Events

POSTPONED UNTIL SEPTEMBER 22 Registration Deadline: FRI. 4/24/20 It’s been 10 years since the last MN ABE Transitions Conference. In 2020, we are closer to the vision of fully realized career pathways around the state! Structures and partnerships have been built and strengthened, and new legislation and policies are in place to further this work. […]

Registration Deadline: FRI. 5/1/20  Do your students stop thinking about text once they have identified a main idea? Do they struggle to identify what details support an idea? Are they uncertain how to evaluate the quality of details within a text? If so, join us to try guided practice activities designed for ABE students. These […]

Registration deadline: MON. 5/4/20 ABE Teacher Virtual Coffee Break: Classes may be cancelled, but learning isn’t! Join Literacy Minnesota's ESL Training Coordinator, Andrea Echelberger, and ATLAS Director Patsy Egan on Monday, May 4 from 1:00-2:00 pm for an informal virtual coffee break! Let’s connect during these distanced times and check in about the following: How are […]

Registration Deadline: WED. 5/6/20 This Web Chat will be focused on the Annual ABE Grant Application. Web Chat with MN ABE is a quarterly webinar discussion hosted by Literacy Action Network and led by state ABE staff from the Minnesota Department of Education. Web Chat webinars provide updates from the state ABE office on new […]

Registration Deadline: WED. 5/6/20 Presented by Rodolfo Gutierrez, executive director of HACER (Hispanic Advocacy and Community Empowerment through Research), this is the story of millions of people residing together in the United States from diverse origins. We’ll look at how Latino communities are seen in the U.S. and in Minnesota, and how the single label […]

Registration Deadline: THU. 5/7/20 Join ATLAS and Literacy Minnesota, with hosts Susan Wetenkamp-Brandt and Andrea Echelberger, for a panel presentation of ABE educators who are making the most of their online instructional time.

Registration Deadline: THU. 5/7/20 Therese Badenoch and Jessica Jones, teachers at Literacy Minnesota, will facilitate this webinar will be a follow up to the Intro to Moby Max webinar held in February 2020. You can find that webinar recording on the MN ABE Professional Development YouTube channel. If you're just past the "newbie" stage of […]

Registration Deadline: THU. 5/7/20 Join Literacy Minnesota ABE 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 learners on the phone or online, get suggestions for correcting errors and giving feedback in a virtual setting, and discover language […]

PLEASE NOTE: this event will take place virtually. You will need access to a strong internet connection and audio. Please keep this in mind when registering. Registration Deadline: WED. 5/6/20 Are you a CCRS leader in your program?  Join us for a half day of professional learning about instructional leadership, focused on CCRS! Training Materials […]

Registration Deadline: MON. 5/11/20 It may not seem like it, but you’re already doing the work. This difficult time calls for critical literacy, a heightened need for strong numeracy, and extraordinary soft skills just to get through the day! Join CCRS leads Kristine Kelly and Lindsey Cermak (as well as special surprise guests) to talk […]

Registration Deadline: TUES. 5/12/20 Join Literacy Minnesota ABE 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 learners on the phone or online, get suggestions for correcting errors and giving feedback in a virtual setting, and discover language […]

Registration Deadline: WED. 5/13/20 In this session you will learn what kinds of teacher-created courses can be approved for distance learning, what the approval process looks like, and walk through the applications. Get help and get your questions answered!

Registration Deadline: WED. 5/13/20 Dig into a specific English pronunciation feature (word stress, intonation, etc.) and learn how the feature contributes to meaning and intelligibility. Learn about activities that can be used to practice the pronunciation feature in your classroom, and hear from other teachers who have worked with pronunciation instruction. FEATURED TOPIC: Intonation NOTE: […]

Registration Deadline: WED. 5/13/20 This first webinar (a replacement for an April face-to-face meeting) for STAR 19/20 participants ONLY will focus on the word skills: Vocabulary and Alphabetics. The objectives are to: (1) clarify what instruction should look like, (2) share instructional plans and/or experiences, (3) answer any lingering questions, and (4) connect these skills […]

Registration Deadline: WED. 5/13/20 This is the fifth and final webinar in the ACP Webinar series. In this webinar, ABE managers and lead teachers will share their experiences in delivering Adult Career Pathway programming through distance learning. The panel will discuss how they have moved from face-to-face instruction to distance learning; changes they have made […]

Registration Deadline:  FRI. 5/15/20 We will share guidance and discuss expectations on using remote testing options for TABE and CASAS. We will share resources and have time to answer your testing questions.  

Registration Deadline: FRI. 5/15/20 Join Literacy Minnesota ABE 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 learners on the phone or online, get suggestions for correcting errors and giving feedback in a virtual setting, and discover language […]

Registration Deadline (for Cohort): MON. 5/11/20 This meeting concludes the CSI cohort for spring 2020.

Registration Deadline: MON. 5/18/20 Edmentum Courseware is one of the Distance Learning platforms supported for statewide use in ABE. If you have never used Edmentum Courseware, or if you need a refresher, come to this interactive session to learn how to create course sections, create student usernames and passwords, enroll learners in course sections, and […]

Registration Deadline: WED. 5/20/20 Join Wendy Roberts, Volunteer Outreach and Hotline Manager, and Rob Podlasek, Training Manager, from Literacy Minnesota on May 20 for a webinar focused on using volunteers during these distanced times. Hear from a panel of ABE staff on how they are using one-on-one and classroom assistant volunteers and a variety of […]

Registration Deadline: WED. 5/20/20 This second webinar for STAR 19/20 participants ONLY will focus on the text skills: Fluency and Comprehension. The objectives are to: (1) clarify what instruction looks like, (2) share instructional plans and experiences, (3) answer any lingering questions, and (4) connect these skills to the CCR Reading Standards.

Registration Deadline: THU. 5/21/20 Join Susan Wetenkamp-Brandt of Literacy Minnesota for a "speed date" with free distance learning platforms, including ReadWorks.org, Quill.org, Putting English to Work, CommonLit and more! If you are looking for new options for DL and aren't sure which platform you want to try, you'll want to join this conversation.

Registration Deadline: THU. 5/21/20 Schools may be closed, but the learning hasn’t stopped! Adult ESL teachers and tutors are finding creative ways to help learners continue to develop their English skills. In this webinar, learn about the phone app WhatsApp, and explore its advantages and limitations as an instructional platform. Discover a variety of ESL […]

Registration Deadline:  WED. 5/27/20 Join PANDA manager and Licensed Psychologist, Wendy Sweeney, on Wednesday May 27th at 2:30 pm for a coffee break.  A brief overview of how the COVID-19 pandemic can impact mental health along with strategies to manage stress, anxiety and depression to stay mentally healthy will be shared.  There will be a […]

Registration Deadline: WED. 5/27/20 It can be challenging to make yourself understood over the phone, even for native English speakers! In this webinar, learn about three different pronunciation features that can be taught and practiced during virtual video instruction. Participants will learn how the three features impact speakers’ intelligibility, and explore activities designed to help […]

Registration Deadline: THU. 5/28/20 Got questions about ACPs and IETs?  Trying to draft a single set of learning objectives (SSLO) for your adult education + occupational training partnerships?  This webinar is for you!  Amy Dalsimer, a national leader in adult career pathway work, is joining us from the American Institute for Research (AIR). In this […]

Registration Deadline: FRI. 5/29/20 Join Patsy Egan, Andrea Echelberger, and special guests as they tackle the question that's on the mind of Beginning Level ESL teachers everywhere: How do I do this? We all know that working with learners with limited English can be challenging inside of a classroom, when the classroom is virtual, the […]