CCR Standards
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Facilitating 12 Math Groups Got You Feeling Down? Try a Little Coherence!
Planning instruction in light of the CCRS shift of coherence poses some challenges but offers great rewards. Following from Part 1, this article is Part 2 of a series describing Metro North’s experience with piloting program changes to move toward more coherent math instruction. Read More
Encouraging Speaking and Listening in ABE
While Minnesota ABE teachers have become increasingly proficient at navigating and implementing CCR Standards, incorporating the Speaking and Listening Standards often takes a backseat to those for ELA and math. Get ideas on addressing these standards. Read More
A CCRS Star is Born! Third CCRS Classroom Video Now Available
In the third and final video of the CCRS in the ABE Classroom series, Dan Bruski of Hopkins ABE skillfully integrates a variety of teaching standards into his beginning level ESL class. During the lesson, learners work on strengthening their vocabulary, developing grammar and critical thinking skills, and using language in a communicative context. 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
New! CCRS Video Discussion Guides: Free Professional Development Resource!
Check out the Video Discussion Guides that accompany the new CCRS in the ABE Classroom videos. These guides provide teachers, volunteers, and educators with targeted, thoughtful questions that will enable viewers to get the most out of the CCRS videos. Read More
CCRS Classroom Videos? You got it. Second Video Now Available!
You asked, and we answered! If you’ve been wanting to see CCRS aligned instruction “in action” at lower levels, this video is for you. ATLAS and the Minnesota Literacy Council have collaborated on another wonderful new instructional video, available for free! Read More
MN ABE in Action! A New CCRS Classroom Video Makes Its Debut
Check out the first video in a new, Minnesota homegrown series to see how the CCR Standards work in an ESL/ELA classroom! Read More
Integrating Culture and Career Contextualization into GED Curriculum: Experiences in the 2018 CCI Cohort
In this article, a 2018 CCI Cohort participant details her experiences learning about contextualized instruction and the benefits that came with cohort participation. Could a contextualized approach work for your students or program? Read on to find out more! Read More
Word Level Analogies
Add word level analogies to your classroom routine to revisit vocabulary. With opportunities to build/reinforce knowledge and use supporting evidence, coupled with varying degrees of complexity and rigor, this versatile tool enables us to combine vocabulary with other concepts embedded in the CCRS! Read More
FREE TEXT FREE TEXT FREE TEXT: Part 3
This article is part three of a series highlighting free online text resources. This final installment includes websites that span low to high learner levels plus a website with free, original children's books for parents to use with their kids in English or in several other languages! Read More