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Diana’s ELL Writing Routine: Days 6-10
A small body of writing research supports a set of principles for effective writing instruction. In this final part of the Writing Routine series, learn how to combine explicit writing instruction with extended and varied writing experiences for a purpose. Read More
Word-Level Focused Activities to Help Low-Literacy ESL Learners Decode: PART 3
Focusing on word beginnings and word families can help learners recognize patterns, which can improve their ability to decode words. Help your adult ESL learners with writing and speaking production in Part 3 of this alphabetics routine. Read More
Word-Level Focused Activities to Help Low-Literacy ESL Learners Decode: PART 2
Focusing on word beginnings and word families can help learners recognize patterns, which can improve their ability to decode words. Help your adult ESL learners recognize initial phonemes with Part 2 of this alphabetics routine. 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
Distance Learning Best Practices and Success Stories: PART 2
Learn from other MN ABE practitioners as they share stories about a distance learning (DL) decision, practice, learner, programming change, teacher, or administrative action that made a positive impact and could benefit the field. Read More
Distance Learning Best Practices and Success Stories: PART 1
Learn from other MN ABE practitioners as they share stories about a distance learning (DL) decision, practice, learner, programming change, teacher, or administrative action that made a positive impact and could benefit the field. Read More
New! CCRS Video Discussion Guides: Free Professional Development Resource!
Check out the Video Discussion Guides that accompany the new CCRS in the ABE Classroom videos. These guides provide teachers, volunteers, and educators with targeted, thoughtful questions that will enable viewers to get the most out of the CCRS videos. Read More
Word-Level Focused Activities to Help Low-Literacy ESL Learners Decode: PART 1
Focusing on word beginnings and word families can help learners recognize patterns, which can improve their ability to decode words. Help your adult ESL learners recognize word patterns with this alphabetics routine. Read More
Diana’s ELL Writing Routine: Days 1-5
A small body of writing research supports a set of principles for effective writing instruction. Learn more about what a multi-day writing routine looks like, so you can adapt and adjust it to the reality of your class schedule and student population. 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