MN ABE Connect Archive
Recent Newsletter Articles
EdReady Personalizes and Improves Students’ Math and English Mastery
EdReady, a free tool available to Minnesota adult educators, personalizes and improves students' math and English mastery. Find out more, and join us for an EdReady webinar on May 11, 1:30-2:30 CST to learn more about the student experience and understand the details in the reports. Read More
Consider Joining the DL Advisory Team!
Consider joining the DL Advisory team, which will allow you to provide input to guide the state’s distance learning professional development and training efforts; offer input and feedback on policies and procedures governing distance education; advise on the purchase of statewide DL platform licenses; and participate in discussions regarding approval of platforms and courses for distance learning proxy hours. Read More
Loneliness
The US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek recently announced widespread loneliness in the United States can be as deadly as smoking 15 cigarettes per day – declaring loneliness the latest public health epidemic. Read More
Updates: Northstar and MobyMax
Minnesota purchases several distance learning platforms for statewide use, via the Tech DL Supplemental Services grant with Literacy Minnesota. Following are updates on two of them: Northstar and MobyMax. Read More
Attention ESL Teachers: a Fall 2023 Conference for YOU!
Do you teach adult English learners? The MELEd (Minnesota English Learner Education) conference is the state's premiere professional gathering for anyone who works with English language learners This year, MELEd will be held *in person* at the St. Paul RiverCentre on November 17-18, 2023. Consider presenting; proposals are due June 21, 2023! Read More
Edmentum and BASE – What’s New and Noteworthy for Spring 2023?
Do you use Edmentum Courseware, Exact Path, or BASE with your adult learners? Read on for some quick updates and helpful tips, and don't miss the BASE - SEL webinar on April 24 at 3:30 pm! Read More
Join an Advisory Team and Help Guide Professional Development in MN ABE!
Interested in helping to guide professional development for MN adult education? Five statewide leadership opportunities are coming up for Minnesota ABE practitioners. Your unique expertise and interests may be just what we need! Read More
Using Number Categories to Build Coherence – Part 1
Number systems are ways of categorizing values with common characteristics. Understanding how we label numbers and categorize their properties can help us to explain the coherence of operations to our students and connect the CCRS standards. Read More
The Past is a Blast! Incorporating Social Studies Content into Your HSE Classroom
ABE HSE teachers know the challenge of incorporating four subject areas into their instructional delivery. While there are many ways to blend subject-area disciplines together, one consideration is to incorporate social studies content into reading, writing, speaking/listening, and language instruction. Fortunately, there are plenty of classroom-ready resources that will achieve this blending of content and literacy skills. Read More
A Social-Emotional Learning Resource Developed Just for Adult Learners
The Social and Emotional Learning for Adult Multilingual Learners Toolkit was created to “offer explanations, tips, materials, and links to help ESOL teachers and programs better understand and integrate social-emotional learning into the adult English language classroom." Learn more about this toolkit and join us for a webinar on April 18 to delve more deeply into Social and Emotional Learning for adult education. Read More