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: 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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 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: 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 identify authentic learning tasks that English learners encounter daily, try out a variety of listening activities across multiple levels, and discuss which explicit listening strategies […]

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 adult education have developed can form a foundation for a learning community grounded in curiosity and compassion. Incorporating healing-centered routines and instructional practices in the […]

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 MSGs. Participants will hear from a panel of local ABE managers and workplace literacy partners who will share real-world examples of how programs launch, grow, […]

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 learning. Come learn from your peers about the activities and resources that they and their learners have loved. Audience: Teachers and volunteers who are using […]

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 available to registrants after the conference. Venue: Online (see details below) The Volunteer Management Conference (VMC) is a one-day professional development opportunity that brings together […]

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 of texts. Come learn a handful of great comprehension tools that will help students develop critical thinking skills and comprehension skills.

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 […]

Registration Deadline: FRI. 1/9/26 Venue: Online (see details below) 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 […]

Registration Deadline: TUE. 1/13/26 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.

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: WED. 1/14/26 Paraprofessionals play a vital role in classrooms, supporting student learning and fostering inclusive, effective instruction. This interactive webinar will explore the essential skills needed to succeed as a paraprofessional and how Adult Basic Education programs can help learners build those skills. Using content standards integration as a framework, we’ll examine key […]

Registration Deadline: FRI. 1/16/26 Venue: Online (see details below) The Support Staff Online Coffee Break Series begins the year 2026 with Jenny Schlukebier (SiD) and Rachel Stiglitz (Ramsey County Correctional Facility) talking about the important aspects of Social Security number collection and explaining why the information is so important to MN ABE. You will gain […]

Registration Deadline: TUE. 1/20/26 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 […]

Registration Deadline: WED. 1/21/26 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: THU. 1/22/26 Venue: Online (see details below) Are you or your program making a quick pivot to online, hybrid, or HyFlex instruction? Join this webinar for some just-in-time guidance and resources to help you get started with (or restart) distance and remote instruction. You’ll have the opportunity to ask questions of members of […]

Registration Deadline: TUE. 1/27/26 Venue: Online (see details below) Join us for an in-depth webinar about how to set up classes in SiD. We’ll cover the basics of creating, duplicating, and removing classes. We’ll also dig into how to build specialty classes like IET, Workplace, and Distance Learning. If you’re new to the process of […]

Registration Deadline: TUE. 1/27/26 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: THU. 1/29/26 IMPORTANT NOTE: You must register for EACH day you plan to attend! FLYER (Final Agenda) PROGRAM SCHEDULE (Complete Session Descriptions) COMING SOON! If you require ASL Interpretation, contact Gail Rutan at [email protected] GENERAL SESSIONS:  General Session A: Designing for Difference: Scaffolds that Support Adult Learners’ Voice and Choice, presented by Jayme […]

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: FRI. 1/30/26 IMPORTANT NOTE: You must register for EACH day you plan to attend! FLYER (Final Agenda) PROGRAM SCHEDULE (Complete Session Descriptions) COMING SOON! If you require ASL Interpretation, contact Gail Rutan at [email protected] GENERAL SESSIONS:  General Session: From Academic Language to the Language of Access: History, Harm, and New Possibilities in Adult […]

Registration Deadline: WED. 2/4/26 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: FRI. 2/6/26 Venue: Online (see details below) From Worthington to Grand Marais, programs using BurlingtonEnglish across Minnesota are successfully navigating any instructional model. Join us to learn how programs are using BE, and how we can support you in your pivot. Presented by: Kathleen Moriarty: ABE Supervisor, Metro North Liv Musel-Staloch: Lead Teacher, […]

Registration Deadline: FRI. 2/6/26 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: WED. 2/11/26 Venue: Online (see details below) Are you currently teaching or volunteering in an online or hybrid/HyFlex class? Is your current class pivoting to online instruction? Join this session to learn about common technology issues and basic skills you will need to support learners in Zoom or Google Meet. We will also […]

Registration Deadline: THU. 2/12/26 Venue: Online (see details below) This webinar series is a follow-up to the Online & HyFlex Teaching Foundations workshop offered as a pre-conference session at the 2025 Summer Institute. All staff and volunteers who are involved with online or HyFlex classes are invited to attend. These webinars will be interactive and […]

Registration Deadline: THU. 2/12/26 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 of texts. Come learn a handful of great comprehension tools that will help students develop critical thinking skills and comprehension skills.

Registration Deadline: MON. 2/16/26 Venue: Online (see details below) 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 […]

Registration Deadline: WED. 2/18/26 Venue: Online (see details below) WebChat with MN ABE is a webinar discussion led by state ABE staff from the Minnesota Department of Education. Web Chat 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 to […]

Registration Deadline: WED. 2/18/26 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 […]

Registration Deadline: FRI. 2/20/26 Venue: Online (see details below) The Support Staff Online Coffee Break Series continues with Linda Keller and Marty Olsen, both state CASAS trainers, sharing about the new Minnesota Remote Assessment Hub and explaining how your program can take advantage of this opportunity. They will explain how the Hub works, the responsibilities […]

Registration Deadline: TUE. 2/24/26 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 […]

The retreat will now be held at Hamline University in St. Paul. Registration is now through Eventbrite.  See this tutorial for questions about registration. Registration Deadline: FRI. 2/20/26 Take a break from the daily fires and join fellow ABE Managers for a day designed to reconnect, reflect, and re-energize. The upcoming Manager Retreat will focus […]

Registration Deadline: MON. 3/9/26 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.

Registration Deadline: TUE. 3/10/26 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: THU. 3/12/26 Venue: Online (see details below) This webinar series is a follow-up to the Online & HyFlex Teaching Foundations workshop offered as a pre-conference session at the 2025 Summer Institute. All staff and volunteers who are involved with online or HyFlex classes are invited to attend. These webinars will be interactive and […]

Registration Deadline: MON. 3/16/26 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 […]

Registration Deadline: FRI. 3/20/26 Venue: Online (see details below) Did you know that you can use TOPSpro Enterprise to pull content standards and competency reports based on both CASAS etests and paper tests, and you can do this for individuals and whole classes? Our next Coffee Break will show you how to do this in […]

Registration Deadline: FRI. 3/20/26 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 of texts. Come learn a handful of great comprehension tools that will help students develop critical thinking skills and comprehension skills.

Registration Deadline: MON. 3/23/26 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: THU. 3/26/26 Venue: Online (see details below) The Adult Literacy Hotline helps connect learners to ABE programs across the state—but referrals are just one part of our work. In this session, Caspian from Literacy MN will explain how to see what kinds of requests are coming from your area, how we support outreach […]

Registration Deadline: MON. 3/30/26 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. 4/1/26 Venue: Online (see details below) 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 […]

Registration Deadline: TUE. 4/7/26 When content is relevant and impacts students' lives beyond basic skills, engagement soars. Their interest becomes the scaffolding that lifts them to higher levels of complexity. Come learn about a FREE source of powerful, student-written stories in multiple levels and formats. The Change Agent provides inspiring content with standards-aligned activities: reading […]

Registration Deadline: MON. 4/13/26 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: FRI. 4/17/26 What? A statewide virtual conference on Friday, April 17! See complete flyer for the program with all workshop titles and descriptions HERE. Where? Anywhere! This event is virtual. Why? To catch timely, informative sessions (including re-licensure areas) from your colleagues across Minnesota Adult Education. AGENDA (FULL FLYER HERE) 8:30-9:00 - Welcome […]

Registration Deadline: TUE. 4/28/26 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: TUE. 4/28/26 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.

Registration Deadline: THU. 4/30/26 Venue: Online (see details below) Time to get your SiD data in shape—no last-minute scrambling required. Join us for a webinar on preparing your Contact Hours Year data for your consortium’s 25–26 Annual ABE Grant Application submission. We’ll cover key steps to help you review your data, make updates, and head […]

Registration Deadline: THU. 4/30/26 Venue: Online (see details below) Developing community and creating opportunities for engagement are essential ingredients for a successful learning experience. But what does this look like in an English language class where there are multiple languages spoken and/or people at the very beginning of their language learning journey? In this training, […]

Registration Deadline: MON. 4/20/26 (Hotel reservation deadline through ATLAS has now passed) See full agenda here! FLYER FOR SOUTH REGIONAL 2026 LOCATION: Country Inn & Suites by Radisson, Mankato Hotel and Conference Center, 1900 Premier Dr, Mankato, MN 56001 Are you traveling over 50 miles to the South Regional Event? You are eligible for a […]

Registration Deadline: FRI. 5/1/26 Venue: Online (see details below) Effective pronunciation instruction that prioritizes intelligibility can greatly support learners both inside and outside the classroom. Yet, many teachers struggle to identify which pronunciation features to focus on and how to seamlessly integrate them into their lessons. This session will help participants refine their pronunciation diagnostic […]

Registration Deadline: TUE. 5/5/26 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 […]

Registration Deadline: WED. 5/6/26 Venue: Online (see details below) WebChat with MN ABE is a webinar discussion led by state ABE staff from the Minnesota Department of Education. Web Chat 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 to […]

Registration Deadline: FRI. 5/8/26 Venue: Online (see details below) English language classrooms feature a wide variety of educational backgrounds, abilities, and learning preferences, which contributes to a multilevel dynamic. This training will highlight promising teaching practices for supporting learners who need additional support, learners who move ahead quickly, and everyone in between. Participants will see […]

CSI - Content Standards Integration - A new professional learning cohort, coming fall 2026! The new Content Standards Integration (CSI) Cohort invites adult educators to explore how CCRS, TIF, and Northstar can work together within meaningful, contextualized instruction. Come to this informational meeting to learn what the upcoming (2026-2027) CSI cohort is all about and […]

Registration Deadline: MON. 5/11/26 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 of texts. Come learn a handful of great comprehension tools that will help students develop critical thinking skills and comprehension skills.

Registration Deadline: TUE. 5/12/26 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. 5/15/26 Venue: Online (see details below) The Support Staff Online Coffee Break Series continues with Susan Wetenkamp-Brandt and Elizabeth Bennett sharing about using AI and explaining how your program can take advantage of this technology to analyze your data. For more information, contact Chrysti Nielsen – [email protected]

Registration Deadline: TUE. 5/19/26 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. 5/27/26 Venue: Online (see details below) 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 […]

Registration Deadline: FRI. 5/29/26 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 […]

Registration Deadline: THU. 6/11/26 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: TUE. 6/16/26 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 digital literacy skills using Northstar Digital Literacy. In the webinar, participants will learn: The features of Northstar Digital Literacy. How to help learners navigate Northstar […]

Registration Deadline: THU. 6/18/26 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: THU. 6/25/26 Venue: Online (see details below) It’s almost time to wrap up the 25-26 NRS Program year! Join us as we review the reports due to MDE and share practical tips to help ensure your SiD data is accurate, complete, and ready for the August submission. We'll also cover changes that go […]

Registration Deadline: FRI. 6/26/26 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. 7/22/26 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 […]