Minnesota Adult Basic Education Assessment Training

Welcome to the Minnesota Adult Basic Education Assessment Training website! Through the links on this site, Minnesota educators can access basic information on the CASAS and TABE assessments, schedule a training on one of these assessments, and access a calendar noting already-scheduled trainings.  Additionally, clicking on the links below will direct you to links to activities or lesson plans found on the internet that can be used to address targeted competencies or increase skills.

Guidelines for Requesting a Training: 1. Trainings should be requested at least six weeks in advance of planned training date.  Contact Marty Olsen, martha.olsen@gmail.com 2. Allow at least 3 hours for an implementation training. 3. Provide the Trainer with an approximate number of participants 4 weeks prior to the trainingl 4. Update the Trainer as to actual numbers of participants scheduled to attend. Check the Training Calendar to see if there is a currently scheduled training that you could attend! Types of Trainings Available: CASAS IMPLEMENTATION TRAINING This is a basic, introductory training designed to walk participants through the CASAS assessment process, from appraisal through post-testl Click here for lesson plans linked to the CASAS Competencies. TABE IMPLEMENTATION TRAINING This is a basic training that will introduce the participants  to the TABE assessment system, from locator test to post-test. Click here for links that may be used by students in online preparation for improving their TABE scores.

Links:      Minnesota Department of Education      Minnesota Adult Basic Education Professional Development:      Minnesota ABE Assessment Training Calendar      CASAS Implementation Training      TABE Implementation Training      Online Professional Development Assessment Products and Information:      CASAS      McGraw-Hill TABE Products      Minnesota LINCS Assessment Minnesota Adult Basic Education Supplemental Services Providers:      ATLAS      Minnesota Adult Basic Education Disability Resource Guide      PANDA - MN ABE Disability Specialists      Southwest Minnesota ABE      The Minnesota Literacy Council Resources:      CASAS Competency-based Lesson Plan Links      TABE Prep Links      Marshall Adult Education

For more information or to schedule a training, contact:

Marty Olsen, Assessment Trainer

Name:

martha.olsen@gmail.com

Email:

If you would like to attend a training, check our Training Calendar to see if a training is already scheduled that would be convenient for you to attend. ************************************************************** **All trainings are funded through a Minnesota Department of Education/Adult Basic Education Supplemental Services Grant.  The grant is administered by Southwest Adult Basic Education.