MN ABE Connect Archive
Recent Newsletter Articles
Introducing ATLAS Operations and Content Integration Coordinator Erin Cary!
Meet the latest addition to the ATLAS team: Erin Cary! Erin began in September as the ATLAS Operations & Content Integration Coordinator. Read on to learn more about our outstanding colleague! Read More
Best Practices in Digital Learning Cohort: Application Now Open!
Applications are now being accepted for the Best Practices in Digital Learning Cohort! The purpose of this PD initiative is to build the capacity of MN Adult Ed staff, programs, and consortia to offer quality digital education programming and distance learning opportunities for their learners based on established best practices. Read More
CASAS Levels B-E Inaccurate Scoring Update
CASAS responded to concerns from the field regarding the number of testers that scored in the low invalid range on tests, resulting in a high number of learners needing to retest. Read More
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
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
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
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
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!
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
BeCALM & CALM: High-Quality Math Curriculum for Minnesota Adult Education
In FY26, ATLAS partnered with the Adult Numeracy Center at TERC to offer a CALM Implementation Cohort for representatives from 15 Minnesota Adult Education programs across 12 consortia and a wide variety of instructional settings. The cohort’s goal was never to focus solely on a particular curriculum. Instead, its purpose has always been—and the goal of MN ABE math/numeracy instruction continues to be—to equip teachers and programs with effective tools and instructional approaches that strengthen mathematics instruction and support meaningful learning for all students. CALM and BeCALM are two high-quality resources that we are excited to help make more accessible to Minnesota Adult Basic Education practitioners and learners. Read More