ATLAS funds provide for Regional Professional Development Coordinators (RPDCs) to arrange and facilitate regional training workshops/activities, to contract presenters with expertise in various areas of ABE, and for the ATLAS Coordinator to provide training to each region.
The ATLAS office provides assistance with marketing of training events, coordination of event registration, processing of payments and reimbursements, and tracking each region’s income and expenditures. In addition, ATLAS/Hamline University will provide opportunities for training attendees to receive CEUs and/or to earn graduate credit.
ATLAS provides professional development in the following areas:
- ABE program management
- Basic Skills Education
- Classroom research
- Culture and language in the adult classroom
- English as a Second Language
- Family Literacy
- GED
- Learner-centered teaching
- Teaching reading, writing and civics
- Transitions Education
- Work Skills Education
NEWLY UPDATED: the list of sessions provided by ATLAS facilitators.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT REGIONS: To find training and resources available in your area, click on the links below.
