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Once Upon a Picture: The Thinking Collection

This website provides a collection of images, photo and illustrations, with prompts to inspire learners to write or speak using critical thinking skills about the image.

La Bonte’s Top 100 English Conversation Patterns

A free, 40-hour self-directed YouTube tutorial with scaffolded video lesson plans to help high beginners develop English conversation skills, emphasizing common conversation patterns. Each hour progressively introduces new patterns, and the author offers free PDF books of these teaching strategies on their website.

Once Upon a Picture: The Thinking Collection

A collection of images, photo and illustrations, with prompts to inspire learners to write or speak using critical thinking skills about the image.

VOA Learning English

Voice of America's Learning English website provides captioned videos and accompanying lesson plans which include supplemental videos and listening tracks for vocabulary development, pronunciation, and conversation. Appropriate for beginning to advanced levels.

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Get an overview of all MN Adult Education professional development (PD) activities in one convenient, searchable place!

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Get information about stipends, reimbursements, the MN Adult Ed policy on use of images in presentations, and other instructions for presenters.

 

MN Adult Ed YouTube Channel

The MN Adult Education YouTube Channel is a free online PD resource that you can use to explore teaching techniques and classroom ideas in action! Find out more in this MN ABE Connect newsletter article.

 

ATLAS Announcements & Future PD

Check out the latest list of ATLAS professional development announcements and opportunities! This is the document that is shared at all ATLAS events.

 

Virtual Meeting Resources

Find resources for conducting online meetings/events/presentations! You are welcome to use and adapt these materials to fit your own needs and context.

 

Upcoming ABE Events

September 9, 2026 2:30 pm–4:00 pm
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ATLAS Monthly Webinar: Recredentialing Pathways (RCP) for Internationally Trained Professionals

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Registration Deadline: WED. 9/9/26 Venue: Online (see details below) Presenters: Carly Voshell (ATLAS), Sonji Davis (Office of New Americans), Aaron Kreiser (International Institute of Minnesota), and Duy Linh Nguyen (Mankato ABE) The Recredentialing Pathways (RCP) assists internationally trained professionals reconnect with careers in Minnesota by recognizing… Learn More

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September 9, 2026 6:30 pm–8:30 pm
Literacy Minnesota
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Volunteer Core Training Module 1: Overview of Minnesota Adult Education and Program Accountability

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Registration Deadline: WED. 9/9/26 Venue: Online (see details below) Participants learn about Adult Basic Education programming in Minnesota, demographics of learners, instructional content standards as well as initial and on-going assessment. This session wraps up with learner motivations, barriers and persistence. Learn More

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September 10, 2026 6:30 pm–8:30 pm
Literacy Minnesota
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How Adult Brains Learn Languages Presented by Andrea Echelberger

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Registration Deadline: THU. 9/10/26 Venue: Online (see details below) Learn what research has to say about how adult brains learn a new language, how trauma and stress impact learning, and how this influences the teaching practices that we use in the language classroom. Participants will leave the webinar… Learn More

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