The online Minnesota Adult Education PD Catalog provides an overview of all MN Adult Ed professional development (PD) activities in one convenient, searchable place. Here you will find brief descriptions of all PD offerings currently provided by the Minnesota Adult Education Support Network.

Note: Not all activities listed here have been scheduled yet, and many can be provided to you by request. Others are available on an ongoing basis.

  • Scheduled activities are linked to the MN Adult Ed Events Calendar or other sites, where you can find registration and more details.
  • For a list of upcoming PD activities for the year, see FY26 MN Adult Ed PD Dates.

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Online Course

The Three L’s: The Difference Between Learning Disability, Low Ability, and Low Literacy

PANDA: MN ABE Physical And Nonapparent Disability Assistance

When students have learning challenges, it can be difficult to determine why. Learn how to distinguish between a learning disability, low ability, and low literacy. Acquire knowledge about different types of learning disabilities. Gain information about students with low ability and resources. Understand the complicated nature of learning for students… Read More

Content Areas:

  • Disabilities

Audiences:

  • Administrator
  • Instructor
  • Support Staff
  • Volunteer
Online Course

Northstar Digital Literacy Foundations

Literacy Minnesota

This course provides an introduction to the Northstar Digital Literacy Standards and how they can be integrated into any adult education course. Northstar is one of the three required sets of content standards (along with the CCRS and ACES-TIF). This course is… Read More

Content Areas:

  • Digital Literacy / Northstar
  • Distance Learning
  • ESL
  • HSE / GED / Adult Diploma
  • Technology

Audiences:

  • Administrator
  • Instructor
  • Support Staff
  • Volunteer
Conference

Support Professionals’ Conference

Southwest ABE

SW ABE, the Minnesota Department of Education, and SPARC (Support Professional Advisory Resource Committee) support an annual statewide conference for support professionals. There is a pre-conference focusing on assessment training followed by a full day general conference. The full day includes an update from our state ABE director and other… Read More

Content Areas:

  • ABE Policy
  • Assessment
  • SiD Database
  • Support Services

Audiences:

  • Support Staff
By Request, Webinar/Webcast, Workshop

TABE Test Administration Recertification

Southwest ABE

Is it time for your 5-year recertification as a TABE test administrator? Come to this session to hear the latest on TABE 11&12.  We will review standardized testing and address questions you may have about administering these tests. This session is for experienced test administrators, and will meet the 5-year… Read More

Content Areas:

  • Assessment

Audiences:

  • Administrator
  • Instructor
  • Support Staff
  • Volunteer
Networking Group

Minnesota Dev Ed/ABE Partnership Affinity Group

Dev Ed Consultants

This group brings together individuals who wish to share practices, strategies, knowledge, and resources for improving student success in developmental education via collaborative teaching models and partnerships between development education faculty and adult basic education teachers. There are four virtual meetings per year, each offered at two different times to… Read More

Content Areas:

  • Developmental Education & ABE

Audiences:

  • Administrator
  • Instructor
  • Support Staff
Cohort

Statewide Mentorship Experience

ATLAS

This initiative is designed to support Minnesota ABE professionals through a relevant, meaningful, and effective mentorship experience between mentors and mentees. Mentors and mentees may be managers, coordinators, support staff or instructors who are looking to intentionally support and learn from peers in MN ABE programs. Mentors and mentees will… Read More

Audiences:

  • Administrator
  • Instructor
  • Support Staff
By Request, Study Circle

Antiracist Praxis Study Circle

ATLAS

Many of us have heard the terms antiracist and DEI (diversity, equity and inclusion), but how do we actually implement these large frameworks into our adult English classrooms? This study circle goes beyond defining antiracism and explores how the research around Translanguaging by Ofelia García (2017) and Culturally Responsive Teaching by… Read More

Content Areas:

  • Diversity / Equity / Inclusion

Audiences:

  • Administrator
  • Instructor
  • Support Staff
Webinar/Webcast

ACP/IET Webinar Series

ATLAS

To address the many challenges in designing, implementing and sustaining effective adult career pathway (ACP) programs and partnerships, including Integrated Education & Training (IET), ATLAS provides professional development and resources for ABE managers and practitioners who are developing or strengthening career pathways for their students. Based on input from the… Read More

Content Areas:

  • Adult Career Pathways

Audiences:

  • Administrator
  • Instructor
  • Support Staff
By Request, Online Course, Webinar/Webcast

Volunteer Core Training Module 2: Understanding Adult Learners

Literacy Minnesota

Participants develop their personal cultural awareness and learn how expectations around school culture shape how people teach and learn. Guiding principles for effectively delivering instruction to adults are also covered. Finally, participants increase their sensitivity to the challenges of learning English and developing literacy as an adult. Read More

Content Areas:

  • Diversity / Equity / Inclusion
  • ESL
  • HSE / GED / Adult Diploma

Audiences:

  • Administrator
  • Instructor
  • Support Staff
  • Volunteer
By Request, Online Course, Webinar/Webcast

Volunteer Core Training Module 1: Overview of Minnesota Adult Education and Program Accountability

Literacy Minnesota

Participants learn about Adult Basic Education programming in Minnesota, demographics of learners, instructional content standards as well as initial and on-going assessment. This session wraps up with learner motivations, barriers and persistence. Read More

Content Areas:

  • ABE Policy
  • ACES / Transitions
  • Assessment
  • CCR Standards
  • Digital Literacy / Northstar
  • ESL
  • HSE / GED / Adult Diploma

Audiences:

  • Administrator
  • Instructor
  • Support Staff
  • Volunteer