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Math Practices in the Virtual Classroom

Participants in this workout have the opportunity to experience a task as a student (making origami shapes!), and to reflect on how to use this task with learners to develop a classroom culture (virtual or otherwise) that embeds the math practices.
Teacher Development Activities
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Ideas for Providing Distance STAR Instruction

This March 2020 document provided early ideas from STAR trainers across the country for implementing distance STAR instruction. Not all may be appropriate or reasonable for your ABE program; however, they were intended to inspire creative thinking about how to "carry on" with evidence-based reading instruction (EBRI) during the pandemic and school closings.
Articles & Publications
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COVID-19 Lessons: Self-Management

The COVID-19 outbreak presents an unprecedented opportunity to help our students develop TIF (Transitions Integration Framework) skills as they try to understand everything that is going on. Here are a few of the ways that we can help our learners practice Self-Management skills.
Classroom Activities Learner Activities
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COVID-19 Lessons: Navigating Systems

The COVID-19 outbreak presents an unprecedented opportunity to help our students develop TIF (Transitions Integration Framework) skills as they try to understand everything that is going on. Here are a few of the ways that we can help our learners practice Navigating Systems skills.
Classroom Activities Learner Activities
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COVID-19 Lessons: Learning Strategies

The COVID-19 outbreak presents an unprecedented opportunity to help our students develop TIF skills as they try to understand everything that is going on. Here are a few of the ways that we can help our learners practice Learning Strategies skills.
Classroom Activities Learner Activities
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ACES

ACES

Academic, Career & Employability Skills
Adult Career Pathways

Adult Career Pathways

ACP, IET, Transitions
Adult Diploma / HSE

Adult Diploma / HSE

Adult Ed Program Support

Adult Ed Program Support

ABE Foundations & FAQs
CCR Standards

CCR Standards

College & Career Readiness Standards (CCRS)
Cultural Competency

Cultural Competency

Equity & Trauma-Informed
Dev Ed/ABE Toolkit

Dev Ed/ABE Toolkit

Digital Literacy

Digital Literacy

ESL

ESL

English as a Second Language
Numeracy

Numeracy

Math
Project-Based Learning

Project-Based Learning

Reading

Reading

STAR and EBRI
Science

Science

Social Studies & Civics

Social Studies & Civics

Writing

Writing

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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.
Classroom Activities
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Assessing Student Writing

Dr. Derek Rodgers details how the number of correct writing sequences (CWS) and incorrect writing sequences (IWS) students generate during a timed writing are sensitive and effective measures of student writing.
Assessments
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PD Catalog

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

PD Catalog

Presenter Information

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

 

Presenter Information

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.

 

MN Adult Ed YouTube

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.

 

Announcements & Future PD

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.

 

Virtual Meeting Resources

Upcoming ABE Events

November 17, 2025 6:30 pm–8:30 pm
Literacy Minnesota
Online

Teaching Intermediate Alphabetics

Online

Registration Deadline: MON. 11/17/25 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… Learn More

Online
November 18, 2025 10:00 am–11:00 am
Literacy Minnesota
Online

Ellii November Webinar: Admin & Support Staff Coffee Break

Online

Registration Deadline: TUE. 11/18/25 Venue: Online (see details below) If you manage Ellii classes and learner accounts, run Ellii participation reports for DL hours, or otherwise support learners and teachers using Ellii for distance learning, then this session is for you! We’ll talk about some successes and… Learn More

Online
November 18, 2025 3:00 pm–4:00 pm
Literacy Minnesota
Online

AI Crash Course – Session 3

Online

Registration Deadline: TUE. 11/18/25 Venue: Online (see details below) AI Crash Course 2025 November 4, 11, 18 @ 3:00pm – 4:00pm This FREE webinar series is open to all adult education staff and volunteers. Please register for the series and attend the sessions that work for your… Learn More

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