Events

Teaching Phonics to Adult English Learners

Online

Registration Deadline: FRI. 10/29/21 Phonics is a crucial part of becoming a reader, yet many adult ESL learners lack sufficient decoding skills to be able to sound out and recognize new words, and don’t get adequate phonics instruction in their beginning level classes. Learn phonics activities to help learners with blending, segmenting, and developing phonemic […]

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ABE Foundations at a Distance Webinar (3 consecutive dates)

Online

Registration Deadline: SEE BELOW Due to the virtual Summer Institute conference this year, we were unable to hold the in-person ABE Foundations Workshop, but the online course is a great option for those new to ABE! It’s a lot of information, and we recognize that having the in-person workshop allows you to ask questions, meet […]

Free

Developing and Practicing Reading Fluency

Online

Registration Deadline: MON. 11/1/21 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 […]

Free

Afghan Culture and Best Practices for Workforce Providers

Online

Registration Deadline: NONE; please click the Join Webinar link below to join on the day of the webinar: JOIN WEBINAR Join us for an overview presentation on Afghan culture and best practices for workforce providers by Naweed Ahmadzai. Naweed is the Human Resource Engagement Coordinator for Hennepin County. He is an Afghan-American who grew up in […]

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Volunteer Foundations Training – Core Training Module 1: Overview of MN Adult Education & Program Accountability

Online

Registration Deadline: TUE. 11/2/21 Participants learn about Adult Basic Education programming in Minnesota, demographics of learners, instructional content standards, initial and on-going assessment and other accountability measures. Learn more about Literacy Minnesota’s Volunteer Foundations Training at https://www.literacymn.org/volunteer-foundations-training.

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Responding to Community Trauma in the Classroom (Part 2 of 2)

Online

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 […]

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Fall 2021 ABE Conference: Still Here, Still Awesome! – Virtual Event

Online

Registration Deadline: FRI. 11/5/21 If you require ASL Interpretation, please contact Marisa Geisler at [email protected] Well, we're still here. We're still in this "in between" space between what was before and what's next.  While we'd rather welcome you to an in-person Regional Event, it is not yet in the cards. Yet we know now just […]

Free

Developing and Practicing Reading Fluency

Online

Registration Deadline: MON. 11/8/21 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 […]

Free

People with Disabilities Are the Best Teachers: Start Unlearning the Curriculum of Ableism

Online

Registration Deadline: TUE. 11/9/21 Educators are welcome to join us to slow down, reflect and consider how we could lessen the ways that ableism affects our teaching and our students in both the classroom and across our larger educational systems. Let’s examine why and how, despite modern disability rights legislation, ableism persists as an oppressive […]

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Event Series Forward Together Ambassador Training

Forward Together Ambassador Training

Online

Registration Deadline: TUE. 11/9/21 The Graduate! Network will be hosting a virtual Forward Together Ambassador training on November 9 and 10 from 12:00-12:45 pm. This training is a part of the Minnesota Forward Together initiative. Minnesota has partnered with The Graduate! Network to recruit and train local volunteer ambassadors to encourage their friends, neighbors, and […]

Free

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