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Interpreting Visual Information

"Interpreting Visual Information" is part of a series of standards-aligned sample math activities that you can use with your students to make connections between their schoolwork (college and career) and the community. In all cases, you can use these activities as is, or you could modify to best fit the needs of your learners.

Understanding the Rapid Spread of COVID-19 in Our Communities

"Understanding the Rapid Spread of COVID-19 in Our Communities" is part of a series of standards-aligned sample math activities that you can use with your students to make connections between their schoolwork (college and career) and the community. In all cases, you can use these activities as is, or you could modify to best fit the needs of your learners.

What Michaels’ coupon should you use?

A good activity from Robert Kaplinsky to compare when one coupon might be better than another. Can be done with or without inequalities. Can also be extended to graph the inequalities.

Season 2, Episode 2: Data, Box & Whisker Plots, Graphs of Central Tendency

Presented by Amy Vickers (MNI Senior Consultant) and Andy Albee (Robbinsdale Adult Academic Program)

Representing Variability with Mean, Median, Mode, and Range

This resource gives students practice with calculating the mean, median, mode, and range from a frequency chart. It also requires students to use a frequency chart to describe a possible data set, given information on the mean, median, mode, and range.

Season 1, Episode 2: Connecting and Interpreting Graphs and Functions

Presented by Andy Albee (Robbinsdale Adult Academic Program) and Renae Kramer (SW ABE-Granite Falls)

Representing Data with Grouped Frequency Graphs and Box Plots

"This lesson unit is intended to help you assess how well students are able to interpret frequency graphs that use grouped data and their associated box plots. In particular this unit aims to identify and help students who have difficulty interpreting information from frequency graphs and box plots; such as minimum and maximum values, medians and quartiles."

Linear Matching

A printable matching activity for matching graphs to equations.

Graphing Stories

These are 15-second videos that show a real-life event. Students are encouraged to graph the event. The video reveals the suggested graph at the end. The site allows you to sort by type of graph and offers a printable graphing handout. Appropriate for CCRS Level C, Level D, Level E.

Desmos: Linear Inequalities in Standard Form

Desmos is an online graphing calculator. Many teachers have created activities for their classes using the calculator. Activities on the site are created by teachers and Desmos staff and will vary. You can also create your own activities.

Create a Graph

You and your students can use this online tool to create graphs.

Desmos: Graphing

What if students could "play" with graphs and quickly see what changing a single component would do to a graph (such as changing the b in y =mx+b)? Desmos is user friendly and thoughtfully uses color and layout in ways that support students' understanding. 

180 Ways to Use Estimation 180: Inequalities

Estimation 180 is an incredibly rich resource that offers photographs that we can use in meaningfully developing students' number sense. In this blog post, the author uses 4 of the images (and the students' estimates about those images) to quickly and meaningfully introduce (or review) graphing and writing inequalities.

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Building Sentence-Writing Fluency Through Timed Writing Practice

This spotlight features two resources from the Iowa Reading Research Center that focus on building sentence-level writing fluency through timed, repeated writing practice. It includes an article explaining the approach and an example lesson plan that shows how timed writing sessions can be used and adapted in the classroom.

WisTech Open

Building on more than 20 years of high-quality digital learning materials, WisTech Open brings together popular Wisc-Online learning objects—such as assessments, animations, and interactive tools—alongside new resources that support learning across subject areas. The free platform can be used in the classroom or for independent learning by students, educators, and lifelong learners.

Spotlight on Total Physical Response

See how Total Physical Response (TPR) connects language to physical movement, helping learners understand and remember new vocabulary. By pairing actions with words, TPR lowers the affective filter and reduces anxiety, making it especially helpful for beginning learners. This approach can be used as a short warm-up activity or as part of a lesson to reinforce meaning and support long-term retention.

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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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Presenter Information

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

January 21, 2026 6:30 pm–8:30 pm
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Developing and Practicing Reading Fluency

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Registration Deadline: WED. 1/21/26 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… Learn More

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January 22, 2026 1:00 pm–2:30 pm
Literacy Minnesota
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Emergency Online & Hyflex Teaching 101 Webinar

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Registration Deadline: THU. 1/22/26 Venue: Online (see details below) Are you or your program making a quick pivot to online, hybrid, or HyFlex instruction? Join this webinar for some just-in-time guidance and resources to help you get started with (or restart) distance and remote instruction. You’ll have… Learn More

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January 27, 2026 9:00 am–10:00 am
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SiD Class Setup Essentials

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Registration Deadline: TUE. 1/27/26 Venue: Online (see details below) Join us for an in-depth webinar about how to set up classes in SiD. We’ll cover the basics of creating, duplicating, and removing classes. We’ll also dig into how to build specialty classes like IET, Workplace, and Distance Learning. Learn More

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