Math/Numeracy
Recent Newsletter Articles
Best Practices and Strategies for Success in Numeracy: Let’s Continue the Conversation with Cynthia Bell!
Learn about the 8 Practices for Teaching Effective Mathematics and join the online Minnesota Numeracy Instruction Networking Group. Read More
Tying Together ESL and Numeracy: Coherence Part 1
Takeaways from the ATLAS Integrating Language and Numeracy Study Circle at Metro North ABE - and in particular, regarding focus and coherence, which can be a challenge in an ESL setting or even in a math class with many English language learners represented. Read More
Desmos and GeoGebra FREE Online Math Resources!
Desmos and GeoGebra are online graphing calculators and geometry software, but are also so much more! Check them out to see if they can work in your class. Read More
Why I Started Focusing on Soft Skills in My Math Class, and Why You Should Too: PART 2
Students need more than content skills to be successful as they transition to college. This is Part 2 of an article examining how incorporating ACES skills has created a culture of learning that stretches to the math classroom and beyond! Read More
Why I Started Focusing on Soft Skills in My Math Class, and Why You Should Too: PART 1
Students need more than content skills to be successful as they transition to college. This article looks at how incorporating ACES skills has created a culture of learning that stretches to the math classroom and beyond! Read More
Lunch & Learn: Live Colleague Discussions on Schoology!
It's great to sit and chat with a colleague about the wonderful programs and classes they've had successes in. Here's the chance to do it live, while having lunch! Join us in the online One-Room Schoolhouse group at noon this Thursday, October 18, 2018! Read More
Got Math? Join the New Numeracy Instruction Schoology Group!
Do you teach math? Interested in connecting with other teachers of math in Minnesota ABE contexts statewide? ATLAS just launched a new Schoology group, Minnesota Numeracy Instruction - a great way to be part of a network of other Minnesota adult educators who teach math! Read More
Join Us for the MN ABE Math Institute on September 21!
Back by popular demand! Cynthia Bell joins us again to share NCTM's best practices for teaching and learning mathematics. You won't want to miss this MN ABE Math Institute, coming up on September 21 at Hamline! Read More
New FREE Curriculum Resources Available through the MnPCC
Thirty (30) FREE complete curricula for math, ELA, social studies, and science are available to ABE teachers through the Minnesota Partnership for Collaborative Curriculum. Printable texts, quizzes, and activities - all standards aligned - are waiting for you! Read More
Three Resources for Teaching GED© Learners who Read at the Middle School Level
Teaching ABE learners who read at middle school levels is challenging, especially with so few GED© instructional materials designed for this audience. This article gives an overview of three middle school level resources for teaching adults math, English language arts, and science. Read More