MN ABE Connect Archive
Recent Newsletter Articles
Present at Summer Institute!
Presentation proposals are DUE on Monday, April 2 for Summer Institute 2018,August 15-17 in St. Cloud. Submit a proposal and share your great ideas and expertise! If you're feeling anxious about presenting solo, consider asking one of your talented colleagues to be a co-presenter! Read More
Build Critical Thinking Skills and Hit the Content Standards Trifecta
NewseumED is an excellent resource for building critical thinking skills (ACES), practicing with the key shifts in the ELA section of CCRS, and developing digital literacy (Northstar). Read on to learn more! Read More
ELA + Math = ? (Part 1 of 3)
The more time we spend with the College & Career Readiness Standards, the more overlap we discover among the ELA strands and the math domains and practices. Drawing on this overlap can create powerful teaching and learning! Read on for the first of three articles on crossfitting ELA and Math. Read More
New Resource for Teaching the “Top 10” 21st Century Skills
Have you been searching for a soft skills curriculum that contains ready to use lessons? How about tools for assessment? The "21st Century Skills Resources" from New World of Work might be just what you need. And did I mention that it's all free? Read on to learn more. Read More
Important GED Accommodation Updates
GED Testing Service provides reasonable and appropriate accommodations to individuals with documented disabilities who demonstrate a need for accommodations. Read on to learn about new important updates to accommodation scheduling and testing options for GED students. Read More
More about Morpheme Matrices: Lessons for Longer Word Assembly
Teaching morphemes makes a difference! Knowing more of the common or high-frequency morphemes used in English can improve accurate word reading, word spelling, and word recognition. In turn, these word skills can benefit the text skills of reading fluency and reading comprehension. Read More
Submit Your Amazing MELEd 2018 Proposal by June 1!
Get all the details about the 2018 Minnesota English Learner Education (MELEd) conference--where, when and how to submit your proposal! Read More
CASAS GOALS: What Do We Know?
The new CASAS Reading GOALS test series has received a full 7-year approval from the U.S. Dept. of Education for use in the federal National Reporting System (NRS) at all levels of Adult Basic Education and Adult Secondary Education. What does this mean for ABE programs in Minnesota? Read More
Distance Learning Platform Spotlight: Moby Max
Moby Max was approved for distance learning in 2017. Got questions? We've got answers! Read More
A Picture is Worth…. Using Visuals in Math Class to Build Curiosity, Clarity, and Classroom Engagement!
In numeracy instruction, most of us probably use images as a visual representation of numbers we are working with. But the right images at the right moment can do so much more. Find out about some surprising and powerful tools for accessing and using images! Read More