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Racial Equity in Adult Education Grant Update – Part 1
The Racial Equity Team has completed its first year of the Racial Equity in Adult Education Grant. This article provides a brief explanation of the grant and introduces the team members. Stay tuned for parts 2 & 3 where past and future grant activities are discussed. Read More
Healing-Centered Learning Environments in Adult Education
MN Adult Education teachers joined Lucille Rosario, MSW, LICSW, to learn strategies for supporting themselves and learners who are experiencing the impact of trauma and stress on their mental and physical health, well-being, and classroom performance. These webinars were excellent, and extremely timely for burned-out teachers at the end of the year. Definitely worth a watch! Read More
Attention ESL Teachers: a Fall Conference for YOU!
Do you teach adult English learners? The MELEd (Minnesota English Learner Education) conference is the state's premiere professional gathering for anyone who works with English language learners. This year, MELEd will be held *IN PERSON* at the St. Paul RiverCentre on November 18-19, 2022. Consider presenting; proposals are due June 16! Also, read on to find out about an opportunity to receive funds to attend MELEd this year! Read More
Summer Training Options for Busy Volunteers
Good news! Literacy Minnesota’s Volunteer Training Department is in session this summer with great options to help volunteers get training. Read More
Announcing NEW PANDA Website Links and Comments/Suggestions Form!
PANDA’s website is loaded with great information about various disabilities along with community resources. We have recently added two new chapters with helpful information for students with disabilities, as well as a form for comments and suggestions. Read More
ESL Resource Library to the Rescue!
Adult English language teachers can spend hours of their valuable planning time sorting through online resources, looking for ones that are appropriate and helpful for their particular adult learners. What teacher has time for that?! The ATLAS ESL Resource Library is ready to come to the rescue! Read More
Distance Learning Website Offers Many Resources
The limitations on classroom learning created by the COVID pandemic have led to many distance learning innovations within Minnesota Adult Education. The Tech/DL Supplemental Services team provides a wide variety of PD and other resources. One helpful source of information is our Distance Learning website. In addition, we are pleased to announce a new self-paced, asynchronous course for adult education teachers who are new to using Google Classroom. Read More
It’s a Big Job! Administrators’ Reflections on Hiring Practices in Adult Education
How are MN adult education programs responding to current hiring and retention challenges? Here's a round-up of insights shared by program managers and administrators at the 2022 Statewide Virtual Conference in April. Read More
Using Nearpod in the ABE Classroom
Nearpod is a great tool that makes any lesson interactive, whether in the classroom, virtual, or a combination of the two. In this article, ABE Teacher Polina Huffman shares how and why to use Nearpod in the ABE classroom. Read More
Teaching Citizenship? We’ve Got Resources for You!
From our annual citizenship webinar, to support materials for the 100 questions and lessons on voting for after citizenship is achieved, Literacy Minnesota has lots of resources to help teachers and volunteers to support learners in reaching this life-changing goal. Read More