MN ABE Connect Archive
Recent Newsletter Articles
Teaching the Skills that Matter
Would you like to have access to over 25 free, ready-to-use lessons that were developed by national experts and have been field tested by ABE practitioners in several states? If that sounds good to you, let me introduce you to Teaching Skills That Matter. Read More
Adult Career Pathways (ACP) / Integrated Education and Training (IET) Networking Takeaways
Adult Career Pathways (ACP) and Integrated Education and Training (IET) teachers and managers connected online during the Networking Coffee Break at the Fall 2020 Teaching & Learning at a Distance Conference. Find out what they shared about successes, challenges, and resources for ACPs and IETs. Read More
An Introduction to Blended Learning with CommonLit: Part 1
This is Part 1 of a three-part series introducing Blended Learning using the state-approved platform CommonLit. It provides practitioners a simple exemplar of what instruction would look like with Blended Learning. There will be two follow-up articles to delve into the "how" and "why" of using CommonLit for Blended Instruction. Read More
How Memory Works
Many disabilities can impact memory, such as brain injury, ADHD, dyslexia, or mental health challenges. However, many ABE students struggle with retention for a variety of reasons. Learn how memory works and how to help your students retain information. Read More
Developmental Word Study: Part 2
Do you teach transitional or upper level adult readers? Part 2 of this series describes their characteristics and offers more ideas and resources for remote reading instruction! Read More
Where Are My Tests?
If your agency requested tests from the state distribution of CASAS and TABE computer-based tests, you may be wondering where those tests are. The distribution has been requested and the good news is that many of the tests have been distributed! Read More
Developmental Word Study: Part 1
Do you teach emergent or beginning adult readers? Learn more about their characteristics and gain ideas and resources for remote instruction! Read More
Beginning ESL Teachers Share Caffeine and Great Ideas!
Virtual coffee (and tea!) breaks have been a staple getting us all through 2020 and the learning curve of the last several months. Great things happen when we all get together to share our challenges and successes! Check out what we learned at our recent Beginning ESL Coffee Break, including helpful resources your colleagues are using with their students. Read More
Build capacity. Invest in new leadership. Host a Minnesota Literacy Leader or Summer Reads!
Hiba, a former adult learner and second-year Literacy Leader, is now leading a cohort of other AmeriCorps members and guiding their professional development. Learn how you can increase organizational capacity at minimal cost, increase your impact and invest in the next generation of literacy leaders with the Minnesota Literacy Leadership and Summer Reads programs. Read More
In Their Own Words: ABE Students Talk About Success Strategies – Part 2
This fall I started working on a project to gather student voices and hear what they had to say about remote learning during COVID-19. In this two-part article, I will explain the process that I went through to document talking with the students, as well as the main takeaways from doing the project. Read More