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Trauma-Sensitive Schools Training Package
According to the website: "The Trauma-Sensitive Schools Training Package offers school and district administrators and staff a framework and roadmap for adopting a trauma-sensitive approach school- or districtwide. The Training Package includes a variety of resources for educating school staff about trauma and trauma-sensitive practices and for providing school leaders with a step-by-step process for implementing a universal, trauma-informed approach using package materials."
Minnesota Association of Workforce Boards (MAWB) Website
MAWB represents the cooperative efforts of 16 area workforce development boards across the state. The MAWB website is the go-to online source for regional and local workforce development board plans, WIOA resources, the Governor’s workforce development board, and much more.
Developing a Single Set of Shared Learning Objectives for Integrated Education and Training – Webinar and Worksheet
An introduction to the elements needed for successful team teaching and, specifically, the development of a single set of integrated learning objectives to guide instruction. IET administrators, ESL instructors and workforce training (CTE) teachers explore approaches and strategies for the planning and successful implementation of integrated programs.
Developing Basic Skills Curriculum for an IET: A Guide for the Pathways to Employment Program
This guide provides resources and tools that will help practitioners plan, design, and implement the basic skills component of an IET (Integrated Education and Training) curriculum. Informed by ISAL’s curriculum design for a variety of career pathways.
Career Path Graphics
These two-sided, colored, nicely designed and formatted graphic handouts are excellent examples of materials that illustrate the value of moving along a career path. Eight documents cover careers in construction, education, healthcare, manufacturing, retail, transportation, information technology and agriculture.
Adult Career Pathways Glossary
Confused about Adult Career Pathways and transitions terminology? You're not alone! Check out this handy ACP glossary.
ACES Observation Tools
These observation tools have been developed to make it easier for you to keep track of ACES implementation in your program.
Explicit Instruction Poster
A printable poster of the 4 steps of explicit instruction.
Navigating the CCRS Tools – ELA
This document provides an overview of the tools to support CCRS Implementation.
CCRS Individualized Instruction Planning Tool – for Programs
The CCRS Individualized Instruction Planning Tool is intended to help teachers in one-room school house or other individualized instruction settings plan and document standards-aligned experiences for all students. This document could be used as a teacher planning tool or as a tracking document in a student’s folder.
CCRS Individualized Instruction Planning Tool – Math
The CCRS Individualized Instruction Planning Tool is intended to help teachers in one-room school house or other individualized instruction settings plan and document standards-aligned experiences for all students. This document could be used as a teacher planning tool or as a tracking document in a student’s folder.
Sample Program Implementation Plan – Metro North
This sample implementation plan is from Metro North, Columbia Heights. Metro North is a large, suburban program, and Columbia Heights is a site within that larger consortium.
Sample Program Implementation Plan – Neighborhood House
Neighborhood House is a community-based organization in St. Paul that serves many non-native speakers of English. This plan includes ideas for CCRS implementation at a site in a very diverse, urban setting that uses many volunteers to support instruction.
Sample Program Implementation Plan – NWSC
This is a sample from Northwest Services Cooperative in Northwest Minnesota. NWSC covers a large rural area of the state with multiple sites.
Program CCRS Implementation Plan – TEMPLATE
This blank template was designed to help program teams in the CCRS Implementation Cohort expand several key components of standards implementation beyond their cohort participants.
Sample Program Implementation Plan – Adult Options in Education
This sample implementation plan is from Adult Options in Education, a suburban program with multiple sites.
Sample Program Implementation Plan – AEOA
AEOA (Arrowhead Economic Opportunity Agency) serves ABE learners in several counties in northeast Minnesota. CCRS implementation in this area is unique, and this plan includes innovative responses to challenges related to the large geographic area and to the rural and part-time nature of this ABE context.
Sample Program Implementation Plan – Lyndale
This sample implementation plan is from Lyndale Neighborhood Association. Lyndale is a small, urban, community-based non-profit agency.
Navigating the CCRS Tools – Math
This document provides an overview of the tools to support CCRS Implementation.
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Remote Instruction Resources – Math
See the Remote Instruction section under Instructional Resources in the ATLAS online Numeracy library for remote math/numeracy instructional resources.
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
August 9, 2021
6:30 pm–8:00 pm
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Developing and Practicing Reading Fluency
Online
Registration Deadline: MON. 8/9/21 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 of doing fluency practice via… Learn More
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August 10, 2021
10:00 am–11:30 am
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Talk Amongst Yourselves: Building Up to Student-Facilitated Conversations
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Registration Deadline: TUE. 8/10/21 Learn about three essential skills students need in order to join a conversation and keep it going. This webinar will demonstrate how to introduce those strategies and get students talking in small groups online. Come ready to participate in your own small groups and… Learn More
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August 10, 2021
12:30 pm–1:15 pm
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MN Lunch & Learn with Burlington English: Best Practices on How to Use Read and Life Skills Texts
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Registration Deadline: TUE. 8/10/21 In this session, we will go over the best practices on how to use the Read and Life Skills text in your In-Class lessons. NOTE: Attendees must have current login credentials for their BE account. Learn More
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