Responding to Community Trauma in the Classroom (Part 2 of 2)
2021-09-16 16:00 - 17:30, 2021-09-23 16:00 - 17:30, 2021-09-30 16:00 - 17:30, 2021-10-07 16:00 - 17:30, 2021-10-14 16:00 - 17:30 (America/Chicago) | Online
Registration Deadline: THU. 5/27/21
NOTE: If you were unable to attend Part 1 (on May 20), please watch the recording prior to this meeting.
The second part of the training will consist of small group discussions led by ABE teachers that will focus on adapting the practices for adult classrooms to better serve ABE learners of all backgrounds and levels.
If you require ASL Interpretation, please contact Gail Rutan at grutan01@hamline.edu

Volunteer Foundations Training – Core Training Module 2: Understanding Adult Learners
2021-09-16 18:30 - 20:30
Registration Deadline: THU. 9/16/21
Participants develop their personal cultural awareness and learn how expectations around school culture shape how people teach and learn. Motivations and barriers to learning are also covered, as well as guiding principles for effectively delivering instruction to adults. Participants also increase their sensitivity to the challenges of learning English/developing literacy as an adult.
Learn more about Literacy Minnesota’s Volunteer Foundations Training at https://www.literacymn.org/volunteer-foundations-training.

Help Students Become College Ready with EdReady
2021-09-17 13:00 - 14:15
Registration Deadline: TUE. 9/14/21
EdReady™ lets your students assess readiness for college math and English, see target options, and get personalized study paths to fill in knowledge gaps. This training will give an overview of the EdReady platform and discuss recent changes as well as review reporting steps.

MN Lunch & Learn: Using Progress to Engage Students
2021-09-21 12:30 - 13:15
Registration Deadline: TUE. 9/21/21
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.

Web Chat with MNABE
2021-09-22 13:00 - 14:30
Registration Deadline: WED. 9/22/21
Web Chat with MNABE 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 the Minnesota.
Topics will include:

Meet Neill Allard (they/them), new adult education team member at MDE
Local fall programming updates
Update on the Contact Hour Working Group
COVID Exemption update
Minnesota’s High School Equivalency Assessments
Upcoming PD opportunities
Fiscal/finance reminders
2022 federal competition (Adult Education and IELCE)
Partner updates & transitions
Questions from participants

For those unable to participate, Web Chats are recorded and posted on the Literacy Action Network website

I Hear You! Effective Listening Instruction for English Language Learners
2021-09-22 18:30 - 20:30
Registration Deadline: WED. 9/22/21
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 are used for each one. Participants will leave with ideas for listening tasks that can be used in remote or in-person instruction.

Volunteer Foundations Training – Core Training Module 3: Instructional Best Practices: Working with Learners
2021-09-23 18:30 - 20:30
Registration Deadline: THU. 9/23/21
Participants learn how to apply teaching practices that support language and skill development for all learners. These practices include checking comprehension of all learners, using an appropriate level of teacher talk, delivering error correction and feedback, facilitating learner questions, and ensuring that instruction is learner centered.
Learn more about Literacy Minnesota’s Volunteer Foundations Training at https://www.literacymn.org/volunteer-foundations-training.

Math Institute 2021 - Virtual Event
2021-09-24 08:45 - 15:00
Registration Deadline: FRI. 9/24/21
If you require ASL Interpretation, please contact Gail Rutan at grutan01@hamline.edu
Whether you are an experienced math teacher or just beginning the journey of incorporating numeracy into your core classes, Math Institute 2021 is for you!
The focus of this year’s Math Institute is coherence. How do I help my students successfully engage with higher level standards? What math concepts are foundational to understanding CCRS C, D, and even E level math? What math can I incorporate into my ELL classes that will help my students succeed in achieving high school equivalency or college entry later on?
Elizabeth Peyser, a national director of content and implementation at Curriculum Associates, specializes in interpreting mathematical content progressions of the Common Core State Standards, on which the CCRS was based.
In the morning, Elizabeth will lead us through two content progressions and give us time to “play” with the math ourselves. She will address proportional thinking with Moving Beyond Cross-Multiply and Divide and the common frustration of fractions with Fraction Computation on Number Lines.
Then, in the afternoon, we will offer concurrent sessions led by MN practitioners to help us wrestle with, question, digest, and apply what we have learned to our specific contexts.
This is definitely a virtual event you will NOT want to miss!
Schedule for the Day:
8:40 am – Join meeting and test your sound – Use your Registration Link in confirmation email
8:45 – 10:30 Welcome & Keynote Workshop: Fraction Computation on Number Lines, Elizabeth Peyser Number lines are a lovely sense-making model from early elementary to secondary mathematics, but often the construction and understanding are a bit elusive to students and educators! Join us for hands-on learning to build and use this important tool. Participants will experience and practice the strategies to add, subtract, multiply, and divide fractions using number lines. Digital tools and hands-on manipulatives will be explored.
10:30 – 10:45 am Break
10:45 – 12:30 pm Keynote Workshop: Moving Beyond Cross Multiply & Divide, Elizabeth Peyser – Many adults have difficulty with ratio and proportional understanding. Cross multiply and divide gets answers, but does not produce ratio reasoning. We will explore several visual models that help with ratio understanding, develop proportional reasoning and connect to linear algebra.
12:30 – 1:15 pm Lunch Break
1:15 – 2:00 pm Concurrent Session 1(Choose one)
a) Session #1 – Formative Assessment: Moving Beyond Cross Multiply & Divide, Facilitators: Mark Trushkowsky, CUNY Adult Literacy and HSE Program and Katy Chiqui, Minneapolis ABE – In this session, we will focus on the content from the morning’s session Moving Beyond Cross Multiply and Divide. Specifically, we will analyze student work samples for understanding of the content presented in the problems. Facilitators will share a framework with guiding questions for utilizing student work in order to make strategic instructional decisions. Come to this session if you want to apply what you learned during Liz Peyser’s workshop!
(b) Session #2 – Formative Assessment – Fraction Computation on Number Lines, Facilitator: Lindsey Pust, ATLAS Numeracy Coordinator – In this session, we will focus on the content from the morning’s session Fraction Computation on Number Lines. Specifically, we will analyze student work samples for understanding of the content presented in the problems. Facilitators will share a framework with guiding questions for utilizing student work in order to make strategic instructional decisions. Come to this session if you want to apply what you learned during Liz Peyser’s workshop!
(c) Session #3 – Reflection on the Arcs – Moving Beyond Cross Multiply & Divide, Facilitators: Tom Kroeger, Roseville Adult Learning Center and Marcie Vaiphei, SPPS – Hubbs – This is a great session for those who want to pause and reflect on the morning’s session Moving Beyond Cross Multiply and Divide. We will spend time deepening our understanding of the content progression of this arc, asking clarification questions about the content and practicing articulating the connection between the different stages of this content progression.
(d) Session #4 – Reflection on the Arcs – Fraction Computation on Number Lines, Facilitators: Andy Albee, Robbinsdale Adult Academic Program and Justine Hill, DOC: MCF-Faribault – This is a great session for those who want to pause and reflect on the morning’s session Fraction Computation on Number Lines. We will spend time deepening our understanding of the content progression of this arc, asking clarification questions about the content and practicing articulating the connection between the different stages of this content progression.
2:00 – 2:15 pm – Break
2:15 – 3:00 pm – Concurrent Session 2 (Choose one) – Repeat of all 4 sessions

How to Help Students Navigate the U.S. Immigration System
2021-09-27 10:00 - 12:00
Registration Deadline: MON. 9/27/21
The U.S. immigration system is complex, and it impacts the lives of many learners in adult education. In the first part of this interactive two-hour webinar, attorney Erin Schutte Wadzinski will provide a general overview of immigration law and answer your questions about the complexities of the U.S. federal immigration system. In the second hour, Erin will share guidance on how teachers, volunteers and community members can support immigrants as they navigate their personal immigration journey.

SiD Fall Focus: Solving Common Data Problems
2021-09-28 09:00 - 10:30
Registration Deadline: TUE. 9/28/21
Target audience: data entry staff
During the session we plan to cover:

the expiring Covid Exemption and how to find students who need an NRS test
data cleanup and common problem areas
the latest updates and breaking news

We’ll take your questions during the Q & A segment at the end.

MN Lunch & Learn with Burlington English: Prepare for CASAS Part 1
2021-09-28 12:30 - 13:15
Registration Deadline: TUE. 9/28/21
In this session, we will have an overview of the Prepare for CASAS tile and explore the functions of the In-Class Lessons.
NOTE: Attendees must have current login credentials for their BE account.

ABE-DevEd Affinity Group
2021-09-30 14:00 - 15:15, 2021-10-01 10:00 - 11:15
Registration Deadline: NONE; please click the Join Zoom link below to join on the day of the meeting:

JOIN ZOOM (the passcode is Partners!)

The ABE-DevEd Affinity Group was established in academic year 2020-21 and will continue in 2021-22, meeting via Zoom. The group consists of Minn State (Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system) faculty and staff, ABE teachers and administrators currently engaged in DevEd classroom partnerships, and educators with an interest to establish successful partnerships.
The group shares effective practices, including the creation of a partnership toolkit, and discusses topics of common interest. The intent of the collaborative work is to increase the quality and quantity of partnerships to improve Dev Ed student outcomes and help students to advance to credit-bearing courses in the most expedient fashion, having gained the confidence and competence to move forward with their higher education goals. This statewide effort is led and funded by the Northwest Transitions Region.
Note: The Affinity Group meeting schedule for 2021-22 includes 5 sessions starting in late September and ending in late April. Each of the five sessions offers two options (same topics) – one on Thursday from 2:00-3:15 pm and one on Friday from 10:00-11:15 am – as follows:

Session One – Sep. 30 or Oct. 1
Session Two – Nov. 18 or 19
Session Three – Jan. 13 or 14
Session Four – Mar. 3 or 4
Session Five – Apr. 21 or 29

In all cases, use this JOIN ZOOM link to join the meeting; the passcode is Partners!
Interested in more Information? Contact Russ Fraenkel, Regional Transitions Coordinator, at rwfraenkel@gmail.com

Volunteer Foundations Training – Core Training Module 4: Instructional Best Practices: Working with Materials
2021-09-30 18:30 - 20:30
Registration Deadline: THU. 9/30/21
Participants learn about the types of materials that they may be working with, including prepared texts and realia. Participants also learn about the practice of explicit instruction, how to effectively give instructions, and suggestions for extending worksheets to maximize understanding and practice.
Learn more about Literacy Minnesota’s Volunteer Foundations Training at https://www.literacymn.org/volunteer-foundations-training.

MN Lunch & Learn with Burlington English: Prepare for CASAS Part 2
2021-10-05 12:30 - 13:15
Registration Deadline: TUE. 10/5/21
In this session, we will go over the Student Lessons in the Prepare for CASAS tile and the test modes for student’s test practice.
NOTE: Attendees must have current login credentials for their BE account.

MobyMax: New and Refresher Training
2021-10-05 14:00 - 15:15
Registration Deadline: NONE; please click the Join Webinar link below to join on the day of the webinar:
JOIN WEBINAR
New to MobyMax or need a refresher? In this webinar, we’ll go over the basics of this state-supported distance learning platform. We’ll dive into registering students and sharing them with other teachers, communicating login information and checking in with students, adjusting curriculum settings, and navigating the MobyMax website for helpful resources. Bring your questions!

Volunteer Foundations Training - Core Training Module 1: Overview of MN Adult Education & Program Accountability
2021-10-06 18:30 - 20:30
Registration Deadline: WED. 10/6/21
Participants learn about Adult Basic Education programming in Minnesota, demographics of learners, instructional content standards, initial and on-going assessment and other accountability measures.
Learn more about Literacy Minnesota’s Volunteer Foundations Training at https://www.literacymn.org/volunteer-foundations-training.

Volunteer Foundations Training - Core Training Module 1: Overview of MN Adult Education & Program Accountability
2021-10-07 09:00 - 11:00
Registration Deadline: THU. 10/7/21
Participants learn about Adult Basic Education programming in Minnesota, demographics of learners, instructional content standards, initial and on-going assessment and other accountability measures.
Learn more about Literacy Minnesota’s Volunteer Foundations Training at https://www.literacymn.org/volunteer-foundations-training.

CCRS 2021: Time to Refresh!
2021-10-07 14:00 - 16:00
Registration Deadline: THU. 10/7/21
CCRS may not have been one of your top priorities during the past 18 months, but join us to re-engage with this work in a refreshing and energizing way. CCRS leaders will share updates and great new strategies around ELA, math, and ELLs and discuss program coaching opportunities for the coming year.
If you require ASL Interpretation, please contact Gail Rutan at grutan01@hamline.edu

So How’s It Goin’ Out There? Supporting & Supervising Staff at a Distance
2021-10-11 12:30 - 13:30
Registration Deadline: MON. 10/11/21
This webinar kicks off our ABE Administrators Webinar Series this year! We are pleased to be offering more targeted support to those coordinating, managing, and otherwise leading adult education programs in Minnesota. Join us to talk about a pressing concern: supporting and supervising staff from a distance! While some programs are able to see their teachers in-person regularly, others continue to teach remotely, or they work at different buildings and sites than their staff members. How can administrators continue to monitor and strengthen all the work happening in their programs, even when they are far away? Join us to learn more and to share your insights!

MN Lunch & Learn with Burlington English: Prepare for CASAS Part 3
2021-10-12 12:30 - 13:15
Registration Deadline: TUE. 10/12/21
In this session, we will go over how to set practice tests for students and also interpret data from the test results.
NOTE: Attendees must have current login credentials for their BE account.

MCIS Fall ABE Training Session One - Set Up and Navigation
2021-10-13 13:00 - 15:00
Registration Deadline: WED. 10/13/21 by 1:00pm
The Minnesota Career Information System (MCIS) is a comprehensive online resource for self-exploration and career and college readiness. Session One is on Set Up and Navigation; it will cover setting up student accounts and navigating major components on the student side (assessments, occupations, education, employment).
Once registered, you will receive a reminder email 24 hours before the session begins.

One Room Schoolhouse Webinar: Supporting ELLs in the Multilevel Classroom
2021-10-13 15:00 - 16:30
Registration Deadline: WED. 10/13/21
Does your one-room schoolhouse classroom include English Language Learners? Do you teach multiple levels of ELLs in one class? (Don’t we ALL do this?) Join us to learn and share strategies for supporting all learners in your class as they engage with rigorous content.

Volunteer Foundations Training – Core Training Module 2: Understanding Adult Learners
2021-10-13 18:30 - 20:30
Registration Deadline: WED. 10/13/21
Participants develop their personal cultural awareness and learn how expectations around school culture shape how people teach and learn. Motivations and barriers to learning are also covered, as well as guiding principles for effectively delivering instruction to adults. Participants also increase their sensitivity to the challenges of learning English/developing literacy as an adult.
Learn more about Literacy Minnesota’s Volunteer Foundations Training at https://www.literacymn.org/volunteer-foundations-training.

Volunteer Foundations Training – Core Training Module 2: Understanding Adult Learners
2021-10-14 10:00 - 12:00
Registration Deadline: THU. 10/14/21
Participants develop their personal cultural awareness and learn how expectations around school culture shape how people teach and learn. Motivations and barriers to learning are also covered, as well as guiding principles for effectively delivering instruction to adults. Participants also increase their sensitivity to the challenges of learning English/developing literacy as an adult.
Learn more about Literacy Minnesota’s Volunteer Foundations Training at https://www.literacymn.org/volunteer-foundations-training.

MCIS Fall ABE Training Session Two - Implementation
2021-10-14 13:00 - 15:00
Registration Deadline: THU. 10/14/21 by 1:00pm
The Minnesota Career Information System (MCIS) is a comprehensive online resource for self-exploration and career and college readiness. Session Two is on Implementation; it will cover Curriculum, Checklists, Personal Education Plan, and support resources for students and staff.
Once registered, you will receive a reminder email 24 hours before the session begins.
