Minnesota ABE
Recent Newsletter Articles
ABE Foundations at-a-Distance: Fall Webinar Series!
This fall, given the inability to hold the in-person ABE Foundations Workshop at Summer Institute, our online ABE Foundations course is a great option for those new to ABE! To add to the online course experience, we are offering a 3-webinar series to support your entry into the field – on October 18, 25, and November 1, 2021. Read More
September 19-25 is National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week!
Literacy Action Network and the Adult Education Team at the Minnesota Department of Education are happy to announce that the week of September 19-25, 2021, is National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week. During this week we will recognize your amazing contributions and hope you will celebrate the accomplishments of you and your programs. Read More
Welcome to Minnesota Adult Education, Neill Allard!
The Adult Education Team at the Minnesota Department of Education is excited to announce that Neill Allard (they/them) has joined our team as the Communications and Administrative Support Specialist! Learn more about Neill in this article. Read More
ABE Partners with Dev Ed to Achieve Outstanding Student Outcomes
ABE practitioners and Minnesota State Developmental Education faculty and staff statewide have joined forces to ensure students in developmental education receive high-quality, integrated instruction to address their learning needs. Learn about best practices and benefit from the experience of highly effective statewide partnerships. Read More
Summer Institute Virtual Poster Sessions Still Available to View
Virtual poster sessions created for Summer Institute are still available to view! There are 28 short videos highlighting a program activity, a fun activity, a how-to, or a classroom best practice. Many of the videos also have links to handouts or other resources. Read More
MN ABE Summer Institute 2021
Join your fellow ABE colleagues online August 18-19, 2021 for Minnesota’s virtual ABE Summer Institute. We have a great keynote planned and a tremendous lineup of valuable workshops for you, plus some fun trivia, crafting, bingo, and restorative movement sessions. Registration closes August 11! Read More
Updates on the Teacher Verification Model: A New Pathway to Distance Learning
The Teacher Verification Model (TVM) was launched in March as a new option for Minnesota ABE teachers and programs to count proxy hours for asynchronous lessons that have been verified by a TVM certified teacher. Over 70 MN adult educators have now completed TVM certification and others are in process. Read on to learn about the basics of TVM and how you can become TVM certified! Read More
DEED Seeks Community Members to Join Grantmaking Review
The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development is committed to changing its grantmaking processes to ensure new voices and perspectives are being heard. We are seeking people with an interest in workforce development, and experience in grantmaking, education, training, workforce, and/or a related area to review grants. Read More
Help Your Family, Friends, and Neighbors Take the Next Step to Skilling Up
After more than a year of challenges related to the COVID-19 pandemic, Minnesota is looking forward to a brighter future, with increased opportunity for all Minnesotans to skill-up, earn a college credential, and improve their economic outlook. We are moving Forward Together and looking for passionate individuals and committed organizations to help achieve the state’s higher education attainment goal and to help skill up the state’s workforce. Read More
Summer Institute Poster Sessions Needed
The 2021 Summer Institute Conference will again be virtual. And so will poster sessions. We are looking for people to create virtual poster sessions that will be available for viewing during the conference (and probably after!). Last year, poster sessions had over 800 views! The deadline for submitting a poster session proposal is August 5. Read More