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Call for Journeys Submissions! New this year: “Letters About Literature”
This fall, we invite your learners to share their voices and submit their original stories and art for publication in the 2020 edition of Journeys, which includes special theme "Letters About Literature" for the first time. Friday, December 6 is the deadline for this year’s submissions. The submission webform is now open! Read More
Pronunciation Webinars for ESL Teachers
For many language learners, being understood by native English speakers is a daily battle. By integrating simple pronunciation instruction into regular lessons, teachers can make a difference with their learners’ speech production and confidence levels. Read More
New DL Platforms and SID Report Now Available
Several new Distance Learning platforms have been approved recently, and a new SID report showing DL attendance for DL classes is available. Read More
TABE 11&12 – New Maximum Testing Times and More!
Have you heard that DRC (Data Recognition Corporation) recently announced a reduction in the allowable time for students to complete each TABE® 11&12 subtest? These new, shorter testing times should be shared with all test administrators. Read More
Specific Learning Disorders: The Symptoms, the Myths, the Facts
Specific Learning Disorders (SLDs), often called learning disabilities, are frequently misunderstood. Too often, people suffering from SLDs are wrongly believed to lack motivation or be lazy. Some common symptoms of SLDs include: short attention span; poor memory; difficulty following directions; inability to discriminate between/among letters, numerals, or sounds; poor reading, comprehension and slowed fluency; poor spelling and grammar. Read More
Teacher Training Toolkit: Free Resource for Teachers and Volunteers
Teachers love to learn! The Minnesota Literacy Council has developed the Teacher Training Toolkit, a series of professional development modules, to help you improve your teaching skills in four different areas: checking comprehension, giving directions, error correction and feedback, and teacher talking time. Read More
Why Effective Communication Should Be Part of Your Math Curriculum
We strongly believe that in a classroom, those who are doing the talking are doing the learning. Over the past year, we have been exploring ways to be purposeful and intentional about embedding the Academic, Career, and Employability Skills (ACES) into our math instruction. We are excited to share how to do that specifically with Effective Communication. Read More
Adult Career Pathways Networking Group
Keep up to date with all things ACP-related by joining the ACP Networking group. This is an online networking community of practice using the Schoology platform, with a designated facilitator. Read More
Become a Technology Leader with TLA
Participants in the Technology Leadership Academy (TLA) last year accomplished amazing things: they created distance learning orientation videos for students; embedded digital literacy into curriculum; rolled out systems for learners to track their distance learning work and get feedback from their teachers; and more. You, too, can do amazing things; apply for TLA by November 8, 2019! Read More
2019 ABE Awards
Literacy Action Network’s annual Adult Basic Education (ABE) award banquet was held the evening of August 15 as part of the MN ABE Summer Institute conference. Find out about our 2019 award recipients! Read More