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 an overview of upcoming PD activities for the year, see FY24 MN Adult Ed PD Dates.
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Evidence-Based Reading Instruction (EBRI) Webinar Series
ATLASThis 6-part series of webinars provides the background of Evidence-Based Reading Instruction (EBRI), tools and processes for assessing readers’ strengths and weaknesses, crucial skills for all four reading components, and practitioner-tried routines for teaching them across ABE and ESL levels. The meetings focus on the following topics or questions: Webinar… Read More
Content Areas:
- Reading
Audiences:
- Instructor
- Volunteer

ACP/IET Webinar Series
ATLASTo 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

Teaching Reading Vocabulary Remotely or In Person
Literacy MinnesotaVocabulary is everyone’s favorite reading component! And helping students master reading vocabulary is a key to helping them master comprehension. But how many words should you teach? And which words are the most important? What strategies are best for helping students learn new words? How do you get students to… Read More
Content Areas:
- ESL
- HSE / GED / Adult Diploma
- Reading
Audiences:
- Instructor
- Volunteer

Comprehension Strategies for Intermediate-Level Readers
Literacy MinnesotaResearch shows that explicitly teaching a set of comprehension strategies is a great way to help intermediate-level readers maximize their understanding of texts. Come learn a handful of great comprehension tools that will help students develop critical thinking skills and comprehension skills. Read More
Content Areas:
- ESL
- HSE / GED / Adult Diploma
- Reading
Audiences:
- Instructor
- Volunteer

Teaching Intermediate Alphabetics
Literacy MinnesotaTeaching 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 tools. Read More
Content Areas:
- ESL
- HSE / GED / Adult Diploma
- Reading
Audiences:
- Instructor
- Volunteer

Developing and Practicing Reading Fluency
Literacy MinnesotaCome 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 Zoom, Google Meet, Teams or any… Read More
Content Areas:
- ESL
- HSE / GED / Adult Diploma
- Reading
Audiences:
- Instructor
- Volunteer

Phonics in Adult ESL: Recommendations, Activities and Resources
Literacy MinnesotaPhonics–the knowledge of the sounds letters make when they are combined to make words–is essential to beginning literacy and beginning level English language instruction. But, many teachers and tutors lack the knowledge, confidence and resources to teach the topic. Attend this session to learn why phonics instruction is important and… Read More
Content Areas:
- ESL
- Reading
Audiences:
- Instructor
- Volunteer

Reading Activities for Beginning Literacy and Beginning English Language Learners
Literacy MinnesotaTeaching and tutoring very beginning level ESL readers can be intimidating for volunteers and professional teachers alike. Attend this webinar to get practical activities and ideas for one-on-one, remote and in-person instruction with tech and no-tech options. Leave feeling ready to provide your learners with meaningful and effective reading activities. Read More
Content Areas:
- ESL
- Reading
Audiences:
- Instructor
- Volunteer

Remote Instruction: Realities, Recommendations and Essential Zoom Skills
Literacy MinnesotaDuring the early days of the pandemic, remote instruction was a necessary evil that many begrudgingly endured. But as the options for in-person instruction open up, many learners have chosen to continue to learn in an online environment. Join this session to prepare yourself for the basics of online tutoring… Read More
Content Areas:
- Digital Literacy / Northstar
- Distance Learning
- ESL
- HSE / GED / Adult Diploma
- Technology
Audiences:
- Instructor
- Volunteer

Core Training Module 4: Instructional Best Practices: Working with Materials
Literacy MinnesotaParticipants will engage in a couple of classroom activities to experience scaffolding, checking comprehension and the gradual release of responsibility. These aspects of teaching and tutoring are then defined, explained further and participants get opportunities to practice them. Read More
Content Areas:
- ESL
- HSE / GED / Adult Diploma
Audiences:
- Instructor
- Volunteer
