Minnesota ABE
Recent Newsletter Articles
Consider Joining the DL Advisory Team!
Consider joining the DL Advisory team, which will allow you to provide input to guide the state’s distance learning professional development and training efforts; offer input and feedback on policies and procedures governing distance education; advise on the purchase of statewide DL platform licenses; and participate in discussions regarding approval of platforms and courses for distance learning proxy hours. Read More
Attention ESL Teachers: a Fall 2023 Conference for YOU!
Do you teach adult English learners? The MELEd (Minnesota English Learner Education) conference is the state's premiere professional gathering for anyone who works with English language learners This year, MELEd will be held *in person* at the St. Paul RiverCentre on November 17-18, 2023. Consider presenting; proposals are due June 21, 2023! Read More
Join an Advisory Team and Help Guide Professional Development in MN ABE!
Interested in helping to guide professional development for MN adult education? Five statewide leadership opportunities are coming up for Minnesota ABE practitioners. Your unique expertise and interests may be just what we need! Read More
MN Teacher Verification Model Update: Now Two Pathways to TVM Certification!
The Teacher Verification Model (TVM) is an option for Minnesota ABE teachers and programs to count proxy hours for asynchronous lessons that have been verified by a TVM certified teacher. Learn more about the new individual coaching pathway to TVM certification! Read More
Journeys Anthology 2023: Call for Submissions!
This fall, we invite your learners to share their voices and submit their original stories and art for publication in the 2023 edition of Journeys. Friday, December 2, 2022 is the deadline for this year’s submissions. Read More
You Just Never Know
How did a Minnesota adult education instructor and two of her students – a husband and wife who escaped from Afghanistan with assistance from a USDA official from Minnesota – end up in an Associated Press story that went global? Read on to find out! Read More
Nature for New Minnesotans: Making the Case for Teaching Minnesota’s Natural History in EL Classrooms
Nature for New Minnesotans is a new program through University of Minnesota Extension that seeks to increase the environmental literacy and access to the outdoors of EL (English Language) students in the Twin Cities. In this article, program director Lucas Rapisarda shares his experience of designing the program and taking students to Itasca State Park in August 2022. Read More
To HiSET or Not to HiSET? That Is the New Question
A new high school equivalency option is coming to Minnesota Adult Education! Find out the basics about the HiSET, as well as webinars in September and October where you can learn more about what's on the five tests that make up the HiSET: Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, Language Arts-Reading, and Language Arts-Writing. Read More
2022 Summer Institute Poster Sessions Still Available for Viewing
Did you attend Summer Institute this year and not get a chance to view the poster sessions? Did you miss Summer Institute but want to sample some of the awesomeness? Virtual poster sessions for the 2022 Summer Institute conference are still available for viewing! Read More
Welcome, Brandy Logan, the new High School Equivalency and Adult Education Accountability Specialist at MDE!
Brandy Logan is the newest Adult Education Team member at the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE). She is overseeing high school equivalency testing (GED and HiSET) and adult education accountability efforts. Read More