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Recent Newsletter Articles
2014inMN.org Content Transferred to OER Commons
The 2014inMN.org website shut down, but the resources and information from the GED professional development grant are still available on the OER Commons website. Read More
GED Testing Updates
Catch up on the latest changes to the GED test, including passing scores, testing costs, and test sections. Read More
The Latest and Greatest: GED® News and Updates!
Check out new tools to check materials alignment, available student reference sheets, and a new career pathways tool. Read More
Grammar Bytes! (In a Good Way.)
Here is a website that really puts some teeth into grammar, usage and mechanics instruction! The materials can be used in a structured class or open lab setting, for one-on-one sessions with learners, for work with volunteers, and as independent work to supplement class lessons. Read More
Key Updates from GED Conference, Reaching New Heights
Key updates from the GED Testing Service annual conference, including new Extended Response tools and information on the GED Ready® practice test. Read More
Practical Takeaways from COABE
Danielle Legault, an instructor at Minneapolis Adult Education, synthesizes three key learnings from her attendance at a variety of sessions at the annual COABE (Commission on Adult Basic Education) Conference, touching on everything from low-level ESL to GED. Read More
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
Plan First, Write Second
One of my goals is to show my students how spending time in the planning stage pays off in a better finished product. The technique discussed here is a method of getting students to think about all of the ways that a topic could be discussed or explored. Read More