ATLAS ABE

Cultural Perspectives for Diverse Adult Learners
2021-06-14 13:00 - 15:00 (America/Chicago) | Online
Registration Deadline: MON. 6/14/21
Anaïs Nin, author of Little Birds, was quoted as saying, “We don’t see people as they are.” Cultural differences can promote diversity in thought and enrichment in a learning environment. These differences can also serve as barriers to student success which is the antithesis of what ought to occur in educational communities. This presentation will cover topics ranging from cultural perspectives and cultural humility to implicit bias in Adult Basic Education.
Participants will explore cultural perspectives and the need for cultural humility related to enhancing the outcomes of adult learners and educators’ professional development. Learning will be acquired through breakout groups, short videos, discussion and facilitation of the topic.
Learning Objectives:

Gain awareness of one’s cultural perspectives, social location and the need for cultural humility in Adult Basic Education.
Begin recognizing and grappling with issues related to culture, identity, bias, privilege and power that can enhance and/or impede learners.
Define implicit bias and identify strategies for overcoming negative and harmful biases.
Expect and accept non-closure as a commitment of life-long learning.

Responding to Community Trauma in the Classroom (Part 2 of 2)
2021-06-10 16:00 - 17:30, 2021-06-03 16:00 - 17:30, 2021-05-27 16:00 - 17:30
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

MN Lunch & Learn with Burlington English: Prepare for CASAS Part 2
2021-06-08 12:30 - 13:15
Registration Deadline: TUE. 6/8/21
Teachers: Help your students navigate the Prepare for CASAS lessons and practice tests.
NOTE: Attendees must have current login credentials for their BE account.

Manager Meet-Up: Regional Classes
2021-06-07 14:00 - 15:00
Registration Deadline: none; simply join with the Zoom link below
Attention Managers: Have you ever had to cancel a transition class due to low enrollment? Have you considered holding online transition classes and opening them up to other consortium’s students? Join us for another Manager Meet-Up to discuss Regional Classes.
No registration required, click on this Zoom link to join.

Designing IET Programs: The Single Set of Learning Objectives
2021-06-03 14:00 - 15:30
Registration Deadline: THU 6/3/21
Join us to learn more about the basic components of IETs! This webinar will focus on an overview of the IET design process and creating standards-based IET curricula with a Single Set of Learning Objectives (SSLO). Guest presenters KayLynn Hamilton, M.Ed. and Blaire Willson Toso, Ph.D. will guide us through the process of creating SSLOs for your IET. This webinar is for program administrators, curriculum developers, IELCE grant writers and grantees, RTCs, and anyone working with career pathways. Join us to explore approaches and strategies for the planning integrated education and training programs.
If you require ASL Interpretation, please contact Gail Rutan at grutan01@hamline.edu

Comprehension Strategies for Intermediate-Level Readers
2021-06-03 13:00 - 14:30
Registration Deadline: THU. 6/3/21
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.

Coming Together, Moving Through: Mental Health & Suicide Resources for ABE
2021-06-02 12:00 - 13:00
Registration Deadline: WED. 6/2/21
As we all mourn the loss of Todd Wagner, former State Director for Adult Basic Education, there is much to process and grieve. Join us to acknowledge all that we’re carrying right now, and to learn more about resources available to support yourself and each other. Wendy Sweeney (PANDA) and the MDE team will be on hand during this webinar to help us do what we already do so well in ABE: come together, teach & learn, and lift each other up. Our hearts are heavy, but we are stronger together. Join us.

Getting Familiar with Google Meet
2021-06-01 18:00 - 20:00
CANCELLED
Are you tutoring or teaching ABE learners on Meet? Are you using Meet for the first time or looking to refresh your memory using its common features? If so, this training will help you become more confident using the platform on your own and with your learners!
Literacy Minnesota recognizes that using new technology can be challenging and confusing, so we created a concise step-by-step training to address the most valuable features of Google Meet from both the perspective of a computer and phone.
This introductory training offers brief how-to videos, step-by-step instructions modeled for learners, and hands-on practice activities. This session will cover how to:

Schedule meetings and send invitations to learners.
Join meetings.
Navigate basic in-meeting controls for audio, video, layout, and background settings.
Send chat messages.
Share screens with tips to simultaneously see students.
Create and share interactive Jamboards.
Open and manage breakout rooms.
Identify and resolve common technical issues with your learners.

Please note that you will be asked to participate in discussion groups during the webinar. Please plan to join us from a quiet setting where you can see the presentation and use your audio. Please contact Andy Francis at afrancis@literacymn.org with any questions about the training.

Remote Tutoring 101
2021-06-01 10:00 - 11:30
Registration Deadline: TUE. 6/1/21
Join Literacy Minnesota Adult Basic Education and ESL trainers for a virtual workshop on how to be an effective tutor from a distance! Learn best practices for connecting and communicating one-on-one with adult learners on the phone or online, get suggestions for correcting errors and checking comprehension in a virtual setting, and discover language activities that can be done over the phone or on a video call. Can’t wait to “see” you there!

MN Lunch & Learn with Burlington English: Prepare for CASAS Part 1
2021-06-01 00:30 - 13:15
Registration deadline: TUE. 6/1/21
Teachers: learn how to use the Prepare for CASAS tools in Burlington English to remediate, enhance your curriculum and re-teach tough topics with the In-Class Lessons and the Student Lessons.
NOTE: Attendees must have current login credentials for their BE account.

TechChat: Using Padlet in the Virtual Classroom
2021-05-27 14:00 - 15:15
Registration Deadline: THU. 5/27/21
Padlet is a web-based digital application where students and teachers and collaborate, share notes, pictures, links, and documents synchronously or asynchronously. It provides an easy and effective way for learners to do group work or work individually. Since it is compatible with a variety of devices, it makes it an efficient way to keep class notes, do projects, and group assignments.
Please join ABE teacher Rallou Rice for an overview of Padlet. She will talk about how she has used it in her virtual classroom and lead participants through some activities. Then you’ll have a chance to practice and ask questions.

Tips and Strategies for Adult Education Math Tutors
2021-05-26 18:30 - 20:00
Registration Deadline: WED. 5/26/21
Join Literacy Minnesota math teacher Lindsey Pust and training director Rob Podlasek for this interactive session and pick up some ideas that will maximize your impact as a math tutor. This webinar will be appropriate for volunteers assisting a teacher in a math classroom as well as those leading their own classes, small groups or one-to-one sessions. Topics covered will include:

Levels of Math Knowing
Procedural vs Conceptual Understanding
Strategies for Fostering Independent Learning
Asking Facilitating Questions
Productive Struggle

Remote Tutoring 101
2021-05-25 18:30 - 20:00
Registration Deadline: TUE. 5/25/21
Join Literacy Minnesota Adult Basic Education and ESL trainers for a virtual workshop on how to be an effective tutor from a distance! Learn best practices for connecting and communicating one-on-one with adult learners on the phone or online, get suggestions for correcting errors and checking comprehension in a virtual setting, and discover language activities that can be done over the phone or on a video call. Can’t wait to “see” you there!

Getting Familiar with Zoom
2021-05-25 10:00 - 12:00
Registration Deadline: TUE. 5/25/21
Are you tutoring learners on Zoom? Are you using Zoom for the first time or looking to refresh your memory on how to use its common features? If so, this training will help you become more confident using Zoom on your own and with your learners!
Literacy Minnesota recognizes that using new technology can be challenging and confusing, so we created a concise step-by-step training to address the most useful features of Zoom from the perspective of the host and participant using computers and phones.
This introductory training offers brief how-to videos, step-by-step instructions modeled for learners and hands-on practice activities. This session will cover how to:

Navigate basic in-meeting controls like mute and unmute for audio and video, view layout and renaming participants
Use the chat box to communicate and share resources with learners
Practice sharing presentations like Google Slides and PowerPoint
Open the annotation toolbox to write and draw on shared documents
Open and manage breakout rooms
Sign up and download Zoom onto your computer or phone
Schedule meetings and send invitations
Join meetings and use the waiting room
Identify and resolve common technical issues with your learners

Developing and Practicing Reading Fluency
2021-05-24 18:30 - 20:00
Registration Deadline: MON. 5/24/21
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.

Trauma-Informed Teaching Practices for Adult Learners
2021-05-19 18:30 - 20:30
Registration Deadline: WED. 5/19/21
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 classroom, and learn about trauma-informed teaching practices that can help to support positive learning behaviors and increase retention and learner comfort.

ACP Career Pathways Webinar #4: Manufacturing Careers Pathway Networking
2021-05-19 13:30 - 15:00
Registration Deadline: WED. 5/19/21
Do you currently offer or are planning to focus on manufacturing career pathway programming? Come to this networking session to:

Share locations and deliveries of manufacturing instruction across MN ABE to avoid duplication of services and allow for collaboration across regions.
Share curriculum and materials for manufacturing ACPs to lessen the burden on individual teachers and programs.
Share ways to complete the practical skills portion of the training including partnerships with current manufacturing instructors and professionals.
Share about partnerships with employers or college.

Smashing the Model Minority Myth through a Celebration with Minnesota AAPI Leaders
2021-05-18 18:30 - 19:30
Registration Deadline: TUE. 5/18/21
Join Literacy Minnesota and special guests for a Zoom celebration of Asian-American and Pacific Islander lives in Minnesota! Come and learn about AAPI representation in education and the arts from Dr. Rose Chu, Senior Policy Fellow at MNEEP and Professor Emerita at Metro State; politics and policy from State House Representative Samantha Vang; diversity and equity in volunteerism from Wendy Vang Roberts, Training Manager at MAVA; and local organizing from MK Nguyen from St. Paul Promise Neighborhood. Celebrate the achievements and activism of Minnesota’s AAPI communities, and connect to resources that the literacy field can use to lift up and support our AAPI teachers, volunteers and learners.

MN Teachers: Lunch and Learn: English in America
2021-05-18 12:30 - 13:15
Registration Deadline: TUE. 5/18/21
A Walk Through BE’s ‘English in America’ Course: join us as we take a look at the re-vamped EIA course!
NOTE: Attendees must have current login credentials for their BE account.

Getting Familiar with Google Meet
2021-05-18 10:00 - 12:00
Registration Deadline: TUE. 5/18/21
Are you tutoring or teaching ABE learners on Meet? Are you using Meet for the first time or looking to refresh your memory using its common features? If so, this training will help you become more confident using the platform on your own and with your learners!
Literacy Minnesota recognizes that using new technology can be challenging and confusing, so we created a concise step-by-step training to address the most valuable features of Google Meet from both the perspective of a computer and phone.
This introductory training offers brief how-to videos, step-by-step instructions modeled for learners, and hands-on practice activities. This session will cover how to:

Schedule meetings and send invitations to learners.
Join meetings.
Navigate basic in-meeting controls for audio, video, layout, and background settings.
Send chat messages.
Share screens with tips to simultaneously see students.
Create and share interactive Jamboards.
Open and manage breakout rooms.
Identify and resolve common technical issues with your learners.

MN Teachers: Lunch and Learn with BurlingtonEnglish: The English in America Course
2021-05-17 12:30 - 13:15
Registration Deadline: MON. 5/17/21
Join other MN teachers for a noontime discussion about our English in America course. This is an old favorite which has been updated. Come see how to use this as a stand-alone or supplemental curriculum.
NOTE: Attendees must have current login credentials for their BE account.

LGBTQIA+ Topics in ABE Spaces
2021-05-14 10:00 - 12:00
Registration Deadline: FRI. 5/14/21
What do welcoming spaces in adult education look like? How can we make sure LGBTQIA+ learners, volunteers and professionals feel they belong? In this session, ABE professionals in the LGBTQIA+ community will invite participants to reflect on and discuss topics of gender and sexuality in ESL/ABE classrooms and instruction. Participants will brainstorm how to include more queer representation in adult education curricula, program environments and materials. Presenters will provide lesson examples for teaching gender-inclusive language. It is our intention to create a space where participants are welcome but not required to share aspects of their identity or experiences related to the topic.

Getting Familiar with Zoom
2021-05-13 18:00 - 20:00
Registration Deadline: THU. 5/13/21
Are you tutoring learners on Zoom? Are you using Zoom for the first time or looking to refresh your memory on how to use its common features? If so, this training will help you become more confident using Zoom on your own and with your learners!
Literacy Minnesota recognizes that using new technology can be challenging and confusing, so we created a concise step-by-step training to address the most useful features of Zoom from the perspective of the host and participant using computers and phones.
This introductory training offers brief how-to videos, step-by-step instructions modeled for learners and hands-on practice activities. This session will cover how to:

Navigate basic in-meeting controls like mute and unmute for audio and video, view layout and renaming participants
Use the chat box to communicate and share resources with learners
Practice sharing presentations like Google Slides and PowerPoint
Open the annotation toolbox to write and draw on shared documents
Open and manage breakout rooms
Sign up and download Zoom onto your computer or phone
Schedule meetings and send invitations
Join meetings and use the waiting room
Identify and resolve common technical issues with your learners

Integrated Education and Training (IET) 101
2021-05-13 14:00 - 15:30
Registration Deadline: THU. 5/13/21
Join us to learn more about the basic components of IETs! This webinar will focus on the key components of IETs, articulate the value of an IET delivery model, discuss resources to support the development of an IET, and outline the process for IET approval in Minnesota. We’ll also share some best practices and approaches from your Minnesota IET colleagues, and you’ll receive useful IET curriculum planning tools and resources.
This webinar is for program administrators, IELCE grant writers and grantees, RTCs, and anyone working with career pathways. Join us to explore approaches and strategies for the planning and successful implementation of integrated education and training programs.
Presented by Heather Turngren, Minneapolis Adult Education and panel: Mag Patridge and Kali Pelham, Hillside Adult Education; Lynn Thompson, International Institute of Minnesota.

Remote Tutoring 101
2021-05-13 10:00 - 11:30
Registration Deadline: THU. 5/13/21
Join Literacy Minnesota Adult Basic Education and ESL trainers for a virtual workshop on how to be an effective tutor from a distance! Learn best practices for connecting and communicating one-on-one with adult learners on the phone or online, get suggestions for correcting errors and checking comprehension in a virtual setting, and discover language activities that can be done over the phone or on a video call. Can’t wait to “see” you there!

I Hear You! Effective Listening Instruction for English Language Learners
2021-05-12 18:30 - 20:00
Registration Deadline: WED. 5/12/21
Come 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.

MN Teachers Lunch and Learn with BurlingtonEnglish: Using BE with Advanced ESL Students
2021-05-10 12:30 - 13:15
Registration Deadline: MON. 5/10/21
A lunchtime chat about how to use BE with your advanced-level EL students.
NOTE: Attendees must have current login credentials for their BE account.

EBRI Study Circle - Virtual
2021-05-07 09:30 - 11:00
This series of six meetings, facilitated by Marn Frank, ATLAS, from early February through early May will introduce the foundations of and best practices for evidence-based reading instruction (or EBRI). The content will include: the four reading components and their interrelationships, diagnostic reading assessment purposes and processes, explicit instruction for word skills (alphabetics and vocabulary) and text skills (fluency and comprehension), and teacher-recommended print or online teaching resources. Along with full meeting attendance, participants will be expected to complete short pre- and post-meeting tasks. They will earn 12+ CEUs in the area of reading preparation and also have the option of earning one graduate-level credit from Hamline University. If you have not been invited to attend as part of a MN ABE program team, but are interested, please email Marn Frank at mfrank06@hamline.edu.
To be eligible for 1 Hamline University graduate credit, you must attend ALL 6 study circle meetings (February 5 and 26; March 19 and 26; April 23; May 7) and complete all assignments. Otherwise, attendance of all study circle meetings is encouraged, but not required.
If you require ASL Interpretation, please contact Gail Rutan at grutan01@hamline.edu
