ATLAS ABE

Burlington English Lunch and Learn: The Admin Zone & Teacher's Zone
2023-04-18 12:30 - 13:15 (America/Chicago) | Online
Registration Deadline: TUE. 4/18/23
This session is open to both admin staff and teacher staff. In this session, we will go over the functions of the Admin Zone where you can manage classes and accounts in your program. We will then transition over to the teacher’s functions in the Teacher’s Zone.
NOTE: Attendees must have current login credentials for their BE account.

ACES Webinars "TIFty Tuesdays": Social-Emotional Learning (SEL)
2023-04-18 13:30 - 15:00 | Online
Registration Deadline: TUE. 4/18/23
Coming 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.
On April 18, we’ll be focusing on Social-Emotional Learning. Just as we understand that our adult learners need transitions skills in order to be successful in all areas of their lives, we also understand that being an adult educator means nurturing the whole person: body, mind, and spirit. We recognize that adults need to understand and take care of their emotional health in order to be successful and reach their goals, and this is what SEL is all about.
Dr. Jamie Kreil will be our special guest, and we will share ideas for ways to support SEL while also incorporating ACES/TIF in your instruction.

Adult Career Pathways / IET Networking Series
2023-04-19 13:00 - 14:30 | Online
Registration Deadline: WED. 4/19/23
Join ATLAS and ABE professionals around Minnesota for the third of three career-cluster networking sessions. Each webinar will have a primary facilitator to guide discussions and networking in specific career clusters that include:

Community Interpreter Training (CIT)
Education: ParaPro and Child Development Associate (CDA)
Information Technology (IT): Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS)
Food Service: Certified Food Manager Certification (CFPM) and Food Handler
Entrepreneurship: small business
Healthcare: certified nursing assistant (CNA), personal care attendant (PCA), and home health aid

The 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.

How to Work Effectively with Muslims
2023-04-19 13:00 - 15:00 | Online
Registration Deadline: WED. 4/19/23
Join Jaylani Hussein of CAIR (Council on American-Islamic Relations) MN for a proactive diversity training that bridges the gap of misunderstanding and provides resources to employers, attorneys, community leaders and educators.
This single diversity training will cover three different sections.
1. First, the presentation will open with a brief introduction on how to effectively work with Muslim learners by bringing awareness and eliminating a potential bias. This session will also include an interactive polling exercise. Participants will answer questions to both learn about Muslim culture, while also learning ideas about unconscious bias.
2. The second segment highlights Muslim demographics worldwide, in the United States and in Minnesota. This section includes an in depth explanation of the religion and cultural norms, including keywords, holidays, and customs held in Muslim culture, and concludes with a discussion on how Muslims practice their beliefs, emphasizing the continuum of diversity of practice within the religion.
3. The third part of this presentation will include how to provide religious accommodations in an educational setting. It emphasizes:
a. the main practices for which school staff should expect a request for accommodation
b. practices to be mindful of when interacting with Muslim learners

MCTM 2023 Spring Conference
2023-04-20 08:00 - 2023-04-22 17:00 | DECC, 350 Harbor Dr., Duluth, MN, 55802, United States
Registration Deadline: THU. 4/13/23
Come learn from engaging presenters and network with teachers from K-12, 2-year colleges, and other ABE programs!
Conference Details

Date: Friday, April 21 – Saturday, April 22, 2022
Location: DECC in Duluth, MN
Cost: $180 for general participants, $100 for Lead Presenters
Deadlines:

Apply for a scholarship from ATLAS by Thursday, April 13
Register for the conference by Thursday, April 13

More Information: Visit the MCTM website

Scholarships: To help support Minnesota Adult Education practitioners to take advantage of this amazing opportunity, ATLAS is again offering a number of scholarships for up to $750 each to help offset the cost of attending the conference. This scholarship can be used toward registration, lodging, and/or mileage/parking/transit.
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Kami 101 Training
2023-04-20 13:00 - 14:00 | Online
Registration Deadline: WED. 4/19/23
Are you looking for a way to help students stay engaged while saving time creating lessons ? Kami’s accessible annotation tools allows you to upload all your teaching resources (including PDFs, slides, images, and more) and turn them into interactive and engaging learning experiences.
Presenter: Avra Robinson is a Teacher Success Champion at Kami. Before coming to Kami, Avra served as the Director of Online Learning and an Instructor for the professional learning organization, EdTechTeacher.

Trauma-Informed Teaching Practices for Adult Learners
2023-04-21 13:00 - 15:00 | Online
Registration Deadline: FRI. 4/21/23
Learning 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.

Developing and Practicing Reading Fluency
2023-04-25 13:00 - 15:00 | Online
Registration Deadline: TUE. 4/25/23
Come and review the important role of fluency in reading instruction. We will discuss the three key components of reading fluency and look at a variety of activities tutors and teachers can try. We will talk about the mechanics of doing fluency practice via Zoom, Google Meet, Teams or any other remote tutoring tool (including the phone!). Participants will have plenty of opportunity to ask questions and share resources.
This workshop will be most useful for instructors working with low-intermediate to advanced readers.

BASE SEL Courses - Overview, Updates, and Discussion
2023-04-25 15:30 - 16:30 | Online
Registration Deadline: TUE. 4/25/23
Have you started using the online BASE SEL (social and emotional learning) courses with learners? Or are you not sure how to start, or just interested in learning more? Join us for an introduction/refresher on these resources from BASE Consultant Kathy Hakes-Fastner. There will be time for questions, sharing feedback, and troubleshooting.
For more about using BASE to support the ACES/TIF standards, see this article by Stephanie Sommers.

SiD 22-23 End-of-Year Data Cleanup
2023-04-27 10:00 - 11:30 | Online
Registration Deadline: THU. 4/27/23

Time is flying by! Mark your calendar for our annual webinar to help you get ready for the state and federal ABE reporting.
This session is for admin staff who compile and submit year-end state and federal reports for your consortium. Topics include:

Reporting deadlines
Clean up and collect student info
Clean up and collect staff info
Turn in report tables
Year-end reminders

If you can’t make it, no worries! The webinar will be recorded. The link will be posted in the SiD Help Center and emailed to registered participants.

TABE Virtual Focus Group
2023-05-02 13:00 - 14:00 | Online
Registration Deadline: None
The publisher of TABE is hosting a virtual Focus Group to answer practitioner questions and receive input. All ABE programs, whether users of TABE or CASAS, or a combination of both, are invited to participate. There is no registration required; simply view the informational flyer and click on the link below.
View flyer with information to join >>
JOIN WEBINAR >>
Possible discussion topics:

The current state of assessing students

Computer vs Paper
In-person vs Remote

Why did my TABE Online assessments expire?
Strengths and areas to improve TABE 11/12
TABE or CASAS – How do we decide?
Other areas as interest leads

For more information, contact Michele Ruszkowski, mruszkowski@datarecognitioncorp.com

WebChat with MN ABE
2023-05-03 13:00 - 14:30 | Online
Registration Deadline: WED. 5/3/23

If you need ASL interpretation for this event, please contact Wendy Her at info@literacyactionnetwork.org by Monday, April 24, 2023.

Web Chat 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 the Minnesota.
This WebChat is also the Annual ABE Grant Application Webinar. The Annual ABE Grant Application is the application that must be submitted on June 1 by all consortia in order to continuing receiving state and federal Adult Education funds. Each Minnesota ABE consortium is strongly encouraged to send at least one representative to this virtual session. Participants are encouraged to share the resources and learning with other staff in their consortium.
Topics will include:

Information and guidance on the Annual ABE Grant Application for Fiscal Year 23–24
Update on statewide contact hours
Professional Development announcements
Other announcements and topics TBD

For those unable to attend, the meeting and materials will be available on the Literacy Action Network website after the meeting: http://literacyactionnetwork.org/supplemental-service-activities/web-chat-with-mnabe.

Edmentum Courseware: New User & Refresher Training
2023-05-03 15:00 - 16:00 | Online
Registration Deadline: WED. 5/3/23
Edmentum Courseware is a state-supported distance learning platform (i.e., available at no additional cost) with courses in language arts, math, science, social studies, career and technical education, and more! Attend this webinar with our new Edmentum trainer, Andrew Kappel, to learn about (or review) using this platform with your students.

Teaching Online: Support and Idea Swap
2023-05-04 14:30 - 15:30 | Online
Registration Deadline: THU. 5/4/23
This will be the second of three Teaching Online: Support and Idea Swap sessions. Participants can attend any or all of these sessions; there’s no requirement to attend all three. Participants should be prepared to articulate their current and urgent instructional issues and questions, as well as be willing to provide their expertise and advice, and share resources with others. Consider these sessions as a informal support group for teachers from which you’ll leave with advice, resources, and a productive perspective. Possible topics for support and discussion during these sessions include:

Accessibility options for classroom students and online lessons
Integrating browser extensions in your teaching
Teaching digital literacy skills to participate in blended and online classes
Locating classroom ready lessons online
The state of broadband updates and digital equity planning
Setting up and/or best practices for using Chromebooks
Best practices and tips & tricks using instructional tech tools
Making and using instructional screencasts

Jason Brazier (DL Team/Literacy Minnesota) will be facilitating and hosting these sessions.
One subsequent session is scheduled for Thursday, May 18.
You can get the links to attend on the ATLAS Events page: https://atlasabe.org/events/

LINCS DEI Course – MN Cohort Kickoff Webinar
2023-05-04 16:00 - 17:00 | Online
Registration Deadline: THU. 5/4/23
Join a cohort of Minnesota adult educators participating in the new LINCS Course – Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI): From Awareness to Action. This course leads participants to think through and evaluate DEI at the classroom and program level and culminates in an equity audit.
After completing this 6-hour self-paced course, you’ll be able to:

Understand and define what is meant by diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in the adult education classroom and program.
Identify steps you can take to advance your commitment to DEI progressively from both an individual and a programmatic perspective.
Identify steps for conducting an equity audit in your classroom or program and work toward the sustainability of DEI efforts.

This cohort experience will include:

Cohort Kickoff Webinar: May 4, 4:00-5:00 pm CDT
Asynchronous participation in the LINCS DEI course, one unit per week (approximately 6 hours total)

Week of May 8: Unit 1: Course Introduction and Understanding and Defining DEI
Week of May 15: Unit 2: Awareness Building: Understanding Adult Learners
Week of May 22: Unit 3: Awareness Building: Cultural Competence and Inclusion
Week of May 29: Unit 4: Awareness Building: The Many Forms of Bias
Week of June 5: Unit 5: Taking Action: Equity Audit
Week of June 12: Course Conclusion

Cohort Wrap-up Webinar: June 15, 2:30-4:00 pm CDT

Those who attend the webinars and complete the course will receive 8 CEUs and a $150 stipend.
Learn more about the course: LINCS Course: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI): From Awareness to Action. (Note that you will need to create a free LINCS account to access and enroll in the course.)
Questions about the cohort?
Contact Astrid Liden at astrid.liden@state.mn.us

EBRI Webinar Series - 5 of 6
2023-05-05 13:00 - 14:30 | Online
Registration Deadline: FRI. 5/5/23
If you require ASL interpretation, please contact Gail Rutan
Join 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.
This 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:

May 5 – Webinar 5: What are evidence-based incentives, routines, and resources for teaching fluency (text accuracy, rate, and prosody) across ABE and ESL levels?

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June 2 – Webinar 6: What are evidence-based incentives, routines, and resources for teaching comprehension (text engagement strategies) across ABE and ESL levels?

REGISTER for Webinar 6 >>

Burlington English Lunch and Learn: Pronunciation and Recording
2023-05-09 12:30 - 13:15 | Online
Registration Deadline: TUE. 5/9/23
In this session, we will explore the speech and pronunciation features in Burlington English. We will go over the Speech Trainer, speech in the Vocabulary Practice, and the tutorials.
NOTE: Attendees must have current login credentials for their BE account.

Exact Path: New User & Refresher Training
2023-05-10 15:00 - 16:00 | Online
Registration Deadline: WED. 5/10/23
Exact Path is a feature within Edmentum Courseware that offers diagnostic assessments and individualized learning paths to fill in learners’ skill gaps in math, reading, and language arts. It is available to all Minnesota adult education teachers and students through our state-supported Edmentum license. Attend this webinar with our new Edmentum trainer, Andrew Kappel, to learn about using this tool with your students.

Reading Activities for Beginning Literacy and Beginning English Language Learners
2023-05-10 18:30 - 20:30 | Online
Registration Deadline: WED. 5/10/23
Teaching and tutoring very beginning level ESL readers can be intimidating for volunteers and professional teachers alike. Attend this webinar to get practical activities and ideas for one-on-one, remote and in-person instruction with tech and no-tech options. Leave feeling ready to provide your learners with meaningful and effective reading activities.

EdReady Teacher Training
2023-05-11 13:30 - 14:30 | Online
Registration Deadline: THU. 5/11/23
Learn how to get your students started with EdReady, a state-supported distance learning platform for math and English language arts. EdReady can help adult learners prepare for college, high school equivalency tests, TABE tests, and more.

Teaching Citizenship
2023-05-15 18:30 - 20:30 | Online
Registration Deadline: MON. 5/15/23
Jessica Horning, citizenship teacher for the Literacy Minnesota Open Door Learning Centers, will share multiple ways to teach and review the content of the citizenship interview in fun, interactive ways. Participants will receive links to online resources that can be used in one-on-one or small group teaching settings. Please note that this training will be recorded.

Burlington English Lunch and Learn: Career Content!
2023-05-16 12:30 - 13:15 | Online
Registration Deadline: TUE. 5/16/23
In this session, we will explore the English for Specific Careers tile and the Career Exploration and Soft Skills course. These resources are here to help your students build vocabulary for a career field they are interested in pursuing and also to gain the soft skills needed for working here in America.
NOTE: Attendees must have current login credentials for their BE account.

Developing and Practicing Reading Fluency
2023-05-16 13:00 - 15:00 | Online
Registration Deadline: TUE. 5/16/23
Come and review the important role of fluency in reading instruction. We will discuss the three key components of reading fluency and look at a variety of activities tutors and teachers can try. We will talk about the mechanics of doing fluency practice via Zoom, Google Meet, Teams or any other remote tutoring tool (including the phone!). Participants will have plenty of opportunity to ask questions and share resources.
This workshop will be most useful for instructors working with low-intermediate to advanced readers.

Teaching Intermediate Alphabetics
2023-05-17 18:30 - 20:30 | Online
Registration Deadline: WED. 5/17/23
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.

Teaching Online: Support and Idea Swap
2023-05-18 14:30 - 15:30 | Online
Registration Deadline: THU. 5/18/23
This will be the last of three Teaching Online: Support and Idea Swap sessions.
Participants can attend any or all of these sessions; there’s no requirement to attend all three. Participants should be prepared to articulate their current and urgent instructional issues and questions, as well as be willing to provide their expertise and advice, and share resources with others. Consider these sessions as a informal support group for teachers from which you’ll leave with advice, resources, and a productive perspective. Possible topics for support and discussion during these sessions include:

Accessibility options for classroom students and online lessons
Integrating browser extensions in your teaching
Teaching digital literacy skills to participate in blended and online classes
Locating classroom ready lessons online
The state of broadband updates and digital equity planning
Setting up and/or best practices for using Chromebooks
Best practices and tips & tricks using instructional tech tools
Making and using instructional screencasts

Jason Brazier (DL Team/Literacy Minnesota) will be facilitating and hosting these sessions.

Phonics in Adult ESL: Recommendations, Activities and Resources - POSTPONED
2023-05-19 10:00 - 12:00 | Literacy Minnesota – main office, 700 Raymond Ave., Ste. 180, Saint Paul, MN, 55114, United States
Registration Deadline: FRI. 5/19/23
Phonics–the knowledge of the sounds letters make when they are combined to make words–is essential to beginning literacy and beginning level English language instruction. But, many 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.
This session will be most useful to tutors and teachers working with beginning literacy, low beginning and high beginning English language learners.

Burlington English Lunch and Learn: Xue's Office Hour
2023-05-23 12:30 - 13:15 | Online
Registration Deadline: TUE. 5/23/23
You will be able to join Xue’s open office hour to come with any questions or issues that you have. If you need help with a technical issue, Xue will be able to walk you through and train you in how to resolve the issue. If you need teaching tips or 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.

Comprehension Strategies for Intermediate-Level Readers
2023-05-24 13:00 - 15:00 | Online
Registration Deadline: WED. 5/24/23
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.

EBRI Webinar Series - 6 of 6
2023-06-02 13:00 - 14:30 | Online
Registration Deadline: FRI. 6/2/23
If you require ASL interpretation, please contact Gail Rutan
Join 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.
This 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:

June 2 – Webinar 6: What are evidence-based incentives, routines, and resources for teaching comprehension (text engagement strategies) across ABE and ESL levels?

Completing the Annual Volunteer Report
2023-06-06 14:00 - 16:00 | Online
Registration Deadline: TUE. 6/6/23
Are you ready to complete the Annual Volunteer Report using your data in SiD? Join data gurus Jenny Schlukebier and Mary Zimmerli as they look over the report and discuss where the numbers come from. They’ll also cover how to find and clean up potential errors in your SiD data. Finally, they will reveal SiD features and strategies for keeping your data current, making next year’s reporting even easier.
