Events

Registration Deadline: TUE. 11/14/23 Join a panel of program administrators from around the state as they share "3 Creative Ideas" for tackling current challenges around staffing, recruitment & engagement. Karen Wolters, Chelsea Ritland, Wendy Sweeney, and others will be there to share some of their out-of-the-box thinking as this new program year gets going. Bring […]

Registration Deadline: TUE. 11/14/23 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 adult.

Registration Deadline: WED. 11/15/23 Hundreds of Karen learners have attended adult education classes in Minnesota, primarily in Saint Paul, Albert Lea and Worthington. Join this session to gain essential background knowledge in order to intersect your own culture with that of Karen learners. The session will include information on Karen history, culture, life in the […]

Registration Deadline: WED. 11/15/23 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 set digital literacy learning goals. How to […]

Registration Deadline: FRI. 11/10/23 PROGRAM: The conference program including session descriptions will be posted by mid-October at https://www.mnabeassessment.com/support-services-conference. NOTE: Links to join the Zoom sessions will be sent out via email prior to the conference, along with the conference program. If you have connection issues on the day of the conference, contact Heather Williams, [email protected]. […]

THIS WEBINAR HAS BEEN CANCELLED. While most in our society take the ability to write for granted, it can be laborious for ESL learners with little experience with this skill. […]

Registration Deadline: TUE. 11/21/23 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: TUE. 11/28/23 In this session, we will explore how to use the Progress component in Burlington Core and also how to run the different reports available to you. NOTE: Attendees must have current login credentials for their BE account.

Registration Deadline: TUE. 11/28/23 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: NONE; please click the Join Webinar link below to join on the day of the webinar: JOIN WEBINAR: https://minnstate.zoom.us/j/99072444305 Meeting ID: 990 7244 4305 This webinar will provide an overview of Ability to Benefit. Ability to Benefit is a federal financial aid rule that allows students without a high school diploma (or an […]