REGISTER – Language & Literacy Institute 2025

Registrant Information
Name*
First Last
Email*
Enter Email Confirm Email
In what state are you/your program based?*
State
ABE Program/Consortium/Site*
NOTE: This list has been updated and re-alphabetized!
OTHER: If not listed above, what is your ABE program?*
Billing Address*
Street Address Address Line 2 City State ZIP Code
Are you presenting/co-presenting a session at the conference?*
- Yes - I am a presenter/co-presenter
- I am a panelist
- No - I am not presenting
Guest Room Information
ATLAS has reserved a room block and is able to arrange and pay the hotel directly for all guest rooms for those travelling over 50 miles to the venue. Please confirm:*
PLEASE DO NOT CONTACT THE HOTEL DIRECTLY REGARDING GUEST ROOMS. All questions regarding guest rooms should go to Gail Rutan - [email protected]
- YES, I need a guest room in the ATLAS room block and ATLAS can pay my room and tax.
- YES, I need a guest room in the ATLAS room block, but my ORGANIZATION needs to pay my room and tax.
- NO, I do not need a guest room.
For which night(s) do you need a guest room?*
- Wednesday, January 22 (check-out on Thursday, January 23)
- Thursday, January 23 (check-out on Friday, January 24)
- Both nights (check-in on Wednesday, January 22; check-out on Friday, January 24)
Depending on hotel availability, we may need to double people up in rooms. Who would you prefer to share a room with?
First & Last Name Organization
Registrant Needs
Do you require ASL interpretation?
To ensure ASL services, please register and also email Gail Rutan at [email protected] by FRI. JAN. 10
- Yes, I need ASL interpretation arranged for me.
SPECIAL REQUESTS (to be accommodated to the best of our ability):
You may also contact Gail Rutan directly at [email protected].
REGISTRATION - Thursday, January 23
Will you be attending or presenting on Day 1 - Thursday?*
- Yes
- No
Please check which meals you will be taking with us:*
(Important so we can get an accurate count for food)
- Thursday morning breakfast/refreshments
- Thursday lunch
- Thursday afternoon snack
- NONE
Dietary restrictions/allergies that the venue can accommodate:
If you have severe dietary restrictions or several of the restrictions below, you may provide your own food.
- Gluten-free (for those with medical restrictions or allergies only)
- Dairy-free (for those with medical restrictions or allergies only)
- Vegetarian
- Peanut and/or other nut allergy
- NONE
SESSION 1 - Thursday 9:15-11:15 AM*
NOTE: Once a workshop fills, you will not be able to select that option.
- A) Pick Up Your Pencils! Writing in Literacy and Beginning Level EL Classes – Andrea Echelberger (57 spots left)
- B) Take-and-Make Digital Resources for Your Favorite Stories and Texts – Elizabeth Bennett (61 spots left)
- C) Trauma Informed Instruction : Applying Theory to Your Classroom – Lucy Amis Rosario (56 spots left)
- D) ALL-DAY WORKSHOP: CCRS ELA Foundations – Erin Cary and Kristine Kelly (67 spots left)
- E) ALL-DAY WORKSHOP: CCRS Math Foundations – Amber Delliger and Genna Hart (70 spots left)
- NONE - I am not attending Session 1 (494 spots left)
INFORMATION SESSIONS - Thursday 11:30 AM-12:15 PM*
NOTE: You will choose one of these workshops on site; pre-registration is not necessary for these workshops. Choices will include: One-Stop Shop Classroom Website | Components of Reading | Word Chunks and Sentence Parts in Advanced ELL
- YES, I will attend an Information Session
- NO, I will not attend an Information Session
SESSION 2 - Thursday 1:15-2:30 PM*
NOTE: Once a workshop fills, you will not be able to select that option.
- A) Advanced ESL Instruction – Susan Clark and Meagan Hymes (60 spots left)
- B) ACP For Everyone: Including All Levels in Adult Career Pathways – Carly Voshell and Panel (54 spots left)
- C) Writing Effective AI Prompts – Kelly O'Brien (60 spots left)
- NONE - I am not attending Session 2 (494 spots left)
SESSION 3 - Thursday 2:45-4:00 PM*
NOTE: Once a workshop fills, you will not be able to select that option.
- A) TopsPro Teacher Portal for Teachers (and Administrators) – Rebecca Jarvis and Paulina Kohan (71 spots left)
- B) Building Math and Numeracy Skills in a Language Framework – Mara Martinson (60 spots left)
- C) It Takes a Village: Building Community in the Classroom – Andrea Echelberger and Kris Klas (42 spots left)
- NONE - I am not attending Session 3 (495 spots left)
REGISTRATION - Friday, January 24
Will you be attending or presenting on Day 2 - Friday?*
- Yes
- No
Please check which meals you will be taking with us:*
(Important so we can get an accurate count for food)
- Friday morning breakfast/refreshments
- Friday lunch
- Friday afternoon snack
- NONE
Dietary restrictions/allergies the venue can accommodate:*
If you have severe dietary restrictions or several of the restrictions below, you may provide your own food.
- Gluten-free (for those with medical restrictions or allergies only)
- Dairy-free (for those with medical restrictions or allergies only)
- Vegetarian
- Peanut and/or other nut allergy
- NONE
SESSION 4 - Friday 9:15-11:15 AM*
NOTE: "Beginning ESL Literacy Level" is ONLY for those directly teaching adult ESL students with little or no print literacy in their primary language. Also, once a workshop fills, you will not be able to select that option.
- A) Leveraging Students’ Collectivist Mindset as a Classroom Asset – Cydnee Sanders and Erin Cary (62 spots left)
- B) Administering Diagnostic Reading Assessments – Rob Podlasek (69 spots left)
- C) Differentiation in Action: A Panel on Supporting Adult Learners at All Levels – Meghan Boyle and Panel (51 spots left)
- D) ALL-DAY WORKSHOP: Strategies for Teaching Literacy Skills for Beginning ESL Literacy – for those currently teaching adult ESL students with little or no print literacy in their primary language – Jennifer Christenson (14 spots left)
- NONE - I am not attending Session 4 (494 spots left)
ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS - Friday 11:30 AM-12:15 PM*
NOTE: You will choose one of these workshops on site; pre-registration is not necessary for these workshops. Choices will include: AI in the EL Classroom | Citizenship | Corrections | Mental Health for Teachers | Wait Lists
- YES, I will attend a Roundtable Discussion
- NO, I will not attend a Roundtable Discussion
SESSION 5 - Friday 1:15-2:30 PM*
NOTE: Once a workshop fills, you will not be able to select that option.
- A) The Language of Geometry – Mark Trushkowsky and Meagan Hymes (60 spots left)
- B) Enhancing Teaching & Learning with Padlet and Padlet Sandbox: Interactive Tools for Engaging Adult Learners – Susan Wetenkamp-Brandt and Nicholas Houlson (62 spots left)
- C) Nature for New Minnesotans: Where We've Been and What's Ahead! – Lucas Rapisarda and Panel (60 spots left)
- NONE - I am not attending Session 5 (494 spots left)
SESSION 6 - Friday 2:45-4:00 PM*
NOTE: Once a workshop fills, you will not be able to select that option.
- A) ELDES Curriculum: Bridging English Language Learning and Digital Literacy – Grayson Betz and Katrina Benson (67 spots left)
- B) Packets Are Not the Enemy: Instructional Materials for Self-Paced Learning – Amelia Boulware (60 spots left)
- C) Quickwrites That Stick: Fostering Student Engagement Through Low-Stakes Writing – Kristine Kelly (58 spots left)
- NONE - I am not attending Session 6 (491 spots left)
Payment
L&L 2025 Registration Fee*
Registrations after the DEADLINE of FRI. JAN. 17 at 5 PM CST reflect a $15 late registration fee.
- $35 for one day only
- $45 for both days
Payment Options:*
- Please bill my organization
- Personal check
- PayPal or credit card
PO (Purchase Order) number, if applicable
**NOTE: If you are paying by personal check, you must mail the check prior to the event.
**NOTE: If paying with PayPal/credit card, please save your PayPal receipt in order to verify payment.
Please wait for the CONFIRMATION screen after clicking the "Submit" button.
Otherwise your registration may not go through.

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REGISTER – Language & Literacy Institute 2025

Registrant Information

Guest Room Information

Registrant Needs

REGISTRATION - Thursday, January 23

REGISTRATION - Friday, January 24

Payment

**NOTE: If you are paying by personal check, you must mail the check prior to the event.

**NOTE: If paying with PayPal/credit card, please save your PayPal receipt in order to verify payment.

Please wait for the CONFIRMATION screen after clicking the "Submit" button.

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