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Workforce Atlas
Not a course, but a resource that can be used in any career pathways course/program. Resources include videos, worksheets, templates, and career-specific guides and infographics. An Implementation Guide is provided for instructors/program staff for effective utilization of the website. || AUTHOR: ProLiteracy and Pearson
Transparency in Learning and Teaching in Higher Ed
Transparency is an important part of creating equitable learning environments in which all students can find success. The Transparency in Learning and Teaching in Higher Ed (TILT) website hosts a useful collection of resources to help teachers better understand what transparent assignments look like and how to start creating them.
Refugee and International Health – MN DHS
This MN Department of Health website contains descriptions of trainings on refugee resettlement offered by the MN DHS, as well as links to informational resources on refugee resettlement in Minnesota and the U.S.
FOOD SAFETY: Ensure you are teaching up-to-date information
Note that the Minnesota Food Code was updated on January 1, 2019. Some of the curriculum in the ATLAS curriculum resource library may pre-date this updated Code. Check the major changes to ensure that students are learning current information. For example, the term Certified Food Manager has been changed to Certified Food Protection Manager.
Project-Based Learning: The Online Resource for PBL
This website contains links to numerous PBL resources, including guides for designing projects, a project library, teaching and learning online strategies, and articles about PBL.
Building Refugee Youth & Children’s Services
The resources posted here include links to webinars, toolkits, and publications designed for educators who are working with refugee families. The resources provide support on topics such as building community, raising children in a new country, and family strengthening across cultures.
Refugee and International Health
This MN Department of Health website contains descriptions of trainings on refugee resettlement offered by the MN DHS, as well as links to informational resources on refugee resettlement in Minnesota and the U.S.
Refugee Resettlement Training and Resources
This MN Department of Human Services website contains descriptions of trainings on refugee resettlement offered by the MN DHS, as well as links to informational resources on refugee resettlement in Minnesota and the U.S.
Refugee Resettlement Program Overviews
This MN Department of Human Services website contains information about refugee resettlement in Minnesota, including arrival statistics, resettlement services, and employment services.
Center for Culturally Responsive Teaching and Learning
This resource repository contains videos, articles, and handouts on the topic of culturally responsive teaching. The executive director of CCRTL, Dr. Sharroky Hollie, is a nationally recognized leader in the field of culturally responsive education.
Guided Reading Prompts and Questions to Improve Comprehension
This blog post from Scholastic.com contains excellent teacher practices and materials that can be adapted for improving reading comprehension at any level. The post includes printable PDFs of a teacher Reading Prompt Booklet, "reading prompt" bookmarks for learners, and guided reading question cards for small-group or independent work. The reading prompts are written for a third grade reading level, which can easily be used with intermediate and advanced adult ESL learners.
Wisc-Online
Wisc-Online is a repository of high-quality educational resources that are free for learners and teachers. It includes over 2,500 learning objects (such as assessments, animations, and templates) for topics ranging from language arts to career clusters, to manufacturing, to math. It can be used in the classroom or independently by learners.
Wisc-Online
Wisc-Online is a repository of high-quality educational resources that are free for learners and teachers. It includes over 2,500 learning objects (such as assessments, animations, and templates) for topics ranging from language arts to career clusters, to manufacturing, to math. It can be used in the classroom or independently by learners.
Literacy Education and Second Langauge Learning for Adults (LESLLA)
This website provides information about current research with low literacy level adult English language learners, as well as numerous resources for teaching and supporting beginning level learners.
Problem-Based Learning at University of Delaware
The Problem-Based Learning resource collection from the University of Delaware contains a variety of tools that teachers can use to begin implementing a problem-based learning approach in their classrooms, including evaluation tools, videos, and over 100 problem-based learning scenarios with lesson plans.
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Showing Evidence Using Academic Language with Low Literacy Learners
Participants in this workout practice scaffolding a lesson in which literacy level learners can use academic language to show evidence in a text.
Evaluating Free Text Resources
Participants in this workout evaluate a free online text resource for alignment to the ELA shifts of complexity, evidence and knowledge.
Workforce Atlas
Not a course, but a resource that can be used in any career pathways course/program. Resources include videos, worksheets, templates, and career-specific guides and infographics. An Implementation Guide is provided for instructors/program staff for effective utilization of the website. || AUTHOR: ProLiteracy and Pearson
Presenter Information
Get information about stipends, reimbursements, and other instructions for presenters.
MN ABE YouTube Channel
The MN ABE 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.
Upcoming ABE Events
January 21, 2020
6:30 pm–8:30 pm
Minnesota Literacy Council – main office
700 Raymond Ave., Ste. 180
Saint Paul, MN 55114 United States
700 Raymond Ave., Ste. 180
Saint Paul, MN 55114 United States
One-on-One Tutoring for the Citizenship Interview and Test
Minnesota Literacy Council – main office
700 Raymond Ave., Ste. 180
Saint Paul, MN 55114 United States
700 Raymond Ave., Ste. 180
Saint Paul, MN 55114 United States
Registration Deadline: TUES. 1/21/20 The cost of the citizenship application fee is going up 61% in 2020, and learning centers are expecting a big increase in the number of people applying for citizenship before the increase takes place. If you know someone who is interested in becoming… Learn More
Minnesota Literacy Council – main office
700 Raymond Ave., Ste. 180
Saint Paul, MN 55114 United States
700 Raymond Ave., Ste. 180
Saint Paul, MN 55114 United States
January 23, 2020
8:00 am–4:00 pm
Delta Marriott Minneapolis Northeast
1330 Industrial Blvd. NE
Minneapolis, MN 55413 United States
1330 Industrial Blvd. NE
Minneapolis, MN 55413 United States
2020 Language & Literacy Institute
Delta Marriott Minneapolis Northeast
1330 Industrial Blvd. NE
Minneapolis, MN 55413 United States
1330 Industrial Blvd. NE
Minneapolis, MN 55413 United States
Registration Deadline: Friday, January 17, 2020 (NOTE: $15 late fee applied to all registrations made after 1/17/20) NOTE: Guest room reservations must be made no later than THURSDAY, JANUARY 9, 2020 to be guaranteed the discounted rate. Cost: $35 for one day… Learn More
Delta Marriott Minneapolis Northeast
1330 Industrial Blvd. NE
Minneapolis, MN 55413 United States
1330 Industrial Blvd. NE
Minneapolis, MN 55413 United States
January 24, 2020
8:00 am–4:00 pm
Delta Marriott Minneapolis Northeast
1330 Industrial Blvd. NE
Minneapolis, MN 55413 United States
1330 Industrial Blvd. NE
Minneapolis, MN 55413 United States
STAR 20 Cohort – Meeting 2
Delta Marriott Minneapolis Northeast
1330 Industrial Blvd. NE
Minneapolis, MN 55413 United States
1330 Industrial Blvd. NE
Minneapolis, MN 55413 United States
A training by Marn Frank and Terrisa Fisher, ATLAS, for participants accepted through an application process. This training will be held in conjunction with the Language & Literacy Institute on Friday, January 24, 2020. Learn More
Delta Marriott Minneapolis Northeast
1330 Industrial Blvd. NE
Minneapolis, MN 55413 United States
1330 Industrial Blvd. NE
Minneapolis, MN 55413 United States