MN ABE Connect Archive
Recent Newsletter Articles
Honor Your Students, Volunteers and Community Partners with a Statewide Award!
We are excited to announce that nomination forms are open for Literacy Minnesota’s annual adult literacy awards event. The awards ceremony (and the annual student reading from the Journeys Anthology of Adult Student Writing that follows) will take place again at the Minnesota History Center, 345 W Kellogg Blvd, Saint Paul. Read More
Culture Care Connection
Did you know that PTSD, depression and anxiety are common among Somali refugees? Did you know that many Somalis will not admit to mental health problems or seek treatment due to negative perceptions and stigma, some of which are tied to cultural norms? Read More
Northstar Introduces Online Learning!
Northstar Digital Literacy, a program of Literacy Minnesota, is releasing a new online learning platform, Northstar Online Learning. NSOL provides online instruction and practice exercises for independent distance learning. Read More
Making Thinking Visible in Math and ELA Instruction: Part 4 – Chalk Talk
Reading, doing math, and learning are often silent, individual activities. They are internal, making it hard for us to know how students are tackling complex questions and making sense of course material. In the final article of this series, we take a look at the making students thinking visible through a silent "dialogue" called Chalk Talk. Read More
Students with Limited Formal Schooling? Come to the Free MinneSLIFE Conference!
Do you work with English learners with limited formal schooling? The 8th Annual SLIFE Conference will be held at the Anderson Center at Hamline University, St. Paul, on Saturday, March 21, 2020. This FREE conference gathers educators of Students with Limited or Interrupted Formal Education (SLIFE) of all ages. Read More
Help Students Get Their “Foot in the Door” by Creating Great Employer Partnerships
Besides the chance to teach ELLs what the idiom “foot in the door” means, creating employer partnerships has many great benefits for your students and your ABE program, as well as the employers in your community. Read More
High-Frequency Word Lists and Links
Wondering which English words might be most beneficial for your students to learn? Here are five lists of high-frequency words from written or spoken English. Read More
CCRS Teacher Workouts – Back for More!
CCRS ELA and Math Teacher workouts are focused, fast, and help teachers move forward with CCRS implementation. Use them in a staff meeting, with a colleague, or independently. Each workout takes just 20-45 minutes and focuses on a key CCRS shift, standard, or practice. Check out the latest workouts! Read More
The Minnesota Literacy Council Has Become Literacy Minnesota
Now, as in the past, our mission is to share the power of learning through education, community building and advocacy. We hope our updated name, brand and web presence reflect the ways our work in the literacy field has shifted and multiplied. Read More
Making Thinking Visible in Math and ELA Instruction: Part 3 – It’s All about the Questions
Reading, doing math, and learning are often silent, individual activities. They are internal, making it hard for us to know how students are tackling complex questions and making sense of course material. In the third article of this series, we take a look at the power of questions in making student thinking visible in the classroom. Read More