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Journeys Anthology: Call for Submissions!
This fall, we invite your learners to share their voices and submit their original stories and art for publication in the 2020 edition of Journeys. Friday, December 6 is the deadline for this year’s submissions. The submission webform is now open! Read More
Attention ESL Teachers! Scholarships Available for MELEd Conference!
Do you teach adults whose first language is not English? Interested in connecting with others who work with immigrants and refugees, across all ages of learners and contexts for ESL? ATLAS is providing scholarships for MN ABE practitioners to attend the state ESL conference (MELEd) in St. Paul this November! Read More
Pre-Service Trainings for Classroom Assistants, One-on-One Tutors, and Conversation Circle Volunteers are Now Available!
No matter what role a volunteer has in an adult ESL program, training will help them to be better prepared to support learners and feel more confident. These new 3-hour ESL trainings are designed to prepare classroom assistants, one-on-one tutors, and conversation circle volunteers for successful interactions with ESL learners and teachers. Read More
Attention!! Important Changes Coming to Newsela.com
Parts of Newsela are becoming subscription-only, so read on for important information about changes to this popular website! Read More
New Free Resource! Teacher Training Toolkit
Looking for easy and fast ways to build the teaching skills of ESL teachers and volunteer tutors? The Teacher Training Toolkit being developed by the Minnesota Literacy Council is a great new resource! Read More
Attention ESL Teachers: a Fall Conference for YOU!
Do you teach non-native speakers of English? Interested in connecting with ESL teachers from a variety of contexts statewide? The MELEd conference in November is attended by over 1200 ESL professionals, and this year ATLAS will be offering scholarships! Read More
Let’s Talk! Building Conversation into ESL Programming
Conversation circles are a great way for programs to serve the immediate needs of adult ESL learners and generate more contact hours. And for teachers looking to build more conversation activities into everyday programming, the Minnesota Literacy Council has developed a new Instructional Support Kit that focuses on listening and speaking skills. Read More
Teacher, Only You Understand Me
All adult EL teachers have heard stories from learners of struggling to make themselves understood outside of the classrooms, but it can be difficult to know where to begin to help. Pronunciation is such a large topic; how can a teacher tackle it in a multicultural classroom when there are already a hundred other skills to teach? Read More
Free Training Opportunity: Creating and Maintaining a Comprehensive Adult Citizenship Education Program
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Office of Citizenship is hosting a training opportunity on May 8, 2019, to provide adult educators and program administrators with ideas and best practices for creating a comprehensive adult citizenship education curriculum and program. Read More
TABE 11&12 and CASAS GOALS: Transition FAQs
Have you made the transition to the new test series? You still have time, but remember that as of July 1, 2019, all ABE learners must be transitioned to either TABE 11&12 or CASAS GOALS. Check out these FAQs! Read More