MN ABE Connect Archive
Recent Newsletter Articles
Using Volunteers to Teach Conversation – Virtually!
Volunteer tutors keep learners connected to schools and learning. Even volunteers with relatively limited teaching experience can make a big difference with helping learners practice conversation. Connect volunteers and learners for one-on-one practice over the phone or on a WhatsApp video call, or have volunteers lead small groups of learners in Zoom breakout rooms. Read More
PANDA’s Universal Design for Learning Webinar
Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is an approach that minimizes barriers and maximizes learning for all students. Do not miss PANDA's free, recorded UDL webcast training that you can take at your own pace during the month of January 2021! Read More
2020 Support Staff Conference Registration Now Open!
Join us for a virtual Support Staff Conference, November 12th and 13th. All staff that have any responsibilities related to intake, assessment, testing, or data input will find something at this conference to help them do their job even better! Read More
Social Justice in Education Certificate Program
At Literacy Minnesota, the pursuit of educational equity is at the center of everything that we do. We strive to foster equitable learning environments for all by providing development opportunities to our volunteers and supporters. The FREE Social Justice in Education Certificate Program is an opportunity for ABE teachers and volunteers in Minnesota to increase their awareness of social justice issues that impact the field of education and society. Read More
Readworks.org: An Excellent, Free Reading Resource
Readworks.org is an excellent free reading resource for all adult learners and is approved for DL use in MN ABE. Easily transferable to adult learners because of the science, social studies, art, history, and cultural content of its readings, ReadWorks is a web-based platform that works seamlessly on all devices. Read More
Journeys Anthology: Call for Submissions!
This fall, we invite your learners to share their voices and submit their original stories and art for publication in the 2021 edition of Journeys. Friday, December 18 is the deadline for this year’s submissions. Read More
I’m tired!
How can you and your students manage constantly evolving change in our COVID world? We are grieving loss in our lives as the pandemic continues to threaten people’s lives and we are uncertain about when it will end. You may feel fatigue, disappointment, sadness, or fear about your district’s decision to teach students virtually, in-person or in a hybrid model. Your students may be having similar feelings. Read More
Free (To You) Online Testing Administrations – Deadline 9/30/20!
The Covid-19 pandemic forced our MN Adult Education Support Network to cancel or postpone many events last spring, but we discovered other ways to provide similar services. Unspent funds were used to purchase online test administrations for both CASAS and TABE. To access these online tests, consortium managers must complete the Computer-Based Testing Survey/Sign-up by September 30. Read More
Introducing e-Diagnostic Reading Assessment!
To assist with the challenge of delivering reading instruction during the pandemic, Marn Frank developed electronic documents for testing word reading, phonics, fluency, and comprehension from a distance. Despite the unpredictable school year, hopefully these “e-DRA” tools will support more informal testing of struggling adult readers to identify their specific reading needs. Read More
SiD & the Adult Literacy Hotline will Include Disability Accommodations
Minnesota ABE strives to provide access to everyone who wants to learn, and connecting adult learners with programs has just gotten easier. Literacy Minnesota, PANDA and Urban Planet are teaming up to co-present a webinar announcing new disability accommodation search options integrated into SiD and the Adult Literacy Hotline. Read More