 11/11/26 Venue: Online (see details below) SW ABE, the Minnesota Department of Education, and SPARC collaborate to offer an annual statewide conference for support professionals. The full-day virtual general conference, held on Friday, November 13, will include an update from our state ABE director and other state ABE staff, as well as […]

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 Friday, December 4, between 9:30 and 10:30 am. This office hour is dedicated to those who are users of CALM (Curriculum for Adults Learning Math), […]