Events

Registration Deadline: NONE; just click the Join Meeting link below Please join us virtually on Friday, October 7, 2022 – 12:30-3:30 pm, for a TABE Implementation Training. This basic, introductory training is designed for new staff and will cover selecting and administering TABE 11&12, interpreting test scores, and measuring student progress. Discussion will focus on […]

Registration Deadline: NONE; just click the Join Meeting link below CASAS offers multiple choice listening tests that add another perspective of understanding your students. This training will dive into the process of administering the Listening Appraisal, and then move on to pretests. Information about using the test results to inform instruction will be provided. Online […]

Registration Deadline: On the day of each webinar in the series Join us for a three-part, hands-on workshop on Language Arts Reading Comprehension, Writing, and Mathematics. This is a “tools you can use” attendee participation presentation with practical examples and strategies for improving test taker pass rates. Part 1 will focus on Reading Comprehension across the […]

Registration Deadline: MON. 10/10/22 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.

Registration Deadline: TUE. 10/11/22 In this session, we will explore different types of engaging activities which you can try with your students in the classroom. Ranging from community building activities to creative writing activities, and listening activities to speaking activities! You'll be able to take away ideas and add them to your teacher toolbox.

Registration Deadline: TUE. 10/11/22 Research shows that explicitly teaching a set of comprehension strategies is a great way to help intermediate-level readers maximize their understanding of texts. Come learn a handful of great comprehension tools that will help students develop critical thinking skills and comprehension skills.

Registration Deadline: WED. 10/12/22 Promotional Flyer – Feel free to download the flyer and forward to your colleagues! Join us as we take a moment to refresh on key components of CCRS Foundations! This webinar is for any teacher, coordinator, administrator, or program leader who would like to brush up on their CCRS Foundations knowledge. […]

Registration Deadline: THU. 10/13/22 Hundreds of refugees from Afghanistan now call Minnesota home and many have shown up in adult education classrooms around the state. Join this session to gain essential background knowledge in order to intersect your own culture with that of Afghan learners. The session will include information on Afghan history, culture, language […]

Registration Deadline: MON. 10/17/22 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: TUE. 10/18/22 You will be able to join Xue’s open office hour to come with any questions or issues that you have. If you need help with a technical issue, Xue will be able to walk you through and train you in how to resolve the issue. If you need teaching tips or […]

Registration Deadline: TUE. 10/18/22 Teaching word parts (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: WED. 10/19/22 Teaching and tutoring very beginning level ESL readers can be intimidating for volunteers and professional teachers alike. Attend this in-person workshop 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.

Registration Deadline: MON. 10/24/22 Katie Janis from Edmentum will provide a training on using Exact Path for diagnostic assessments and individualized Learning Paths in reading, language arts, and math. Exact Path is a relatively new feature that is now available for all Minnesota adult education teachers using the state-supported Edmentum (Plato) account for distance learning.

Registration Deadline: MON. 10/24/22 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: TUE. 10/25/22 In this session, we will learn how to use the My Portfolio feature in Core. We will also go over best practices for Writing activities. NOTE: Attendees must have current login credentials for their BE account.  

Registration Deadline: WED. 10/26/22 While most in our society take the ability to write for granted, it can be laborious for ESL learners with little experience with this skill. Attend this webinar to learn about and try out engaging, interactive activities for English Language Learners in Beginning Literacy and Beginning level classes. Ideas for in-person, […]

Registration Deadline: TUE. 11/1/22 In this session, we will explore the speech and pronunciation features in Burlington English. We will go over the Speech Trainer, speech in the Vocabulary Practice, and the tutorials. NOTE: Attendees must have current login credentials for their BE account.

Registration Deadline: TUE. 11/1/22 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.

Registration Deadline: WED. 11/2/22 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 […]

Registration Deadline: THU. 11/3/22 Local workforce development boards are currently working on redoing their MOUs and IFAs with WIOA required partners. Come learn more about these documents and the role of ABE in this work. Presenters include: Jeanna Fortney, Director of the Minnesota Association of Workforce Boards and Juanita Borton, CareerForce Systems Operations Coordinator at […]

Registration Deadline: THU. 11/3/22 Don't teach a math class? No problem! This session will go over a few numeracy routines that you can use in your classroom no matter what content you teach. Come experience some math-y ways of taking attendance, talking about the weather, and building graphic literacy. These activities will not only address […]

Registration Deadline: TUE. 11/8/22 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.

Registration Deadline: TUE. 11/8/22 In this session, we will have an overview of how to use Progress and also go over the reports feature. We will go through helpful tips on how to increase student usage. NOTE: Attendees must have current login credentials for their BE account.

Registration Deadline: WED. 11/9/22 English pronunciation is a challenge for teachers and learners alike! In order for learners to be able to add the features of English pronunciation to their speaking toolbox, they need explicit instruction so that they can hear and produce the target sounds and rhythms. In this in-person training, learn about techniques […]

Registration Deadline: THU. 11/03/22 Any staff person with a leadership role in a Minnesota Adult Education program is invited to attend this year's in-person Fall Managers' Meeting. Each Minnesota ABE consortium is expected to send at least one representative to this workshop. We cannot provide food or materials if you register after Thursday, November 3. […]

Registration Deadline: THU. 11/10/22 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 teach? And which words are the most important? What strategies are best for helping students learn new words? How do you get students to make […]

Registration Deadline: MON. 11/14/22 Katie Janis from Edmentum will provide training for teachers who are getting started or want to review how to use Edmentum (Plato) Courseware and Exact Path for distance learning.

Registration Deadline: MON. 11/14/22 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.

Registration Deadline: TUE. 11/15/22 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: TUE. 11/15/22 “Both literacy and numeracy are critical skills for adults in order to fully engage in their communities.”  This statement is part of the official stance of MN Adult Education.  Yet reading and writing often receive faaaaar more attention in the classroom by teachers and students alike! Most adult educators are more […]

Registration Deadline: FRI. 11/11/22 Please joint us virtually for the Support Services Conference on Thursday, November 17 and Friday, November 18, 2022! Thursday, November 17 will feature a CASAS Implementation Training (9:00 to 12:00) and a TABE Implementation Training (12:30 to 3:30). These trainings are intended for all staff who are new to ABE and […]

Registration Deadline: FRI. 11/18/22 Teaching word parts (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. 11/21/22 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 open up, many learners have chosen to continue to learn in an online environment. Join this session to prepare yourself for the basics of online tutoring and […]

Registration Deadline: TUE. 11/22/22 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: TUE. 11/22/22 You will be able to join Xue’s open office hour to come with any questions or issues that you have. If you need help with a technical issue, Xue will be able to walk you through and train you in how to resolve the issue. If you need teaching tips or […]

Registration Deadlines: on the day of each webinar in the series Join us for a three-part, hands-on workshop on Language Arts Reading Comprehension, Writing, and Mathematics. This is a “tools you can use” attendee participation presentation with practical examples and strategies for improving test taker pass rates. Part 1 will focus on Reading Comprehension across the […]

Registration Deadline: TUE. 11/29/22 Join ATLAS and ABE professionals around Minnesota for the first of three career-cluster networking sessions. Each webinar will have a primary facilitator to guide discussions and networking in specific career clusters that include: Community Interpreter Training (CIT) Education: ParaPro and Child Development Associate (CDA) Information Technology (IT): Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) […]

Registration Deadline: TUE. 11/29/22 Attend this training to learn about the new BASE SEL (social and emotional learning) courses for Minnesota Adult Education. Courses are available for learners as well as for staff and cover a wide variety of topics, including: Mindfulness Motivation Anxiety LGBTQIA issues Digital Citizenship and Safety Suicide Awareness and Prevention These […]

Mark your calendar NOW, for this school year's online ABE-Dev Ed Affinity Group meetings.  Attendees are provided two meeting options to discuss the same content, allowing for greater practitioner engagement.  The upcoming meeting options are: Thursday, December 1 (2-3:15pm) or Friday, December 2 (10-11:15am) Thursday, January 19 (2-3:15pm) or Friday, January 20 (10-11:15am) Thursday, March […]

Registration Deadline: THU. 12/1/22 Did you know that algebraic reasoning starts in CCRS Level A?! Come experience a routine (Always, Sometimes, Never) that creates space for students to reason mathematically and justify their thinking, while “doing algebra”! In this webinar, you will get to participate in rich math conversations and exercise your algebraic reasoning skills. […]

Registration Deadline: THU. 12/1/22  The Volunteer Management Conference (VMC) is a one-day professional development opportunity that brings together Adult Basic Education staff who work with volunteers: coordinators, teachers and managers alike. This year, the conference will be virtual, on Zoom. Some of the topics that will be offered include: Risk Management: Supporting Successful Volunteer Assignments Using […]

Mark your calendar NOW, for this school year's online ABE-Dev Ed Affinity Group meetings.  Attendees are provided two meeting options to discuss the same content, allowing for greater practitioner engagement.  The upcoming meeting options are: Thursday, December 1 (2-3:15pm) or Friday, December 2 (10-11:15am) Thursday, January 19 (2-3:15pm) or Friday, January 20 (10-11:15am) Thursday, March […]