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Free Online Facilitated Courses Available through LINCS!
The LINCS Professional Development Center is offering Teaching Excellence in Adult Literacy (TEAL) courses. Each course lasts three weeks, is entirely online, and facilitated by a highly experienced LINCS Trainer. There are two cohorts for each course—one in math, and one in writing. Read More
Helpful Resources to Transition to TABE 11/12
The transition period from TABE 9/10 to TABE 11/12 is ending July 1, 2019. This means that teachers need to be as prepared as possible to administer these new tests, as well as be able to analyze them. Presented here are some resources to make the transition easier. Read More
Teacher, Only You Understand Me
All adult EL teachers have heard stories from learners of struggling to make themselves understood outside of the classrooms, but it can be difficult to know where to begin to help. Pronunciation is such a large topic; how can a teacher tackle it in a multicultural classroom when there are already a hundred other skills to teach? Read More
Using a Volunteer Force for Fluency
This collaborative article describes how Minneapolis Adult Education uses a "force" of volunteers to deliver fluency instruction with Beginning/Intermediate ABE and Beginning/Intermediate/Advanced ESL students. Even if you teach in a multi-level class or one-room schoolhouse, their proven success and routine may inspire you to do the same on a smaller scale. Read More
Tools for Navigating the Digital World
One important aspect of empowering our learners is helping them develop the skills they need to find the answers to their own questions. Teaching our learners to navigate, interpret and evaluate what they find online are critical skills for all four areas of readiness. Read More
Coherence: The Path to the Whole Picture in Math Instruction
Helping students make connections among concepts – both building within and across levels within a domain as well as building across domains – is crucial to their ability to become proficient, independent mathematical thinkers. Read More
Free Training Opportunity: Creating and Maintaining a Comprehensive Adult Citizenship Education Program
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Office of Citizenship is hosting a training opportunity on May 8, 2019, to provide adult educators and program administrators with ideas and best practices for creating a comprehensive adult citizenship education curriculum and program. Read More
TABE 11&12 and CASAS GOALS: Transition FAQs
Have you made the transition to the new test series? You still have time, but remember that as of July 1, 2019, all ABE learners must be transitioned to either TABE 11&12 or CASAS GOALS. Check out these FAQs! Read More
Mental Health Awareness
Does your student show any of the following symptoms: sad, isolating, trouble focusing, difficulty sleeping or sleeping too much? If so, they may be struggling with mental health challenges. Read More
Intentional Phonics Magic
This article describes how several Columbia Heights/Fridley teachers and volunteers are working together to provide phonics lessons to small groups of ELLs, resulting in overall reading progress because students are not stalling out due to gaps in their English phonics knowledge. Read More