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Distance Learning Best Practices and Success Stories: PART 1

Distance Learning Best Practices and Success Stories: PART 1

Learn from other MN ABE practitioners as they share stories about a distance learning (DL) decision, practice, learner, programming change, teacher, or administrative action that made a positive impact and could benefit the field. Read More

Register Now for the Technology Integration Initiative 2019 Cohort!

Register Now for the Technology Integration Initiative 2019 Cohort!

The 2019 Technology Integration Initiative (TII) Cohort will focus on using mobile devices for learning, both in and out of the classroom. Sign up now for this 5-month PD initiative! Read More

How to Eat an Elephant: Increasing Your Students’ Success on the GED Extended Response

How to Eat an Elephant: Increasing Your Students’ Success on the GED Extended Response

Do your students struggle with writing? This article gives tips and insights that the author gained by attending a session that focused on the GED extended response at this year's COABE conference. It includes links to resources that GED writing teachers will find helpful. Read More

Distance Learning Platform Spotlight: Moby Max

Distance Learning Platform Spotlight: Moby Max

Moby Max was approved for distance learning in 2017. Got questions? We've got answers! Read More

Free Online Professional Development Courses

Free Online Professional Development Courses

Access the Minnesota Literacy Council's FREE online courses for ABE teachers and staff! The courses are self-paced, allowing participants to go through them from beginning to end, or to pick and choose the modules in each course that are the most pertinent to their professional development needs. Read More

LearningExpress Library for ABE

LearningExpress Library for ABE

LearningExpress Library contains nearly 1,000 online tutorials, practice tests, and e-books. It covers job search and workplace skills improvement; skill building in reading, writing, math, and basic science; and prep for career certification,  licensure exams, college and grad school entrance tests, GED, and more. Read More