ABE Teaching & Learning Advancement System (ATLAS) – www.atlasABE.org
Through ATLAS, all ABE practitioners in Minnesota have access to high quality professional development opportunities, with options for in-person events held across the state as well as activities that can be accessed online.
Professional development (PD) events and activities offered through ATLAS include:
- PD and resources on reading instruction, including evidence-based reading instruction (EBRI), and STAR
- PD and resources on writing instruction
- PD and resources on adult math/numeracy instruction, including MNI (MN Numeracy Initiative)
- PD and resources on effectively integrating transitions skills into ABE instruction (ACES)
- PD on career-focused contextualized basic skills instruction and programming
- PD on effective adult ESL instruction, including ESL Study Circles on low-literacy and pronunciation
- PD and support for implementation of College & Career Readiness Standards (CCRS) for Adult Education
- Regional PD events in northern Minnesota, southern Minnesota and the metro area
- Coordination of ABE PD communications, including the MN ABE Calendar of Events and MN ABE Connect e-newsletter