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Literacy Minnesota

Phone 651-645-2277
Email email@literacymn.org
Website https://www.literacymn.org/

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  • Pick Up Your Pencils! Approaches and Activities to Support Writing Development Presented by Andrea Echelberger

    Online

    Registration Deadline: FRI. 9/18/26 Venue: Online (see details below) Incorporating writing activities into instruction for English language learners is a challenge for many teachers and tutors whether you are teaching online or in person. In this webinar, participants will learn approaches for including writing practice throughout the lesson and activities for extended practice. Participants will […]

    Free

  • Volunteer Core Training Module 3: Instructional Best Practices: Working with Learners

    Online

    Registration Deadline: WED. 9/23/26 Venue: Online (see details below) Participants learn how to apply teaching practices that support language and skill development for all learners. These practices include ensuring that instruction is learner centered, using an appropriate level of teacher talk and delivering error correction.

    Free

  • Teaching and Tutoring with Northstar Digital Literacy

    Online

    Registration Deadline: THU. 9/24/26 Venue: Online (see details below) You don’t need to be a computer expert in order to teach computer skills! Come learn how help students build their digital literacy skills using Northstar Digital Literacy. In the webinar, participants will learn: The features of Northstar Digital Literacy. How to help learners navigate Northstar […]

    Free

  • Make Your Life Easier with Ellii

    Online

    Registration Deadline: FRI. 9/25/26 Venue: Online (see details below) Audience: Teachers and volunteers who use Ellii to teach Do I need an Ellii teacher account to attend this session? No. An account is helpful (get one here), but not required. How do I join the session? Register, then look for an email from "Literacy Minnesota" ([email protected]) with a […]

    Free

  • Teaching Reading Vocabulary

    Online

    Registration Deadline: TUE. 9/29/26 Venue: Online (see details below) Vocabulary is everyone’s favorite reading component! And helping students master reading vocabulary is a key to helping them master comprehension. But how many words should you teach? And which words are the most important? What strategies are best for helping students learn new words? How do […]

    Free

  • Volunteer Core Training Module 4: Instructional Best Practices: Working with Materials

    Online

    Registration Deadline: WED. 9/30/26 Venue: Online (see details below) Participants will engage in a couple of classroom activities to experience scaffolding, checking comprehension and the gradual release of responsibility. These aspects of teaching and tutoring are then defined, explained further and participants get opportunities to practice them.

    Free

  • Edmentum Exact Path Training for Teachers

    Online

    Registration Deadline: THU. 10/1/26 Venue: Online (see details below) Audience: Teachers and volunteers who are using or interested in using Edmentum, all levels Do I need an Edmentum teacher account to attend this session? No. An account is helpful (get one here), but not required. How do I join the session? Register, then look for an email from […]

    Free

  • Comprehension Strategies for Intermediate-Level Readers

    Online

    Registration Deadline: MON. 10/5/26 Venue: Online (see details below) Research shows that explicitly teaching a set of comprehension strategies is a great way to help intermediate-level readers maximize their understanding of texts. Come learn a handful of great comprehension tools that will help students develop critical thinking skills and comprehension skills.

    Free

  • The Art of Small Group Facilitation

    Online

    Registration Deadline: WED. 10/7/26 Venue: Online (see details below) Small group work can be one of the most effective ways to increase student engagement and language practice, but facilitating a group isn't always easy. Volunteers are often asked to lead discussions, support practice activities, or facilitate group work. Balancing participation among learners with different personalities, […]

    Free

  • Teaching Intermediate Alphabetics

    Online

    Registration Deadline: TUE. 10/13/26 Venue: Online (see details below) Teaching intermediate alphabetics (syllables, prefixes, suffixes, root words) is a great way to help students build their decoding and comprehension skills. Come learn a variety of fun and easy-to-use routines and activities for helping intermediate-level readers develop these important tools.

    Free

  • Starting Strong: Supporting Beginning-Level Learners in the ELL Classroom

    Online

    Registration Deadline: WED. 10/14/26 Venue: Online (see details below) Working with beginning-level learners can feel both exciting and intimidating, especially for new volunteers. Students may have limited literacy skills, emerging English proficiency, interrupted formal education, or varying comfort levels with classroom participation. In this webinar, we'll explore practical strategies for supporting learners in low-level ABE […]

    Free

  • **DUE TODAY!** Applications for 2026/27 Best Practices in Digital Learning Cohort

    Online

    Registration Deadline: FRI. 10/16/26 Venue: Online (see details below) The purpose of this professional development (PD) initiative is to build the capacity of MN ABE consortia to offer quality digital education programming and distance learning opportunities for their learners based on established best practices. Participants who are accepted, fully participate, and complete the course requirements […]

    Free

  • Developing and Practicing Reading Fluency

    Online

    Registration Deadline: MON. 10/19/26 Venue: Online (see details below) Come and review the important role of fluency in reading instruction. We will discuss the three key components of reading fluency and look at a variety of activities tutors and teachers can try. We will talk about the mechanics of doing fluency practice via Zoom, Google […]

    Free

  • Volunteer Core Training Module 2: Understanding Adult Learners

    Online

    Registration Deadline: THU. 10/22/26 Venue: Online (see details below) Participants develop their personal cultural awareness and learn how expectations around school culture shape how people teach and learn. Guiding principles for effectively delivering instruction to adults are also covered. Finally, participants increase their sensitivity to the challenges of learning English and developing literacy as an […]

    Free

  • Virtual Office Hours with Edmentum and DL Team Staff

    Online

    Registration Deadline: FRI. 10/23/26 Venue: Online (see details below) Audience: Teachers and volunteers who are using or interested in using Edmentum, all levels Do I need an Edmentum teacher account to attend this session? No. An account is helpful (get one here), but not required. How do I join the session? Register, then look for an email from […]

    Free

  • Let Routines Set You Free: The Power of Predictability in Adult EL Instruction

    Online

    Registration Deadline: FRI. 10/23/26 Venue: Online (see details below) Effective classroom routines do more than streamline instruction—they build academic skills, foster a supportive learning community, and empower students to take ownership of their learning. In this session, participants will explore practical, research-backed routines that enhance engagement, promote language development, and create a structured yet flexible […]

    Free

  • Teaching and Tutoring with Northstar Digital Literacy

    Online

    Registration Deadline: MON. 11/2/26 Venue: Online (see details below) You don’t need to be a computer expert in order to teach computer skills! Come learn how help students build their digital literacy skills using Northstar Digital Literacy. In the webinar, participants will learn: The features of Northstar Digital Literacy. How to help learners navigate Northstar […]

    Free

  • Teaching Reading Vocabulary

    Online

    Registration Deadline: THU. 11/12/26 Venue: Online (see details below) Vocabulary is everyone’s favorite reading component! And helping students master reading vocabulary is a key to helping them master comprehension. But how many words should you teach? And which words are the most important? What strategies are best for helping students learn new words? How do […]

    Free

  • Comprehension Strategies for Intermediate-Level Readers

    Online

    Registration Deadline: THU. 11/19/26 Venue: Online (see details below) Research shows that explicitly teaching a set of comprehension strategies is a great way to help intermediate-level readers maximize their understanding of texts. Come learn a handful of great comprehension tools that will help students develop critical thinking skills and comprehension skills.

    Free

  • Teaching Intermediate Alphabetics

    Online

    Registration Deadline: MON. 11/23/26 Venue: Online (see details below) Teaching intermediate alphabetics (syllables, prefixes, suffixes, root words) is a great way to help students build their decoding and comprehension skills. Come learn a variety of fun and easy-to-use routines and activities for helping intermediate-level readers develop these important tools.

    Free

  • Volunteer Core Training Module 2: Understanding Adult Learners

    Online

    Registration Deadline: TUE. 11/24/26 Venue: Online (see details below) Participants develop their personal cultural awareness and learn how expectations around school culture shape how people teach and learn. Guiding principles for effectively delivering instruction to adults are also covered. Finally, participants increase their sensitivity to the challenges of learning English and developing literacy as an […]

    Free

  • Volunteer Core Training Module 3: Instructional Best Practices: Working with Learners

    Online

    Registration Deadline: MON. 11/30/26 Venue: Online (see details below) Participants learn how to apply teaching practices that support language and skill development for all learners. These practices include ensuring that instruction is learner centered, using an appropriate level of teacher talk and delivering error correction.

    Free

  • Developing and Practicing Reading Fluency

    Online

    Registration Deadline: WED. 12/2/26 Venue: Online (see details below) Come and review the important role of fluency in reading instruction. We will discuss the three key components of reading fluency and look at a variety of activities tutors and teachers can try. We will talk about the mechanics of doing fluency practice via Zoom, Google […]

    Free

  • The Art of Small Group Facilitation

    Online

    Registration Deadline: THU. 12/3/26 Venue: Online (see details below) Small group work can be one of the most effective ways to increase student engagement and language practice, but facilitating a group isn't always easy. Volunteers are often asked to lead discussions, support practice activities, or facilitate group work. Balancing participation among learners with different personalities, […]

    Free

  • Virtual Office Hours with Edmentum and DL Team Staff

    Online

    Registration Deadline: FRI. 12/4/26 Venue: Online (see details below) Audience: Teachers and volunteers who are using or interested in using Edmentum, all levels Do I need an Edmentum teacher account to attend this session? No. An account is helpful (get one here), but not required. How do I join the session? Register, then look for an email from […]

    Free

  • Volunteer Core Training Module 4: Instructional Best Practices: Working with Materials

    Online

    Registration Deadline: TUE. 12/8/26 Venue: Online (see details below) Participants will engage in a couple of classroom activities to experience scaffolding, checking comprehension and the gradual release of responsibility. These aspects of teaching and tutoring are then defined, explained further and participants get opportunities to practice them.

    Free

  • Starting Strong: Supporting Beginning-Level Learners in the ELL Classroom

    Online

    Registration Deadline: WED. 12/16/26 Venue: Online (see details below) Working with beginning-level learners can feel both exciting and intimidating, especially for new volunteers. Students may have limited literacy skills, emerging English proficiency, interrupted formal education, or varying comfort levels with classroom participation. In this webinar, we'll explore practical strategies for supporting learners in low-level ABE […]

    Free

  • Volunteer Core Training Module 2: Understanding Adult Learners

    Online

    Registration Deadline: MON. 12/21/26 Venue: Online (see details below) Participants develop their personal cultural awareness and learn how expectations around school culture shape how people teach and learn. Guiding principles for effectively delivering instruction to adults are also covered. Finally, participants increase their sensitivity to the challenges of learning English and developing literacy as an […]

    Free

  • Virtual Office Hours with Edmentum and DL Team Staff

    Online

    Registration Deadline: FRI. 3/5/27 Venue: Online (see details below) Audience: Teachers and volunteers who are using or interested in using Edmentum, all levels Do I need an Edmentum teacher account to attend this session? No. An account is helpful (get one here), but not required. How do I join the session? Register, then look for an email from […]

    Free

  • Virtual Office Hours with Edmentum and DL Team Staff

    Online

    Registration Deadline: FRI. 5/14/27 Venue: Online (see details below) Audience: Teachers and volunteers who are using or interested in using Edmentum, all levels Do I need an Edmentum teacher account to attend this session? No. An account is helpful (get one here), but not required. How do I join the session? Register, then look for an email from […]

    Free

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