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Professional Development via Adobe Connect
Imagine joining in on an all day conference without having to pack your suitcase and driving X number of hours to expand your knowledge on ABE-related topics. At the Language & Literacy Institute in January, Southwest ABE was able to pilot technology that could make this a possibility in the near future! Read More
New Distance Learning Platform Approval Process
The state has agreed to a major change in the way in which Distance Learning (DL) platforms are approved. Platforms that track time-on-task proxy hours, as opposed to relying on proxy hours based on unit completion, no longer require state approval. Read More
Best Practices and Strategies for Success in Numeracy: Let’s Continue the Conversation with Cynthia Bell!
Learn about the 8 Practices for Teaching Effective Mathematics and join the online Minnesota Numeracy Instruction Networking Group. Read More
Tutor Tips to the Rescue!
Your learners are showing up in 20 minutes, and you need an activity idea fast! Check out the Tutor Tips blog on the Minnesota Literacy Council website to find hundreds of activity ideas with detailed instructions for yourself or your classroom volunteers to follow. Use tags to easily search for activities by level or language skill. Read More
Upcoming Webinar for One-Room Schoolhouse Practitioners!
Do you teach ABE in a one-room schoolhouse, where students drop in for instruction, or where students are working at different levels on various content areas in one class? Learn about routines for optimizing teaching and learning in the multilevel settings and join the online One-Room Schoolhouse group. Read More
What is a Toobaloo?
Did you know PANDA has a lending library of adaptive equipment available for loan to ABE teachers for students with disabilities? The Toobaloo is an item PANDA will send if a student is having fluency, speech, comprehension or pronunciation challenges. Read More
Tying Together ESL and Numeracy: Coherence Part 1
Takeaways from the ATLAS Integrating Language and Numeracy Study Circle at Metro North ABE - and in particular, regarding focus and coherence, which can be a challenge in an ESL setting or even in a math class with many English language learners represented. Read More
Diana’s ELL Writing Routine: Days 6-10
A small body of writing research supports a set of principles for effective writing instruction. In this final part of the Writing Routine series, learn how to combine explicit writing instruction with extended and varied writing experiences for a purpose. Read More
Word-Level Focused Activities to Help Low-Literacy ESL Learners Decode: PART 3
Focusing on word beginnings and word families can help learners recognize patterns, which can improve their ability to decode words. Help your adult ESL learners with writing and speaking production in Part 3 of this alphabetics routine. Read More
2019 Language & Literacy Institute: Registration Now Open!
Registration is OPEN for the 2019 Language & Literacy Institute on January 24-25! The past three Institutes have been extremely successful, and some workshops may fill, so don’t wait – register now to ensure you get into the workshops you want!… Read More