Distance Learning/Education
Recent Newsletter Articles
Remote Testing – Building the Road While Driving on it!
As COVID-19 began ravaging portions of the United States and causing schools to close down, adult ed test publishers were jumping into action, developing plans for remote testing to allow programs to maintain their standards. Check out this overview of the pilot plans for CASAS and TABE, as well as information about BEST Plus 2.0. Read More
Teachers Helping Teachers: Visit a Virtual ABE Classroom
"What we (my students and I) are learning now will make our class stronger in the future. Necessity has pushed us into an educational space we should have already been operating in." In the webinar “Teaching in Real Time: Maximizing Instructional Time Online”, you heard that Minnesota teachers are doing a tremendous job of making online classes happen for their learners. Now you can see them in action! Read More
Distance Learning: Expanding and Strengthening
The pandemic has changed our service delivery methods virtually overnight, as distance learning (DL) has become the exclusive means by which we teach students. The DL Support Team has been working overtime with state staff to help develop policies, practices, and resources to support everyone during this challenging time. Read More
ABE Voices Across the Distance: Snapshot of the New Normal from Mankato Area Adult Education
MN ABE Connect is featuring a series of interviews with Minnesota ABE practitioners on how they are delivering instruction and support during this time. This week, we hear from Liv Musel-Staloch, the ESL Program Supervisor at the Mankato Area Adult Education Program. Read More
ABE Voices Across a Distance: Teaching and Learning Inside County Jails
MN ABE Connect is featuring a series of interviews with Minnesota ABE practitioners on how they are delivering instruction and support during this time. This week, we hear from four teachers working in one-room schoolhouse settings in county jails: Jessica DeGrote, Randee Edmundson, Meagan Hymes, and Abby Roza. Read More
What’s Trending in Distance Reading Instruction?
As educators have been forced to move their instruction online in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, this article shares “trending” ideas, platforms, and resources for distance reading instruction collected recently from Minnesota Adult Education reading teachers. Read More
ABE Voices Across a Distance: Snapshot from a Rural One-Room Schoolhouse
MN ABE Connect is featuring a series of interviews with Minnesota ABE practitioners on how they are delivering instruction and support during this time. This week, we hear from a teacher working in a rural, one-room schoolhouse setting: Pamela Dane. Read More
ABE Voices Across the Distance: Snapshot of the New Normal from a Beginning Level ESL Teacher
MN ABE Connect is featuring a series of interviews with Minnesota ABE practitioners on how they are delivering instruction and support during this time. This week, we hear from Amy Van Steenwyk, a Beginning Level teacher working at the Cedar-Riverside Adult Education Collaborative in Minneapolis. Read More
Updates and Information from the Distance Learning Support Team
The DL Support Team is working to help ABE staff make a successful transition to serving learners online. Read on for resources and updates which can help you and your students be successful in this new and challenging environment. Read More
ABE Voices Across the Distance: Snapshot of the New Normal from Neighborhood House
MN ABE Connect is featuring a series of interviews with Minnesota ABE practitioners on how they are delivering instruction and support during this time. This week, we hear from three teachers working in the Neighborhood House ESL/GED program: Cara Berger, Kaija Bergen, and Eva Moline. Read More