Minnesota Adult Education
Minnesota Adult Education/ABE (Adult Basic Education) is a statewide system that serves approximately 65,000 adults annually. Adult education/ABE students are working towards a high school credential, learning English, improving basic skills such as literacy and math, and/or preparing for post-secondary education or employment.
While the ATLAS website focuses on professional development (PD), the Minnesota ABE website provides in-depth information about a variety of broader adult education topics:
- Minnesota ABE overview, statistics and trends
- ABE programs and consortia (including maps and manager contact information)
- ABE instruction (basic skills, GED, ESL, civics, digital literacy, distance learning, career pathways, etc.)
- Program management (including ABE policies, accountability, reporting, funding and grants, etc.)
- Diploma – credit completion
- Minnesota Adult Education Support Network providers
Visit the Contacts and Directories page for key Minnesota Adult Education contacts.
Minnesota Adult Education Support Network
Three percent (3%) of state ABE (Adult Basic Education) funding is used to fund activities that support adult education programs and staff across Minnesota in key areas. These activities are provided by the members of the Minnesota Adult Education Support Network – organizations that have received ABE Supplemental Service grants from the state to fund their Minnesota Adult Education work.
Support Network providers are guided in their efforts by the Minnesota Adult Education PD Standards.
Professional Development (PD) Catalog
The members of the MN Adult Education Support Network created an online PD Catalog for planning purposes. The Catalog provides an overview of all MN Adult Education PD activities in one convenient, searchable place. Here you will find brief descriptions of all PD offerings currently provided by the MN Adult Ed Support Network.
Support Network Activities
MN Adult Education Support Network providers can help ABE professionals:
- Find resources and support for serving students with disabilities – PANDA (pandamn.org)
- Learn about upcoming professional development opportunities – ATLAS (atlasABE.org)
- Find out about Minnesota Adult Education’s professional organization – Literacy Action Network (literacyactionnetwork.org)
- Get training on the assessments used in ABE – Southwest ABE (mnabeassessment.com)
- Learn about how to utilize volunteers in ABE programs – Literacy Minnesota (literacymn.org)
- Get support in integrating technology into the ABE classroom – Literacy Minnesota (literacymn.org)
- Implement and use distance learning (DL) in ABE programs – Literacy Minnesota (mnabe-distancelearning.org)
Find out more about each provider below!
PD Catalog
Get an overview of all MN Adult Education professional development (PD) activities in one convenient, searchable place!
PD CatalogMN Adult Ed Network
Join Minnesota Adult Education on Mighty Networks, an online platform for practitioners to share ideas and resources around topics of common interest.
Mighty NetworksMN ABE YouTube
The MN ABE YouTube Channel is a free online PD resource that you can use to explore teaching techniques and classroom ideas in action! Find out more in this MN ABE Connect newsletter article.
MN ABE YouTube