Program Management
Recent Newsletter Articles
Check Out the 2019 Literacy Volunteer Management Conference Sessions!
The Literacy Volunteer Management Conference will offer a variety of diversity, equity and inclusion sessions this year. Sessions include: A Conversation on Engaging Volunteers With Disabilities, Reppin' the Rainbow: LGBTQIA+ Topics in ABE, Engaging and Recruiting Volunteers from Communities of Color, Depression and Suicide Prevention and more. View the full session lineup! Read More
Become a Technology Leader with TLA
Participants in the Technology Leadership Academy (TLA) last year accomplished amazing things: they created distance learning orientation videos for students; embedded digital literacy into curriculum; rolled out systems for learners to track their distance learning work and get feedback from their teachers; and more. You, too, can do amazing things; apply for TLA by November 8, 2019! Read More
Nominate Your Colleague for an Award for Excellence in Volunteer Engagement!
The Award for Excellence in Volunteer Engagement, given annually by Minnesota Literacy Council, honors a professional in the field of ABE and K-12 who demonstrates vision, diligence, and commitment to integrating volunteers into literacy programs. The award is open to all ABE and K-12 staff: teachers, volunteer coordinators, support staff, program managers or other roles. Read More
Minnesota Driver’s License Exam – Helping Our Students Succeed
Many ABE learners need a driver’s license as a step toward their family, career or community goals – and many ask for our help. Access curriculum and resources your ABE program can use to meet this need. And ensure that your course delivery model makes it eligible for contact hours. Read More
Career Pathways Course Design: Tools and Tips
Considering a career pathways course? ATLAS has excellent resources available to guide a step-by-step process of course design. You’ll find a set of Guidelines and an easy-to-use accompanying Template that ensures clear documentation of all elements of a course from the outset. Read More
The Launch of the New STAR Training
ATLAS is launching the new STAR hybrid training in 2019-2020! New participants learn about evidence-based reading instruction from online modules, submit assignments to an online portfolio, receive ongoing support from STAR trainers and their cohort, and action plan guidance from their STAR team. Read More
New DL Platforms
The number of accepted time-on-task proxy hour distance learning (DL) platforms has been growing rapidly, as practitioners identify and document resources that can benefit learners. Find out which platforms were approved recently. Read More
We Teach Numeracy, Not Just Math: One Site’s Journey to Improving Numeracy Instruction
A brief look at how the Metro North ABE Blaine Learning Lab made site-wide changes to incorporate math instruction at every level. Read More
Coherence: The Path to the Whole Picture in Math Instruction
Helping students make connections among concepts – both building within and across levels within a domain as well as building across domains – is crucial to their ability to become proficient, independent mathematical thinkers. Read More
CCRS Cohort Applications Due May 31!
Is your program ready to dig into implementing the College & Career Readiness Standards? Would you benefit from a team of teachers and an administrator from your site working together throughout the year with face-to-face workshops, focused time to plan together, and technical assistance from CCRS specialists? Apply for the CCRS Cohort beginning fall 2019! Read More