The Minnesota Department of Education is proud to host its annual ESL, Bilingual, and Migrant Education Conference on May 3-4, 2007, at the RiverCentre in St. Paul, Minnesota. We invite all who work with English Language Learners in K-12 ESL, bilingual, Migrant Education, mainstream, Special Education, and Adult Basic Education programs to attend.  REGISTER NOW – Registration deadline is April 20^th. 

 Some of the sessions that may be of particular interest to ABE teachers include:

 Thursday, May 3^rd:

 Best Practices in Working with Low-Literacy Learners

Patsy Vinogradov, Hamline University 

 The Alliance for Economic Inclusion: Learning the Language of Money

Cathy Davis, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation,

Susan Tulashie, Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development

 Friday, May 4^th:

 Responding to ESL Writing

Patsy Vinogradov, Hamline University

 Can We Talk?  Conversation Practice

Lisa Rinehart, Fargo Adult Learning Center

Managing Multi-Level Classrooms: Strategies and Tips

Jessica Grace Jones, Minnesota Literacy Council

Suzanne McCurdy, Minnesota Literacy Council

 Beyond the Blackboard: Using Magnetic Materials in the ESOL Classroom

Daryl Beres, Century College

Dianne Del Giorno, Century College

 

To register for the conference, go to: 

http://education.state.mn.us/mde/Learning_Support/English_Language_Learners/index.html

 (Later this month the full conference program will also be available this site.)

 

 I hope to see you there!

Astrid Liden
ABE Professional Development Coordinator
Minnesota Department of Education
Adult Basic Education (ABE)
1500 Highway 36 West
Roseville, MN 55113-4266
Phone: 651-582-8424
Fax: 651-634-5154
Email: astrid.liden@state.mn.us