About MN ABE Connect

MN ABE Connect is the professional development newsletter for Minnesota Adult Education. Contributors include staff from the Minnesota Adult Education Support Network, Adult Education state staff, and practitioners from across Minnesota. ATLAS coordinates, edits, and distributes the newsletter on a weekly basis (every Tuesday) during the school year, and biweekly during the summer.

MN ABE Connect is the official method of communication about upcoming Minnesota adult education/ABE trainings in your area, resources for your program and classroom, and important ABE policy updates. Make sure you’re signed up to receive it!

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Recent Newsletter Articles

The Minnesota ABE Remote Assessment Hub

The Minnesota ABE Remote Assessment Hub

Are you hoping to increase your measurable skill gains with your online students? The Minnesota ABE Remote Assessment Hub might be the answer! Read More

Back to School – Assessment Training for New Staff

Back to School – Assessment Training for New Staff

It's back to school time! Do you have new staff that need to complete the required CASAS Implementation or TABE Implementation trainings? Check out the trainings being planned for this fall! Read More

Updates to Distance Learning Basics and Northstar Foundations Courses

Updates to Distance Learning Basics and Northstar Foundations Courses

Your Statewide Digital & Distance Learning Team has been hard at work this summer, updating our two core PD courses in Canvas. Keep reading for a sneak peek! Read More

Call for Stories of Resistance and Community in MN Adult Education

Call for Stories of Resistance and Community in MN Adult Education

As we process our experiences of Operation Metro Surge and what it meant for our communities, we want to create a space for people to share their stories. Telling stories is an important way to document history and can be helpful in processing our experiences. Stories submitted to this collection do not have to be about Operation Metro Surge, they can be about any example of resistance or community. Click on the article for more specifics of what we’re looking for and how to submit! Open to anyone associated with adult ed! Read More

Accessible Distance Learning for Beginning English Learners

Accessible Distance Learning for Beginning English Learners

Think distance learning is too much for beginning-level English learners? Think again! Learn about some accessible options for extending learning beyond class time. Read More

New Equity Resources from ATLAS!

New Equity Resources from ATLAS!

It may be summer, but ATLAS staff and consultants are hard at work for you, adding new resources around equity! Read more to learn about what’s been added, where to find them, and some suggestions on how to use them in your setting. Also - look for the Teaching for Equity session at Summer Institute next month! Read More

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