Events

Registration Deadline: MON. 4/20/20 ABE Teacher Virtual Coffee Break: Classes may be cancelled, but learning isn’t! Join state ABE staff and ATLAS staff on Monday, April 20 at 2:00 p.m. for an informal virtual coffee break!  Let’s discuss ways you are providing instruction in correctional settings (jails & prisons) during these challenging times.  We’ll check […]

Registration Deadline: TUE. 4/21/20 ABE Virtual Coffee Break: Classes may be cancelled, but learning isn’t! Join members of the Distance Learning Team, SPARC, and the Minnesota Department of Education ABE staff on Tuesday, April 21, at 10:00 a.m. to explore strategies for conducting student intake at a distance.  Representatives from several programs will kick off […]

Registration Deadline: TUES. 4/21/20 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 can apply brain-based teaching practices […]

Registration Deadline: TUE. 4/21/20 Join Andrea Echelberger, Patsy Egan, and special guests as we tackle the current puzzle: teaching ESL from a distance!  ESL teachers: Your work is absolutely not what you are used to at the moment, and we are all grieving the loss of normalcy and frequent face-to-face connections with learners.  However, opportunities […]

Registration Deadline: THU. 4/23/20 This workshop will prepare staff who are responsible for the ABE annual report. Topics: Upcoming reporting deadlines Clean up and collect student info Clean up and collect staff info Turn in Tables A, B, 7 & 13 MDE policy changes and SiD reminders

Registration Deadline: THU. 4/23/20 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 can apply brain-based teaching practices […]

NOTICE: This conference has been cancelled by MCTM. The theme of this year's Minnesota Council of Teachers of Mathematics (MCTM) spring conference is 2020 Vision: Looking Back and Moving Forward. The workshops will focus on four main strands: discourse, equity, mathematical mindset, and technology. Come learn from engaging presenters and network with teachers from K-12, […]

Registration Deadline: FRI. 4/24/20 Join Liddy Rich (Harmony ABE), Abby Roza (Ramsey County/Metro East), and Lindsey Cermak (ATLAS) on Friday, April 24 at 9:00 a.m. for a virtual session that was originally offered at the 2020 Language & Literacy Institute. How could numeracy routines further the language objectives in your classroom? Come engage in some numeracy […]

Registration Deadline:  WED. 5/20/20 Join Literacy Minnesota’s Volunteer Outreach and Hotline Manager, Wendy Roberts, and ATLAS Director Patsy Egan on Wednesday, May 20 at 10:00 a.m. for an informal virtual coffee break! Let’s connect during these distanced times and check in about the following: How are you managing to use volunteers right now? What are […]

Registration Deadline: MON. 4/27/20 In this webinar, we will explore how students can practice Navigating Systems by learning how to access vital information, such as how to apply for a Real ID, what the “public charge” rule means, and how to keep up-to-date with COVID-19. By creating simple contextualized activities, teachers can help their students […]