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ELA + Math = ? (Part 2 of 3)
“Teacher, I can do the math, but I haaaaate word problems!” I teach math and GED preparation for the Minnesota Literacy Council. I often hear complaints such as: “I never know what they are saying or what the problem is asking.” So what can we do about it? Read More
Build Critical Thinking Skills and Hit the Content Standards Trifecta
NewseumED is an excellent resource for building critical thinking skills (ACES), practicing with the key shifts in the ELA section of CCRS, and developing digital literacy (Northstar). Read on to learn more! Read More
ELA + Math = ? (Part 1 of 3)
The more time we spend with the College & Career Readiness Standards, the more overlap we discover among the ELA strands and the math domains and practices. Drawing on this overlap can create powerful teaching and learning! Read on for the first of three articles on crossfitting ELA and Math. Read More
Introducing the New Academic Word List
Do you need some guidance on WHAT academic vocabulary words to teach? Are you ready to freshen up your current academic vocabulary instruction with some new high-frequency words? Read on for news on both fronts! Read More
Getting Started, Moving Forward, Part 3: More from Achieve the Core!
Get more from Achieve the Core, a comprehensive website that offers “free, ready-to-use classroom resources designed to help educators understand and implement college and career ready standards.” Read More
Integrate Content Standards with Unit/Lesson Planning Templates
Wondering how to weave together transitions skills, basic skills, and digital literacy into instruction? Looking for a way to better organize your thoughts and plans for your students? We now have Lesson Planning Templates available for math and ELA. Read More
Morpheme Matrices: A Tool for Assembling Multi-Syllable Words
Morpheme matrices are flexible tools that can promote multi-syllable word reading, spelling, and understanding. Check out this great new resource! Read More
CCRS: You Don’t Need to Know EVERYTHING to Start Doing SOMETHING!
Whether or not you are participating in the CCRS Cohort this year, ATLAS is here to provide resources and suggestions to help you keep moving forward with CCRS implementation this year! Read More
English Grammar 101
English Grammar 101 is a free online resource to supplement your current grammar instruction for advanced ESL or ABE learners. Read More
Addressing the Critical Need for Critical Thinking Skills
Critical thinking emerged as an area for which many ABE teachers would like more instructional resources. As a result, a new resource has been added to the Critical Thinking section of the ACES Resource Library. Read on to discover how you can start using it in your classroom today. Read More