MN ABE Connect Archive
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Updates from PANDA
Updates from PANDA! We’ve changed our tagline from “Minnesota ABE Disability Specialists” to the acronym for PANDA: Physical And Nonapparent Disability Assistance. Same services, same website. Just a different tagline! Read More
September 19-25 is National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week!
Literacy Action Network and the Adult Education Team at the Minnesota Department of Education are happy to announce that the week of September 19-25, 2021, is National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week. During this week we will recognize your amazing contributions and hope you will celebrate the accomplishments of you and your programs. Read More
Welcome to Minnesota Adult Education, Neill Allard!
The Adult Education Team at the Minnesota Department of Education is excited to announce that Neill Allard (they/them) has joined our team as the Communications and Administrative Support Specialist! Learn more about Neill in this article. Read More
Antiracist Praxis Study Circle Pilot
This fall ATLAS is hosting a new Antiracist Praxis Study Circle facilitated by Cydnee Sanders, a MA TESOL student at Hamline University. Learn how to be more than a teacher with good intentions by applying intentional antiracist practices into your adult English classroom. This is the kind of DEI (diversity, equity and inclusion) professional development that we have been looking for! Read More
New! Volunteer Foundations Training
All volunteers in adult education, regardless of their role, should receive the training and support that they need in order to feel comfortable and to provide effective service to learners. In order to support learners, volunteers, and programs, the Minnesota Department of Education has updated their Volunteer Training Standards Policy. Read More
Upcoming Webinars for Literacy Minnesota’s Equity and Cultural Awareness in Education Series!
This fall Literacy Minnesota is introducing a new series of webinars featuring guest speakers from around Minnesota who will be presenting on topics that are highly relevant to adult education learners, teachers, and volunteers. We’re thrilled to be able to offer these free webinars to all educators and supporters of adult education, and are excited to learn from our featured speakers along with you. Read More
ABE Partners with Dev Ed to Achieve Outstanding Student Outcomes
ABE practitioners and Minnesota State Developmental Education faculty and staff statewide have joined forces to ensure students in developmental education receive high-quality, integrated instruction to address their learning needs. Learn about best practices and benefit from the experience of highly effective statewide partnerships. Read More
Summer Institute Virtual Poster Sessions Still Available to View
Virtual poster sessions created for Summer Institute are still available to view! There are 28 short videos highlighting a program activity, a fun activity, a how-to, or a classroom best practice. Many of the videos also have links to handouts or other resources. Read More
2021 ABE Support Services Conference
SAVE the DATE! SPARC announces the dates for the 2021 ABE Support Services Conference. It will be a virtual conference on November 18 and 19, 2021. Currently SPARC is seeking proposals for the conference. Read More
Using Wakelet in the Virtual Classroom
Wakelet is an online shareable space that offers educators a simple and fun way to curate content for their classes. It also offers learners free spaces they can access, develop and share both in and out of the classroom. Learn how to use Wakelet to increase interaction in the ABE classroom. Read More