MN ABE Connect Archive
Recent Newsletter Articles
Scholarships Available for ABE Practitioners to Attend the 2019 MCTM Spring Conference!
The MCTM Spring Conference is a two-day event with national keynote speakers and workshop sessions led by math leaders at all academic levels (Pre K-12, ABE, and College), focused on a variety of math topics, teaching methods, resources, and more. ATLAS is offering scholarships of up to $500 each to help offset the cost of attending the conference. Read More
2019 ABE Award Nominations Open
Every year Literacy Action Network honors teachers, students, managers, advocates, programs and projects working and succeeding in Adult Basic Education. Please consider submitting a nomination for someone or an organization you feel deserves this honor and acknowledgement! Read More
Facilitating 12 Math Groups Got You Feeling Down? Try a Little Coherence!
Planning instruction in light of the CCRS shift of coherence poses some challenges but offers great rewards. Following from Part 1, this article is Part 2 of a series describing Metro North’s experience with piloting program changes to move toward more coherent math instruction. Read More
The Change Agent: Upcoming Webinar and Call for Articles
The Change Agent, a biannual magazine for adult educators and learners, is a low-cost teaching resource that features writings by adult learners and inspires adult educators and learners to make civic participation and social justice part of their teaching and learning. Read More
Free Citizenship Resources for Teachers and Programs
The Minnesota Literacy Council website offers a number of free resources to programs that are interesting in starting to offer citizenship classes at their site, whether classes are led by professional teachers or volunteers, in a formal classroom setting or one-on-one tutoring, or anything else in between. Read More
Creating Career Pathways for Adult Learners Within Our Own School Districts
Many school districts have employment gaps, and Adult Basic Education has students who can fill those positions. In this article we learn from ABE programs that have established relationships within their districts to build win-win career pathway programs. Read More
New Disability Helpline
Do you have a student who is not making level gains? Do you suspect your student may have a disability? Do you have concerns about student learning challenges? Do you need adaptive equipment for a student? Introducing PANDA’s new easy-to-use online checklist, the Disability Helpline! Read More
Top Ten Considerations When Selecting Technology Tools for the Non-Traditional Classroom
Selecting technology tools for the classroom can be challenging. In today’s technology-driven world there are countless options and tech tools that could be implemented in the classroom. So how do you select the best options for your students and your classroom? Read More
Honor Your Students, Volunteers and Community Partners with a Statewide Award!
We are excited to announce that nomination forms are open for the Minnesota Literacy Council’s annual ABE awards event! All nominations are due Friday, March 8, 2019. Read More
Encouraging Speaking and Listening in ABE
While Minnesota ABE teachers have become increasingly proficient at navigating and implementing CCR Standards, incorporating the Speaking and Listening Standards often takes a backseat to those for ELA and math. Get ideas on addressing these standards. Read More