Events

Registration Deadline: TUE. 7/6/21  In this session, we will discuss best practices for using the In-Class Lesson wordlist. Join us and add a few new ideas to your BE toolbox! Bring your ideas to share with others from around the state. NOTE: Attendees must have current login credentials for their BE account.

Registration Deadline: TUE. 7/13/21 In this webinar, Literacy Minnesota teachers will share some of their favorite virtual routines that promote successful learning. Discover tried and true practices for creating interactive and engaging small group and large group virtual activities, and learn tricks and explore free tools to make virtual lessons go smoothly. Participants will leave […]

Registration Deadline: TUE. 7/13/21 In this session, we will go through best practices for using videos when teaching with Burlington English. NOTE: Attendees must have current login credentials for their BE account.  

Registration Deadline: THU. 7/15/21 Learn about three essential skills students need in order to join a conversation and keep it going. This webinar will demonstrate how to introduce those strategies and get students talking in small groups online. Come ready to participate in your own small groups and try out the techniques yourself!

Registration Deadline: FRI. 7/16/21 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, […]

Registration Deadline: TUE. 7/20/21 In this session, we will go over best practices with the role play activities found in the In-Class Lessons. Join us and add a few new ideas to your BE toolbox! Come with your own ideas to share with other teachers from around the state. NOTE: Attendees must have current login credentials […]

Registration Deadline: TUE. 7/20/21 Beginning level language learners are expected to master a great deal of vocabulary right from the start. In this webinar, discover methods for teaching vocabulary to beginning level English learners and recommendations for making it stick. Participants will also explore ways to build speaking fluency and confidence, and will leave with […]

Registration Deadline: WED. 7/21/21 Teachers of adult ESL learners often hear stories of learners trying out their new English skills in the community, and being ignored or rebuffed because of their accent. In this workshop, learn about accent bias research, the politics of accent in the United States, and the ways that accent bias can […]