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SUMMARY:Phonics in Adult ESL: Recommendations\, Activities and Resources
DESCRIPTION:Registration Deadline: WED. 3/29/23 \nPhonics–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 teachers and tutors lack the knowledge\, confidence and resources to teach the topic. Attend this session to learn why phonics instruction is important and leave with several ideas for phonics activities and resources to bring back to your teaching and tutoring sessions. \nThis session will be most useful to tutors and teachers working with beginning literacy\, low beginning and high beginning English language learners.
URL:https://atlasabe.org/event/phonics-in-adult-esl-recommendations-activities-and-resources-032923/
LOCATION:Online
ORGANIZER;CN="Literacy Minnesota":MAILTO:email@literacymn.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230328T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230328T203000
DTSTAMP:20260403T155206
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SUMMARY:Comprehension Strategies for Intermediate-Level Readers
DESCRIPTION:Registration Deadline: TUE. 3/28/23 \nResearch 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.
URL:https://atlasabe.org/event/comprehension-strategies-for-intermediate-level-readers-032823/
LOCATION:Online
ORGANIZER;CN="Literacy Minnesota":MAILTO:email@literacymn.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230324T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230324T150000
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SUMMARY:Trauma-Informed Teaching Practices for Adult Learners
DESCRIPTION:Registration Deadline: FRI. 3/24/23 \nLearning new languages and skills as an adult is a challenge for most people\, and that challenge grows when trauma and stress are present. Trauma and chronic stress can come in many forms\, and impact people’s ability to learn new skills and process information in a variety of different ways. In this webinar\, learn how stress and trauma can manifest in the adult education classroom\, and learn about healing-centered teaching practices that can help to support positive learning behaviors and increase retention and learner comfort.
URL:https://atlasabe.org/event/trauma-informed-teaching-practices-for-adult-learners-032423/
LOCATION:Online
ORGANIZER;CN="Literacy Minnesota":MAILTO:email@literacymn.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230321T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230321T150000
DTSTAMP:20260403T155206
CREATED:20230105T204252Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230320T162853Z
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SUMMARY:ACES Webinars "TIFty Tuesdays": Creating More Diverse and Equitable ABE Classrooms
DESCRIPTION:Registration Deadline: TUE. 3/21/23 \nComing in winter and spring 2023\, please join us for three webinars that will help MN ABE practitioners become more familiar with the newly updated TIF. We will look at the new lesson plans and ACES Routines and explore some great resources. These webinars will be an opportunity for ABE teachers and administrators to learn about the changes to ACES/TIF and connect with others who have been involved in this work. ACES/TIF is one of the three sets of MN ABE Content Standards\, and you won’t want to miss out on getting some fresh ideas for bringing these critical Transitions skills into your classroom. \nOn March 21\, ACES Coordinator Stephanie Sommers will be joined by two special guests: Sudie Whalen\, the LINCS (Literacy Information and Communication System) director of online learning\, and Cydnee Sanders\, MA TESOL\, whose previous work in this area includes developing the Antiracist Praxis Study Circle for ATLAS. Cydnee is currently a Fulbright Scholar in South Africa\, where she is continuing her education in antiracist teaching. \nIn addition to learning from our special guests\, webinar participants will have the opportunity to look at newly updated TIF 2.0 lessons in two categories.
URL:https://atlasabe.org/event/aces-webinars-tiffy-tuesdays-032123/
LOCATION:Online
ORGANIZER;CN="ATLAS":MAILTO:lpust01@hamline.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230320T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230320T163000
DTSTAMP:20260403T155206
CREATED:20221014T163456Z
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SUMMARY:Text Complexity: What? Why? How? (rescheduled from February 9)
DESCRIPTION:Registration Deadline: MON. 3/20/23 \nLet’s spend a bit of time together talking about text complexity! What is it\, and why is it important for our students? We’ll talk about pre-teaching with complex texts and about effective scaffolds to make these texts accessible to students. We’ll also talk about text sets\, including what they are and how to build them to help students engage with complex texts\, collect evidence and build knowledge around an essential question.
URL:https://atlasabe.org/event/ccrs-ta-webinar-020923/
LOCATION:Online
ORGANIZER;CN="ATLAS":MAILTO:lpust01@hamline.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230317T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230317T143000
DTSTAMP:20260403T155206
CREATED:20230109T205039Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230131T155910Z
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SUMMARY:EBRI Webinar Series - 4 of 6
DESCRIPTION:Registration Deadline: FRI. 3/17/23 \nIf you require ASL interpretation\, please contact Gail Rutan \nJoin Marn Frank this winter and spring for the EBRI Webinar Series! There are 6 webinars\, each on Friday from 1:00-2:30pm CST. Participants may choose to attend some or all of the webinars. \nThis 6-part series of webinars will provide the background of Evidence-Based Reading Instruction or EBRI\, tools and processes for assessing readers’ strengths and weaknesses\, crucial skills for all four reading components\, and practitioner-tried routines for teaching them across ABE and ESL levels. The meetings focus on the following topics or questions: \n\nMarch 17 – Webinar 4: What are evidence-based incentives\, routines\, and resources for teaching vocabulary (Tier 1-3 word knowledge) across ABE and ESL levels?\n\nREGISTER for Webinar 4 >>\n\n\nApril 14 – Webinar 5: What are evidence-based incentives\, routines\, and resources for teaching fluency (text accuracy\, rate\, and prosody) across ABE and ESL levels?\n\nREGISTER for Webinar 5 >>\n\n\nMay 5 – Webinar 6: What are evidence-based incentives\, routines\, and resources for teaching comprehension (text engagement strategies) across ABE and ESL levels?\n\nREGISTER for Webinar 6 >>\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://atlasabe.org/event/ebri-webinar-series-4-of-6/
LOCATION:Online
ORGANIZER;CN="ATLAS":MAILTO:lpust01@hamline.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230314T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230314T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T155206
CREATED:20220919T140820Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230314T145751Z
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SUMMARY:Be Rational! Get Real! An Exploration of Number Categories
DESCRIPTION:Registration Deadline: TUE. 3/14/2023 \nbrokrek\, CC0\, via Wikimedia Commons\nIn this webinar\, we will be investigating what makes a number fit into a particular category (Counting\, Whole\, Integer\, Rational\, Irrational\, Real – We will not be covering Imaginary or Complex). The focus will be on the common characteristics of numbers in different categories\, including the reason for rules that we have for operations with integers and how we know that irrational numbers are irrational.  We will see a few ways that ℼ was estimated and will talk about how accurate we really need to be with ℼ.  Let’s play on ℼ day! \nCCRS Connection: Students are asked to work with formulas involving ℼ in levels D and E. Deepening our own understanding of numbers – and specifically ℼ – will only enhance our teaching as we help students prepare for HSE diplomas. PLUS students all the way from level A to level E need an understanding of number categories! \nIf you require ASL Interpretation\, please contact Gail Rutan at grutan01@hamline.edu.
URL:https://atlasabe.org/event/math-content-webinar-031423/
LOCATION:Online
ORGANIZER;CN="ATLAS":MAILTO:lpust01@hamline.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230314T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230314T131500
DTSTAMP:20260403T155206
CREATED:20230123T215611Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230123T215611Z
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SUMMARY:Burlington English Lunch and Learn: Using the Prepare for CASAS/Test Prep Tool to Increase MSGs
DESCRIPTION:Registration Deadline: TUE. 3/14/23 \nIn this session\, we will explore the functions of the Prepare for CASAS/Test Prep tool and tie it back to how you can use this into your curriculum to help increase your student’s CASAS scores to make measurable skill gains. We will go over the In-Class lessons targeted for competency topics\, explore student testing tools\, and navigate how you can interpret the test data. \nNOTE: Attendees must have current login credentials for their BE account.
URL:https://atlasabe.org/event/burlington-english-lunch-and-learn-using-the-prepare-for-casas-test-prep-tool-to-increase-msgs-031423/
LOCATION:Online
ORGANIZER;CN="Burlington English":MAILTO:info@BurlingtonEnglish.us
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230313T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230313T120000
DTSTAMP:20260403T155206
CREATED:20230214T152048Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230214T152048Z
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SUMMARY:Understanding and Interrupting Microaggressions
DESCRIPTION:Registration Deadline: MON. 3/13/23 \nThis class will expose how institutional racism and stereotypes can lead to microaggressions. The session will provide learners with a framework for understanding\, identifying and disrupting microaggressions. Participants will be introduced to the various types of microaggressions and how to use interventions to promote safer and more equitable environments. \nLearning objectives: \n\nArticulate the connection between institutional racism and microaggressions.\nExamine the connection between white privilege and white fragility and microaggressions.\nUnderstand the different types of microaggressions.\nDevelop interventions for disrupting microaggressions.
URL:https://atlasabe.org/event/understanding-and-interrupting-microaggressions/
LOCATION:Online
ORGANIZER;CN="Literacy Minnesota":MAILTO:email@literacymn.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230307T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230307T131500
DTSTAMP:20260403T155206
CREATED:20230123T215655Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230123T215655Z
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SUMMARY:Burlington English Lunch and Learn: Xue's Office Hour
DESCRIPTION:Registration Deadline: TUE. 3/7/23 \nYou 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 strategies\, we can brainstorm in this session. If you need training in a specific area of Burlington English\, Xue will be able to help you navigate through the features.
URL:https://atlasabe.org/event/burlington-english-lunch-and-learn-xues-office-hour-030723/
LOCATION:Online
ORGANIZER;CN="Burlington English":MAILTO:info@BurlingtonEnglish.us
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230303T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230303T143000
DTSTAMP:20260403T155206
CREATED:20230109T204812Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230131T155821Z
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SUMMARY:EBRI Webinar Series - 3 of 6
DESCRIPTION:Registration Deadline: FRI. 3/3/23 \nIf you require ASL interpretation\, please contact Gail Rutan \nJoin Marn Frank this winter and spring for the EBRI Webinar Series! There are 6 webinars\, each on Friday from 1:00-2:30pm CST. Participants may choose to attend some or all of the webinars. \nThis 6-part series of webinars will provide the background of Evidence-Based Reading Instruction or EBRI\, tools and processes for assessing readers’ strengths and weaknesses\, crucial skills for all four reading components\, and practitioner-tried routines for teaching them across ABE and ESL levels. The meetings focus on the following topics or questions: \n\nMarch 3 – Webinar 3: What are evidence-based incentives\, routines\, and resources for teaching alphabetics (phonics and multisyllabic word decoding) across ABE and ESL levels?\n\nREGISTER for Webinar 3 >>\n\n\nMarch 17 – Webinar 4: What are evidence-based incentives\, routines\, and resources for teaching vocabulary (Tier 1-3 word knowledge) across ABE and ESL levels?\n\nREGISTER for Webinar 4 >>\n\n\nApril 14 – Webinar 5: What are evidence-based incentives\, routines\, and resources for teaching fluency (text accuracy\, rate\, and prosody) across ABE and ESL levels?\n\nREGISTER for Webinar 5 >>\n\n\nMay 5 – Webinar 6: What are evidence-based incentives\, routines\, and resources for teaching comprehension (text engagement strategies) across ABE and ESL levels?\n\nREGISTER for Webinar 6 >>\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://atlasabe.org/event/ebri-webinar-series-3-of-6/
LOCATION:Online
ORGANIZER;CN="ATLAS":MAILTO:lpust01@hamline.edu
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230228T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230228T150000
DTSTAMP:20260403T155206
CREATED:20230105T202710Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230113T232610Z
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SUMMARY:ACES Webinars "TIFfy Tuesdays" - Using Instructional Routines to Support ACES/TIF
DESCRIPTION:Registration Deadline: TUE. 2/28/23 \nIn this webinar\, we will look at using routines to support the development of ACES/TIF skills. Participants will have a chance to learn about some new ACES routines that were developed as part of the TIF 2.0 initiative and hear from a teacher who is successfully implementing them in her classroom. We will also be joined by Andrea Echelberger\, who will talk about how routines can be an integral part of trauma-informed teaching. Join us for a look at how implementing instructional routines can benefit both teachers and learners and leave with ideas that you can put to use during your next class session.
URL:https://atlasabe.org/event/aces-webinars-tiffy-tuesdays-022823/
LOCATION:Online
ORGANIZER;CN="ATLAS":MAILTO:lpust01@hamline.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230228T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230228T131500
DTSTAMP:20260403T155206
CREATED:20230123T214502Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230123T232222Z
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SUMMARY:Burlington English Lunch and Learn: Modeling an In-Class Lesson
DESCRIPTION:Registration Deadline: TUE. 2/28/23 \nIn 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 strategies for how to complete the activities and how you might complete them in your classroom. Feel free to come with questions and problems you’ve been experiencing and we can brainstorm how you might overcome them! \nNOTE: Attendees must have current login credentials for their BE account.
URL:https://atlasabe.org/event/burlington-english-lunch-and-learn-modeling-an-in-class-lesson/
LOCATION:Online
ORGANIZER;CN="Burlington English":MAILTO:info@BurlingtonEnglish.us
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230227T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230227T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T155206
CREATED:20230207T222108Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230220T180815Z
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SUMMARY:ABE Best Practice Briefs Webinar
DESCRIPTION:Registration Deadline: MON. 2/27/23 \nLearn about best practices in the adult ed field in Minnesota and how you can promote ABE programming! MDE worked with the Minnesota Association of Workforce Boards to develop three briefs which detail successful practices utilizing: \n\nAdult Career Pathways\nIntegrated Education and Training\nWorkplace Literacy\n\nThese briefs can be helpful tools for you promote your programming\, develop partnerships\, and advocate for ABE to legislators and stakeholders.
URL:https://atlasabe.org/event/abe-best-practice-briefs-webinar/
LOCATION:Online
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ORGANIZER;CN="Minnesota Association of Workforce Boards":MAILTO:cduin@mncounties.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230224T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230224T150000
DTSTAMP:20260403T155206
CREATED:20221214T221611Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221214T221611Z
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SUMMARY:Reading Activities for Beginning Literacy and Beginning English Language Learners
DESCRIPTION:Registration Deadline: FRI. 2/24/23 \nTeaching 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.
URL:https://atlasabe.org/event/reading-activities-for-beginning-literacy-and-beginning-english-language-learners-022423/
LOCATION:Online
ORGANIZER;CN="Literacy Minnesota":MAILTO:email@literacymn.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230224T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230224T143000
DTSTAMP:20260403T155206
CREATED:20230109T204129Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230131T155805Z
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SUMMARY:EBRI Webinar Series - 2 of 6
DESCRIPTION:Registration Deadline: FRI. 2/24/23 \nIf you require ASL interpretation\, please contact Gail Rutan \nJoin Marn Frank this winter and spring for the EBRI Webinar Series! There are 6 webinars\, each on Friday from 1:00-2:30pm CST. Participants may choose to attend some or all of the webinars. \nThis 6-part series of webinars will provide the background of Evidence-Based Reading Instruction or EBRI\, tools and processes for assessing readers’ strengths and weaknesses\, crucial skills for all four reading components\, and practitioner-tried routines for teaching them across ABE and ESL levels. The meetings focus on the following topics or questions: \n\nFebruary 24 – Webinar 2: What is the value of diagnostic reading assessment (DRA)? What are the purposes and processes for assessing word reading skills\, phonics knowledge\, fluency and comprehension levels? How are the results used to plan effective reading instruction?\n\nREGISTER for Webinar 2 >>\n\n\nMarch 3 – Webinar 3: What are evidence-based incentives\, routines\, and resources for teaching alphabetics (phonics and multisyllabic word decoding) across ABE and ESL levels?\n\nREGISTER for Webinar 3 >>\n\n\nMarch 17 – Webinar 4: What are evidence-based incentives\, routines\, and resources for teaching vocabulary (Tier 1-3 word knowledge) across ABE and ESL levels?\n\nREGISTER for Webinar 4 >>\n\n\nApril 14 – Webinar 5: What are evidence-based incentives\, routines\, and resources for teaching fluency (text accuracy\, rate\, and prosody) across ABE and ESL levels?\n\nREGISTER for Webinar 5 >>\n\n\nMay 5 – Webinar 6: What are evidence-based incentives\, routines\, and resources for teaching comprehension (text engagement strategies) across ABE and ESL levels?\n\nREGISTER for Webinar 6 >>\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://atlasabe.org/event/ebri-webinar-series-2-of-6/
LOCATION:Online
ORGANIZER;CN="ATLAS":MAILTO:lpust01@hamline.edu
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230224T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230224T120000
DTSTAMP:20260403T155206
CREATED:20230102T161054Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230210T144942Z
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SUMMARY:PELSB Cultural Competency Training - PART 2
DESCRIPTION:Registration Deadline: THU. 2/9/23 \nYou MUST attend and register for BOTH February 10 and February 24 \nRegister for February 10 >> \nIf you require ASL Interpretation\, please contact Gail Rutan at grutan01@hamline.edu \n\nEligibility: Minnesota adult education practitioners only \n\nThis Cultural Competency training is only open to Minnesota adult educators. Our apologies if you are located outside of Minnesota! Please note that you are welcome to access our Cultural Competency resource library.\n\nTraining Description: \nFacilitated by Dr. Rose Wan-Mui Chu and Andrea Echelberger\, this online PELSB-approved competency training is aligned to state statute and provides Minnesota adult educators the opportunity to engage in dialogue\, activities\, and reflective practices to increase their cultural awareness and competency. The training also takes a deeper look at the role race equity plays in creating culturally responsive classroom teaching and learning spaces. \nPer MN Statutes 122A.181 and 122A.182\, and MN Administrative Rule 8710.7100\, every teacher in Minnesota who is seeking relicensure needs to complete the cultural competency training requirement. This PELSB-approved cultural competency training is aligned to MN Administrative Rule 8710.0310 Subpart 1D. \nNote: This is a two-part training taking place via Zoom from 8:30 am – 12:00 pm on BOTH February 10 and February 24. You must attend both days in full to meet the PELSB requirement. The training will not be recorded. \n\n \nDr. Rose Wan-Mui Chu has dedicated her professional life to the tireless pursuit of education equity and excellence for children and youth. Rose brings almost 30 years of rich and diverse cross-sector experiences. \nFounder and President of Plum Blossom Strategy LLC\, Dr. Chu is an experienced educator and consultant\, a fierce advocate for elevating\, demystifying and strengthening the teaching profession. Rose has a diverse professional portfolio: such as designing and facilitating community engagement activities or Minnesota state-approved Cultural Competency Training for educators\, supporting community based organizations in youth development efforts\, and being a thought partner for organizational leaders on systems thinking and systems change. \nA first generation immigrant from Hong Kong and a first generation college graduate\, Rose’s original Industrial Engineering background and work experience\, coupled with her most honored role as a classroom teacher have continued to ground her life’s work in educational reform and transformation. She is professor emerita at Metropolitan State University​\, where she has previously been a faculty and department chair at the Urban Teacher Program. Rose also held executive leadership positions as Assistant Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Education\, and as interim Dean of Urban Education at Metropolitan State University. \nRose was elected to the school board of the Roseville Area Schools and began her first term in January 2020.. \n\n \nIn 2004\, Andrea Echelberger began a two-year AmeriCorps position in St. Paul teaching adult refugees and immigrants English\, and she’s never looked back. Throughout her teaching career\, she has worked with a wide variety of cultural backgrounds and language levels\, and while she’s loved every class that she’s taught\, literacy level learners are her favorite group to teach. After five years of teaching with Literacy Minnesota\, she left in 2013 to work with the U.S. English Language Fellowship program in Phnom Penh\, Cambodia.  Andrea returned in the fall of 2015 to take up a position teaching the Basic English Class at the Open Door Learning Center – Lake Street. In 2016\, Andrea became the ESL Training Coordinator at Literacy Minnesota\, where she conducts interactive and engaging professional development for Minnesota teachers and tutors. She received her MAESL from Hamline University and holds an ABE Minnesota Teaching License from the University of Minnesota. \nAndrea is continuously humbled and inspired by the lessons and stories that she hears from her learners every day\, and is passionate about helping the people that she works with develop their voices in English so that they and their families are able to thrive in Minnesota.
URL:https://atlasabe.org/event/pelsb-cultural-competency-training-part-2-2023/
LOCATION:Online
ORGANIZER;CN="ATLAS":MAILTO:lpust01@hamline.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230221T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230221T140000
DTSTAMP:20260403T155206
CREATED:20221019T153728Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230104T233552Z
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SUMMARY:Making it Work: 5 Creative Programming Solutions from Adult Ed Managers Across the State
DESCRIPTION:Registration Deadline: TUE. 2/21/22 \nJoin us for a time of sharing creative approaches to programming challenges! Not only will you hear 5 amazing tips from adult education managers across the state\, but we will also have space for YOU to share your creative programming solutions with US. This is a webinar you won’t want to miss!
URL:https://atlasabe.org/event/administrator-webinar-3/
LOCATION:Online
ORGANIZER;CN="ATLAS":MAILTO:lpust01@hamline.edu
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230216T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230216T120000
DTSTAMP:20260403T155206
CREATED:20221214T220643Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221214T220643Z
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SUMMARY:Remote Instruction: Realities\, Recommendations and Essential Zoom Skills
DESCRIPTION:Registration Deadline: THU. 2/16/23 \nDuring 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 instruction. We’ll face the sometimes difficult realities\, find solutions and practice essential Zoom skills for the classroom that may not be in your repertoire\, if your experience with the platform is limited to meetings with friends and colleagues at work.
URL:https://atlasabe.org/event/remote-instruction-realities-recommendations-and-essential-zoom-skills-021623/
LOCATION:Online
ORGANIZER;CN="Literacy Minnesota":MAILTO:email@literacymn.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230216T084500
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230216T123000
DTSTAMP:20260403T155206
CREATED:20221024T204656Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230316T150326Z
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SUMMARY:Improving Student Dev Ed Outcomes Through Highly Effective Partnerships with Adult Basic Education
DESCRIPTION:Registration Deadline: THU. 2/16/23 \n\nView the FULL SYMPOSIUM PROGRAM with session descriptions\nPlease pass along this PROMOTIONAL FLYER to anyone interested!\nAccess additional Dev Ed/ABE Partnership resources\n\n\nNEW: Access the presenter materials and session recordings here!\n\nThis is the first live\, virtual Dev Ed/ABE Partnership Symposium\, providing an opportunity for developmental education and adult education practitioners statewide to exchange ideas and learn from one another. Whether you are deeply invested in an existing partnership\, or newly inquiring about starting one\, the Symposium offers sessions for everyone. You will hear from hard-working college and ABE practitioners about their evidence-based practices leading to improved course pass rates\, increased student confidence and persistence\, and decreased time to credit-bearing courses. \n \nA Sampling of the Sessions \n\nStarting and Sustaining a Dev Ed/ABE Partnership\nPartnering for Developmental Ed Reading and Writing\nA College’s Perspective on the Value of an ABE Partnership\nPartnering for Developmental Ed Math Courses\nThe Value of a Partnership Navigator\nAnd hear from Minnesota State Administrators on the Dev Ed redesign efforts underway including investigating the co-req format\, and what’s next for Math Pathways\n\nWho is the Symposium for? \nThe Symposium is well suited for ABE instructors\, college faculty\, counselors\, navigators\, deans and college administrators\, ABE program managers and regional directors\, and anyone charged with measuring Dev Ed student outcomes or responsible for managing Dev Ed programs. \nNow more than ever\, as Dev Ed is undergoing redesign across the state\, this Symposium provides a space to come together to generate ideas for how college and ABE practitioners\, going forward\, can continue to work together to provide students most in need of academic support\, the best learning experience possible. \nWhere can I learn more? \nFor more resources and information on creating and sustaining Dev Ed/ABE partnerships\, check out the Dev Ed/ABE Partnerships page on this website.
URL:https://atlasabe.org/event/developmental-education-symposium-2023/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230215T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230215T203000
DTSTAMP:20260403T155206
CREATED:20230102T210839Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230102T210839Z
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SUMMARY:How Adult Brains Learn Languages
DESCRIPTION:Registration Deadline: WED. 2/15/23 \nLearn 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 as we are helping adult ESL students develop their language skills.
URL:https://atlasabe.org/event/how-adult-brains-learn-languages-3/
LOCATION:Online
ORGANIZER;CN="Literacy Minnesota":MAILTO:email@literacymn.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230214T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230214T131500
DTSTAMP:20260403T155206
CREATED:20230123T213955Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230123T213955Z
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SUMMARY:Burlington English Lunch and Learn: Xue's Office Hour
DESCRIPTION:Registration Deadline: TUE. 2/14/23 \nYou 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 strategies\, we can brainstorm in this session. If you need training in a specific area of Burlington English\, Xue will be able to help you navigate through the features.
URL:https://atlasabe.org/event/burlington-english-lunch-and-learn-xues-office-hour/
LOCATION:Online
ORGANIZER;CN="Burlington English":MAILTO:info@BurlingtonEnglish.us
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230214T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230214T110000
DTSTAMP:20260403T155206
CREATED:20230105T154953Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230105T154953Z
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SUMMARY:What Every Program Manager Should Know about SiD Data Oversight
DESCRIPTION:Registration Deadline: TUE. 2/14/23 \nWho it’s for: ABE program managers and coordinators who supervise data entry staff \nIf you’re not working in SiD regularly\, it can be hard to know whether your program data is on track. In this 1 hour session\, we’ll go over a few important SiD items to review and how to check your own database. Then you can rest assured your ABE info is accurately recorded. \nTopics: classes\, attendance\, MSGs\, and people records
URL:https://atlasabe.org/event/what-every-program-manager-should-know-about-sid-data-oversight/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230210T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230210T150000
DTSTAMP:20260403T155206
CREATED:20221121T232342Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221121T232342Z
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SUMMARY:Solidarity Not Charity: Challenging the White Savior Complex in Adult Education
DESCRIPTION:Registration Deadline: FRI. 2/10/23 \nWhat is “white saviorism” and how does it show up in adult education? During this session\, participants will explore a shared definition of the term “white savior complex.” We will strategize ways to address this concept both in the context of working with adult learners and on a personal level. Through the use of educational anecdotes\, scenarios\, and personal introspection\, participants will consider how perspectives on this topic have evolved in recent years and the impact of white savior complex on our learners.
URL:https://atlasabe.org/event/solidarity-not-charity-challenging-the-white-savior-complex-in-adult-education/
LOCATION:Online
ORGANIZER;CN="Literacy Minnesota":MAILTO:email@literacymn.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230210T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230210T143000
DTSTAMP:20260403T155206
CREATED:20230109T203816Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230113T220631Z
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SUMMARY:EBRI Webinar Series - 1 of 6
DESCRIPTION:Registration Deadline: FRI. 2/10/23 \nIf you require ASL interpretation\, please contact Gail Rutan \nJoin Marn Frank this winter and spring for the EBRI Webinar Series! There are 6 webinars\, each on Friday from 1:00-2:30pm CST. Participants may choose to attend some or all of the webinars. \nThis 6-part series of webinars will provide the background of Evidence-Based Reading Instruction or EBRI\, tools and processes for assessing readers’ strengths and weaknesses\, crucial skills for all four reading components\, and practitioner-tried routines for teaching them across ABE and ESL levels. The meetings focus on the following topics or questions: \n\nFebruary 10 – Webinar 1: What is EBRI? What are the four reading components?\n\nREGISTER for Webinar 1 >>\n\n\nFebruary 24 – Webinar 2: What is the value of diagnostic reading assessment (DRA)? What are the purposes and processes for assessing word reading skills\, phonics knowledge\, fluency and comprehension levels? How are the results used to plan effective reading instruction?\n\nREGISTER for Webinar 2 >>\n\n\nMarch 3 – Webinar 3: What are evidence-based incentives\, routines\, and resources for teaching alphabetics (phonics and multisyllabic word decoding) across ABE and ESL levels?\n\nREGISTER for Webinar 3 >>\n\n\nMarch 17 – Webinar 4: What are evidence-based incentives\, routines\, and resources for teaching vocabulary (Tier 1-3 word knowledge) across ABE and ESL levels?\n\nREGISTER for Webinar 4 >>\n\n\nApril 14 – Webinar 5: What are evidence-based incentives\, routines\, and resources for teaching fluency (text accuracy\, rate\, and prosody) across ABE and ESL levels?\n\nREGISTER for Webinar 5 >>\n\n\nMay 5 – Webinar 6: What are evidence-based incentives\, routines\, and resources for teaching comprehension (text engagement strategies) across ABE and ESL levels?\n\nREGISTER for Webinar 6 >>\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://atlasabe.org/event/ebri-webinar-series/
LOCATION:Online
ORGANIZER;CN="ATLAS":MAILTO:lpust01@hamline.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230210T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230210T120000
DTSTAMP:20260403T155206
CREATED:20230102T194624Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230210T144909Z
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SUMMARY:PELSB Cultural Competency Training - PART 1
DESCRIPTION:Registration Deadline: THU. 2/9/23 \nYou MUST attend and register for BOTH February 10 and February 24 \nRegister for February 24 >> \nIf you require ASL Interpretation\, please contact Gail Rutan at grutan01@hamline.edu \n\nEligibility: Minnesota adult education practitioners only \n\nThis Cultural Competency training is only open to Minnesota adult educators. Our apologies if you are located outside of Minnesota! Please note that you are welcome to access our Cultural Competency resource library.\n\nTraining Description: \nFacilitated by Dr. Rose Wan-Mui Chu and Andrea Echelberger\, this online PELSB-approved competency training is aligned to state statute and provides Minnesota adult educators the opportunity to engage in dialogue\, activities\, and reflective practices to increase their cultural awareness and competency. The training also takes a deeper look at the role race equity plays in creating culturally responsive classroom teaching and learning spaces. \nPer MN Statutes 122A.181 and 122A.182\, and MN Administrative Rule 8710.7100\, every teacher in Minnesota who is seeking relicensure needs to complete the cultural competency training requirement. This PELSB-approved cultural competency training is aligned to MN Administrative Rule 8710.0310 Subpart 1D. \nNote: This is a two-part training taking place via Zoom from 8:30 am – 12:00 pm on BOTH February 10 and February 24. You must attend both days in full to meet the PELSB requirement. The training will not be recorded. \n\n \nDr. Rose Wan-Mui Chu has dedicated her professional life to the tireless pursuit of education equity and excellence for children and youth. Rose brings almost 30 years of rich and diverse cross-sector experiences. \nFounder and President of Plum Blossom Strategy LLC\, Dr. Chu is an experienced educator and consultant\, a fierce advocate for elevating\, demystifying and strengthening the teaching profession. Rose has a diverse professional portfolio: such as designing and facilitating community engagement activities or Minnesota state-approved Cultural Competency Training for educators\, supporting community based organizations in youth development efforts\, and being a thought partner for organizational leaders on systems thinking and systems change. \nA first generation immigrant from Hong Kong and a first generation college graduate\, Rose’s original Industrial Engineering background and work experience\, coupled with her most honored role as a classroom teacher have continued to ground her life’s work in educational reform and transformation. She is professor emerita at Metropolitan State University​\, where she has previously been a faculty and department chair at the Urban Teacher Program. Rose also held executive leadership positions as Assistant Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Education\, and as interim Dean of Urban Education at Metropolitan State University. \nRose was elected to the school board of the Roseville Area Schools and began her first term in January 2020. \n\n \nIn 2004\, Andrea Echelberger began a two-year AmeriCorps position in St. Paul teaching adult refugees and immigrants English\, and she’s never looked back. Throughout her teaching career\, she has worked with a wide variety of cultural backgrounds and language levels\, and while she’s loved every class that she’s taught\, literacy level learners are her favorite group to teach. After five years of teaching with Literacy Minnesota\, she left in 2013 to work with the U.S. English Language Fellowship program in Phnom Penh\, Cambodia.  Andrea returned in the fall of 2015 to take up a position teaching the Basic English Class at the Open Door Learning Center – Lake Street. In 2016\, Andrea became the ESL Training Coordinator at Literacy Minnesota\, where she conducts interactive and engaging professional development for Minnesota teachers and tutors. She received her MAESL from Hamline University and holds an ABE Minnesota Teaching License from the University of Minnesota. \nAndrea is continuously humbled and inspired by the lessons and stories that she hears from her learners every day\, and is passionate about helping the people that she works with develop their voices in English so that they and their families are able to thrive in Minnesota.
URL:https://atlasabe.org/event/pelsb-cultural-competency-training-part-1-2023/
LOCATION:Online
ORGANIZER;CN="ATLAS":MAILTO:lpust01@hamline.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230207T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230207T143000
DTSTAMP:20260403T155206
CREATED:20221027T163737Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230131T000010Z
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SUMMARY:Adult Career Pathways / IET Networking Series
DESCRIPTION:Registration Deadline: TUE. 2/7/23 \nJoin ATLAS and ABE professionals around Minnesota for the second of three career-cluster networking sessions. Each webinar will have a primary facilitator to guide discussions and networking in specific career clusters that include: \n\nCommunity Interpreter Training (CIT)\nEducation: ParaPro and Child Development Associate (CDA)\nInformation Technology (IT): Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS)\nFood Service: Certified Food Manager Certification (CFPM) and Food Handler\nEntrepreneurship: small business\nHealthcare: certified nursing assistant (CNA)\, personal care attendant (PCA)\, and home health aid\n\nThe networking series will be a success with YOU in the discussion! Join us for the series to learn and explore ways to strengthen these career pathways for your students. As makes sense\, we’ll delve specifically into IET (Integrated Education and Training) programming with colleagues from around the state. \nRegister now for ACP / IET Networking Webinar #3 on WED. 4/19/23 from 1:00-2:30pm!
URL:https://atlasabe.org/event/iet-career-cluster-networking-series-webinar-2-of-3/
LOCATION:Online
ORGANIZER;CN="ATLAS":MAILTO:lpust01@hamline.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230207T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230207T131500
DTSTAMP:20260403T155206
CREATED:20230123T232234Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230202T204257Z
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SUMMARY:Burlington English Lunch and Learn: Setting Your Classroom Up for Success - Orientation Materials
DESCRIPTION:Registration Deadline: TUE. 2/7/23 \nIn 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 to using Burlington English. We will go over important features to focus on and common Q&As. \nNOTE: Attendees must have current login credentials for their BE account.
URL:https://atlasabe.org/event/burlington-english-lunch-and-learn-setting-your-classroom-up-for-success-orientation/
LOCATION:Online
ORGANIZER;CN="Burlington English":MAILTO:info@BurlingtonEnglish.us
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230206T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230206T203000
DTSTAMP:20260403T155206
CREATED:20221214T220003Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221214T220003Z
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SUMMARY:Writing Activities for Beginning Literacy and Beginning English Language Learners
DESCRIPTION:Registration Deadline: MON. 2/6/23 \nWhile 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\, remote\, one-on-one\, all-class\, as well as low-tech and no-tech options will be covered.
URL:https://atlasabe.org/event/writing-activities-for-beginning-literacy-and-beginning-english-language-learners-020623/
LOCATION:Online
ORGANIZER;CN="Literacy Minnesota":MAILTO:email@literacymn.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230202T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230202T143000
DTSTAMP:20260403T155206
CREATED:20221221T222931Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221221T223033Z
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SUMMARY:TABE Online Review and Technology Discussion
DESCRIPTION:Registration Deadline: NONE; just click the Join Meeting link below \nPlease join us virtually on Thursday\, February 2 – 1:00-2:30 pm\, for an overview of TABE Online. TABE representatives will provide a review of using the DRC Insight portal to administer tests. General information\, user management\, and setting up test sessions will be reviewed. Bring your questions as plenty of time will be allowed for addressing them. \nFor more information\, contact Marty Olsen\, martha.olsen@gmail.com or Linda Keller\, lindam.keller@ahschools.us.  Access to the training will be via ZOOM at the link below. \n\nJoin Zoom Meeting\n\nMeeting ID: 826 8147 1268\nPasscode: 328846\nPhone: 651-372-8299
URL:https://atlasabe.org/event/tabe-online-review-and-technology-discussion/
LOCATION:Online
ORGANIZER;CN="SW ABE":MAILTO:martha.olsen@gmail.com
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