Professional Development
Recent Newsletter Articles
PANDA Offers Free Online Relicensure Courses
PANDA provides free disability training and support for teachers. In collaboration with Literacy Minnesota, these are FREE online courses, available to take at your own pace. Check out the newest course, "The 3 L’s: The Difference Between Learning Disability, Low Ability, and Low Literacy", or any of the other courses on PTSD/traumas, suicide prevention, reducing the stigma of mental illness, and teaching about mental health. Read More
Questions! Questions! I Have Testing Questions!
The first question is “What does this dog have to do with CASAS and TABE testing?” That’s an easy one! The dog has absolutely nothing to do with testing, but it’s cute and it got you to stop and take a look at this article! Read on to learn more about assessment training over the next few months. Read More
Resources for Volunteer Tutors Series: Classroom Activities for Adult ESL Learners Video Series
As a part of a brief, weekly series in MN ABE Connect, Literacy Minnesota’s Training Department is back with another valuable resource for volunteers – the Classroom Activities for Adult ESL Learners Video Series. This resource is a veritable treasure trove waiting for you and your volunteers to explore! Read More
Where Shall We Begin? Planning and Budgeting for the Coming Year
During our most recent Administrator webinar, we had the privilege of hearing from Kirsten Fuglseth (Northwest Service Cooperative) and Kellie McGowan (Metro South ABE) as they responded to these key questions: What data/information are you considering as you are budgeting and planning for next year? What new things are you planning/hoping to fund and why? What are you going to discontinue and why? Read More
Antiracist Praxis Study Circle Facilitator Guide Now Available!
Last fall ATLAS hosted a new Antiracist Praxis Study Circle aimed at moving beyond good intentions by applying intentional antiracist practices in our adult English classrooms. Now, the study circle Facilitator Guide and materials are on the ATLAS website and available to everyone. This is the kind of DEI (diversity, equity and inclusion) professional development that we have been looking for, and now it’s ready for YOU to use! Read More
Administrator PD: Highlights and Updates
This year, we’ve created webinar spaces for administrators to gather and discuss topics pertinent to the management of ABE programs, including addressing daily challenges and questions that administrators may face. Check out these key learnings from our Administrator Webinars thus far, as well as information on upcoming opportunities! Read More
2022 Virtual Summer Institute Call for Proposals
Literacy Action Network is now seeking presentation proposals for the Virtual 2022 ABE Summer Institute. The conference will be held online on August 17 and 18. We received very positive feedback on last year’s excellent presentations and we look forward to another strong program! Read More
Increasing Cultural Competency for Adult Educators: PELSB-Approved Relicensure Training
ATLAS is pleased to offer a growing number of resources for members of the ABE field to increase their cultural competency, including a 2-part, PELSB-approved training on February 11 and 25 that meets the new Minnesota Cultural Competency relicensure requirements. Here’s a quick list of training options and resources; stay posted because more are on the way! Read More
ATLAS Pilot Writing Study Circle Applications Due February 1!
ATLAS is pleased to announce a new pilot Writing Study Circle for Adult Education instructors in Minnesota. Participants in this study circle will have the opportunity to dig deeply into some resources related to writing instruction and then implement key strategies with their students. Applications are available now and due by February 1, 2022. Read More
2022 Language & Literacy Institute: Registration Now Open!
Mark your calendars for the 2022 Language & Literacy Institute on January 27-28. If you teach any aspect of language & literacy—at any level—this event is for you! Read More