Professional Development
Recent Newsletter Articles
Five Tips for Designing Better Workshop Presentations
Planning a workshop presentation? Or thinking about presenting, but unsure where to start? Here are five tips, based on years of experience and piles of evaluation comments, for designing a great session. Read More
CEUs Awarded for Classroom Video Observations
Great teachers are always looking for ways to become even better teachers. Through the use of online video observations, teachers can improve their teaching skills and earn CEUs at a convenient time and location. Read More
Is It Time for an Assessment Training?
Training is essential to a quality assessment. Is it time for your staff to update their training? Should you wait for the new assessments to be approved and released? Read More
Welcoming Refugees into the Workforce with Career Contextualized Basic Skills Instruction
When learners recognize what they are doing in class as being directly related to their goals, it often increases retention rates and leads to better overall outcomes. Find out how YOU can promote your learners' success! Read More
*New* Adult Career Pathways COURSE DESIGN Cohort
Interested in creating or improving a career pathways course? Find out about a half-year product-oriented cohort to learn and then implement best practices in course design for a specific Adult Career Pathway in your program. Read More
May is Mental Health Awareness Month
Does your student show any of the following symptoms – sad, isolating, trouble focusing, difficulty sleeping or sleeping too much? If so, they may be struggling with a mental health challenge. Read More
*New* Adult Career Pathways Program Development ABE Administrator Cohort
Find out about a year-long action-oriented cohort to learn and then implement best practices in developing Adult Career Pathways (ACP) programs in your area. Read More
What Do You Notice? What Do You Wonder? Getting Students Thinking – and Talking – About Math
Bring a new routine into your math instruction! "Notice and Wonder" provides an opportunity for deep thinking and rich conversation for all students. Read More
Numberless Word Problems: Creating Opportunities for Better Thinking
Introduce yourself to the powerful idea of numberless word problems as a way to create an entry point for every learner. Read More
Free Online Professional Development Courses
Access the Minnesota Literacy Council's FREE online courses for ABE teachers and staff! The courses are self-paced, allowing participants to go through them from beginning to end, or to pick and choose the modules in each course that are the most pertinent to their professional development needs. Read More