Minnesota Adult Basic Education
Assessment Training
Minnesota Adult Basic Education
www.mnabe.org
The mission of Adult Basic Education (ABE) in Minnesota is to provide adults with educational opportunities to acquire and improve their literacy skills necessary to become self-sufficient and to participate effectively as productive workers, family members, and citizens.
One of the ways this mission is lived out is through the services provided through the ABE Supplemental Services grant program.
Minnesota ABE Support Network
Three percent (3%) of state ABE (Adult Basic Education) funding is used to fund activities that support adult education programs and staff across Minnesota in key areas. These activities are provided by the members of the Minnesota Adult Education Support Network - organizations that have received ABE Supplemental Service grants from the state to fund their Minnesota Adult Education work.
Support Network providers are guided in their efforts by the Minnesota Adult Education PD Standards.
ABE Teaching & Learning Advancement System (ATLAS) –
www.atlasABE.org
Through ATLAS, all MN Adult Education practitioners have access to high-quality professional development (PD) opportunities, with options for in-person events as well as online offerings. Key activities include regional events throughout Minnesota; ABE Foundations; STAR (Student Achievement in Reading); language & literacy PD, including adult ESL, reading and writing; math/numeracy PD; Adult Career Pathways support; ACES (Academic, Career, and Employability Skills); one-room schoolhouse PD; and support for implementation of the College & Career Readiness Standards (CCRS) for Adult Education
Literacy Action Network
http://www.literacyactionnetwork.org/
Literacy Action Network is a statewide professional membership organization supporting Minnesota Adult Basic Education (ABE). LAN works to improve professionalism in the ABE field through high-quality professional development opportunities such as hosting the Summer Institute conference; to be a proactive organization whose presence is instrumental at statewide meetings and discussions concerning ABE; and to advocate for adult literacy programs.
Literacy Minnesota
https://www.literacymn.org/
Literacy Minnesota promotes and supports the use of volunteers in adult education programs, specifically through volunteer recruitment, training, and placement. In addition, Literacy Minnesota provides technology support for ABE professionals and volunteers, and supports managers and instructors in building quality distance learning (DL) opportunities based on established best practices. DL experts also vet DL platforms for statewide use, coordinate DL policy and procedures, and communicate DL information to the ABE field via newsletter articles and more.
PANDA - MN ABE Disability Specialists
Physical And Nonapparent Disability Assistance
https://pandamn.org/
PANDA equips Minnesota ABE teachers, program managers, and volunteers with training, disability awareness, and resources to positively impact students with disabilities. PANDA provides a comprehensive disabilities website; workshops at state and regional events; an Adult Learner Intervention program; phone and email consultations; an assistive technology/loan program; and connections to community resources.
Southwest Minnesota ABE
http://www.mnabeassessment.com
Southwest ABE provides training to MN ABE staff on ABE assessment tools (including CASAS and TABE), supports innovative testing procedures, including computer-based and remote testing, and supports the work of the Support Professionals' Advisory Resource Committee (SPARC). They also host the annual ABE Support Services Conference for ABE support staff.
Southwest Minnesota ABE
http://www.southwestabe.org
Through this supplemental services Racial Equity in Adult Education grant, Southwest ABE seeks to identify and alleviate current inequities within MN Adult Education. They hope to ascertain how to increase equity in the Minnesota Adult Basic Education field to benefit all students that we serve.