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Four Fun ESL Websites for Classroom Instruction
ESL teachers are always on the lookout for great websites that they can use with their class. Here are some favorites from classroom teachers that cover different language modalities and can be used in the classroom to mix instruction up! Read More
You (yes, YOU) Can Teach Digital Literacy! The New Northstar Foundations Course Can Help
You likely know that the Northstar Digital Literacy standards are one of the three required sets of content standards for Minnesota Adult Education. Now, there’s a new online course to help all teachers integrate these standards into their teaching practice! Read More
Journeys Anthology 2023: Call for Submissions!
This fall, we invite your learners to share their voices and submit their original stories and art for publication in the 2023 edition of Journeys. Friday, December 2, 2022 is the deadline for this year’s submissions. Read More
PANDA’s FREE Universal Design for Learning Training
It’s that time of year again! Please join us for PANDA’s upcoming free Universal Design for Learning (UDL) training. This training can be taken at your own pace during the month of January 2023, and you can earn 16 CEUs! Based on scientific insights into how humans learn, UDL is an approach that minimizes barriers and maximizes learning for all students. Read More
2022 ABE Support Staff Conference Registration Now Open
Please join us again this year for an online Support Services Conference, as we learn from the past, live in the present, and plan for the future. We’ll reflect on where we’ve been and use those lessons to focus on building a better future. Read More
MENTAL WELLNESS! – IT MATTERS!
Many people are aware of methods to stay physically healthy, but few are educated about what it means to stay mentally healthy. Mental and physical health are closely intertwined, and both should be priorities in our lives. Read More
New Edmentum Feature: Exact Path
Exact Path is a robust diagnostic assessment and teaching tool. It is now available to all Minnesota adult education teachers using the state-supported Edmentum (Plato) account! Read More
Teaching Minnesota’s Natural History in an EL Classroom
This article shares a sample of curriculum developed by Nature for New Minnesotans, a University of Minnesota extension program committed to adapting experiential natural history programming for adult EL students in the Twin Cities. Read More
Teamwork Makes the Dream Work for TIF 2.0
The Transitions Integration Framework (TIF) – a component of our MN Adult Education content standards – was first published in 2013 and revised in 2016. A dream team comprising dedicated ABE teachers and administrators from programs around Minnesota is now working on exciting and timely updates to the TIF! Read More
Routines That Foster Constructing Viable Arguments and Critiquing the Reasoning of Others – Part 1
Regardless of the subject matter, there is a skill/practice that is central to any learning: the ability to construct viable and valid arguments, and to engage in critiquing the reasoning of others - the reasoning of both students and teachers. There are routines you can put in place to help develop this skill/practice. Read More