MN ABE Connect Archive
Recent Newsletter Articles
Labor Market Trends and Employer Engagement Strategy
The North and South Regional Events included a session presented by DEED experts focused on employment trends and strategies Adult Education programs can harness to form strategic partnerships with employers. Read on for a recap of those presentations! Read More
Teaching Essential Email Skills and Digital Resilience
We all agree that it's essential for adult learners to know the basics of how to send, read, and receive emails. But there are some other overlooked, yet essential digital skills we could also be teaching, including building learners' digital resilience and self-efficacy in digital spaces. Read More
Register for the 2023 Virtual Literacy Volunteer Management Conference (VMC)!
It’s time to register for the 2023 Virtual Literacy Volunteer Management Conference (VMC), scheduled for Friday, December 8. There will be 12 engaging concurrent sessions and a presentation of the Award for Excellence in Volunteer Engagement. Read More
Universal Design for Learning
It’s that time of year again! PANDA’s Universal Design for Learning Training NOW OPEN for registration! Don’t miss this free, recorded webcast training you can take at your own pace during the month of January 2024. Universal Design for Learning (UDL) emphasizes the creation of inclusive, flexible learning environments to meet the needs of diverse learners. Read More
ACES Updates: New Lesson Plans, TIF and Online Course
Check out all the recent updates in the realm of ACES (Academic, Career & Employability Skills)! Eighteen new standards-aligned ACES/TIF lesson plans are now available, along with an updated TIF (Transitions Integration Framework) and a new ACES/TIF Foundations course hosted on the Canvas platform. Read More
Working Hard on Soft Skills: ACES/TIF Foundations Course Available on Canvas
Good news: the ACES/TIF Foundations course is now available on our new online learning platform, Canvas! This course is designed to provide a thorough introduction on how to integrate academic, career, and employability skills (ACES) into your instructional context through the use of the Transitions Integration Framework (TIF). Read More
Changes Are Coming to the USCIS Test for Naturalization (“The Citizenship Test”)
USCIS (US Citizenship and Immigration Services) is proposing two significant changes to the Citizenship Test. Find out what they are and how they will directly impact Citizenship classes and the students they serve. Read More
Introducing STEPS and GOALS 2
Reading STEPS? Listening STEPS? Math GOALS 2? It's an ACRONYM Party! There are three new tests that have been added to the Minnesota ABE (Adult Basic Education) Assessment Policy and can now be used for the purposes of NRS reporting. Read More
50 Shades of Meaning
Explicit vocabulary instruction can often be a neglected vein of ESL instruction. This article provides research-based, user-friendly ideas to grow students beyond a surface level knowledge of words to deeper vocabulary comprehension and usage. Read More
Support Services Conference 2023 Registration Now Open!
Please join us again this year for a virtual Support Services Conference, as we learn from our friends and colleagues. We’ll reflect on what we’ve done and use those lessons to focus on building a stronger future for Adult Basic Education. Read More