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.
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 […]
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.
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.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: THU. 1/25/24 NOTE: You must register for EACH day in order to receive the Zoom Join link and Flyer. The Flyer has all of the join links for […]
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: THU. 1/25/24 NOTE: You must register for EACH day in order to receive the Zoom Join link and Flyer. The Flyer has all of the join links for […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Registration Deadline: MON. 2/5/24 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 […]
Registration Deadline: TUE. 2/6/24 In this session, we will go over tools and resources for how you can lead your own student orientations for your class/program when onboarding new students […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Registration Deadline: MON. 2/12/24 Speak with Tess Yuirk, HiSET Adult Education Manager, during this webinar. We will look at testing modalities for student testing, discuss the reasons for test center […]
Registration Deadline: MON. 2/12/24 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 […]
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: TUE. 2/13/24 Looking for some concrete strategies to help your learners access academic language/content in multiple subject areas? Join our four panelists, interact with strategies they use in […]
Registration Deadline: THU. 2/15/24 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 […]
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 […]
Registration Deadline: MON. 2/19/24 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 […]
Registration Deadline: TUE. 2/20/24 In this session, we will take a look at a Burlington English lesson plan paired with an In-Class Lesson. Xue will model how to present different […]
Registration Deadline: TUE. 2/20/24 Decisions, decisions… It’s that time again; planning for the coming school year is upon us! Join your colleagues and state staff for a time of discussion […]
Registration Deadline: TUE. 2/20/24 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 […]
Registration Deadline: WED. 2/21/24 Phonics–the knowledge of the sounds letters make when they are combined to make words–is essential to beginning literacy and beginning level English language instruction. But, many […]
Registration Deadline: THU. 2/22/24 Embracing digital equity, computer companies continue to make efforts to foster an inclusive environment. As users, we must also try to share such technology with students […]
Registration Deadline: FRI. 2/23/24 You don’t need to be a computer expert in order to teach computer skills! Come learn how help students build their digital literacy skills using Northstar […]
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 […]
Registration Deadline: MON. 2/26/24 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 […]
Registration Deadline: TUE. 2/27/24 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: 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 […]
Registration Deadline: WED. 2/28/24 What do welcoming spaces in adult education look like? How can we make sure LGBTQIA+ learners, volunteers and professionals feel they belong? In this session, ABE professionals in the LGBTQIA+ community will invite participants to reflect on and discuss topics of gender and sexuality in ESL/ABE classrooms and instruction. Participants will […]
Registration Deadline: THU. 2/29/24 Are you a teacher? Do you need MORE TIME for prep work, planning, giving feedback to learners, and creating differentiated materials? (If you said “no,” we don’t believe you.) Join this webinar to learn how you can use generative artificial intelligence (A.I.) tools to support all the behind-the-scenes work of teaching. […]
Registration Deadline: FRI. 2/23/24 - Registration is now CLOSED Schedule and session descriptions: PROGRAM FLYER>> If you require ASL Interpretation, contact Gail Rutan at [email protected]. COST: $25/person $15 late fee will be incurred for registrations submitted after 2/23/24 (deadline 2/27/24) PAYMENT: Need to pay for multiple registrations at once? Or need to pay for a registration that […]
Registration Deadline: MON. 3/4/24 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 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: WED. 3/6/24 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: FRI. 2/23/24 To do our work well, educators need to be aware of students’ possible experiences stemming from trauma in a myriad of forms, as well as implications for teaching and learning. In this study circle, a lens of trauma-informed instruction is used to deepen our best practices in working with adult learners […]
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 […]
Registration Deadline: MON. 3/11/24 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 […]
Registration Deadline: TUE. 3/12/24 In this session, we will explore the components of IELCE and IET and breakdown how those components can be found in Burlington English. We will talk about ways to implement them in your class. NOTE: Attendees must have current login credentials for their BE account.
Registration Deadline: TUE. 3/12/24 Join us for an engaging webinar as we explore the revolutionary Microsoft AI Copilot, an AI powered chat tool designed to enhance productivity. As Microsoft plans on integrating Copilot into all its Office software along with the Bing browser and Windows 11 itself, this will be a great opportunity to see […]
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