Professional Development
Recent Newsletter Articles
NEW Hyflex Community of Practice!
Literacy Minnesota and the Support Services Distance Learning team would like to invite you to join a new HyFlex Community of Practice facilitated by Cathy Grady from Hubbs Center-SPPS and Kirsten Collins from Literacy Minnesota. This group will meet online periodically throughout the school year, and our first meeting is set for October 19 at 2:30. This informal group will be a fun place to share and build on our collective knowledge and experience in this new and growing area. Read More
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
Updates from PANDA
Updates from PANDA! We’ve changed our tagline from “Minnesota ABE Disability Specialists” to the acronym for PANDA: Physical And Nonapparent Disability Assistance. Same services, same website. Just a different tagline! Read More
Antiracist Praxis Study Circle Pilot
This fall ATLAS is hosting a new Antiracist Praxis Study Circle facilitated by Cydnee Sanders, a MA TESOL student at Hamline University. Learn how to be more than a teacher with good intentions by applying intentional antiracist practices into your adult English classroom. This is the kind of DEI (diversity, equity and inclusion) professional development that we have been looking for! Read More
New! Volunteer Foundations Training
All volunteers in adult education, regardless of their role, should receive the training and support that they need in order to feel comfortable and to provide effective service to learners. In order to support learners, volunteers, and programs, the Minnesota Department of Education has updated their Volunteer Training Standards Policy. Read More
Upcoming Webinars for Literacy Minnesota’s Equity and Cultural Awareness in Education Series!
This fall Literacy Minnesota is introducing a new series of webinars featuring guest speakers from around Minnesota who will be presenting on topics that are highly relevant to adult education learners, teachers, and volunteers. We’re thrilled to be able to offer these free webinars to all educators and supporters of adult education, and are excited to learn from our featured speakers along with you. 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
2021 ABE Support Services Conference
SAVE the DATE! SPARC announces the dates for the 2021 ABE Support Services Conference. It will be a virtual conference on November 18 and 19, 2021. Currently SPARC is seeking proposals for the conference. 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