Episode 17: Andrea Echelberger of Literacy Minnesota

Listen to episode 17 where I have a conversation with Andrea Echelberger from Literacy Minnesota. Andrea is the ESL Training Coordinator at Literacy Minnesota, formerly known as Minnesota Literacy Council. If you teach refugee and immigrant adults, you are likely very familiar with this organization and the wealth of resources they have made available. Andrea has a wide range of experience teaching English, both domestically and abroad. Her passion for creating practical and useful materials, collaborating with fellow teachers and colleagues around the world, and empowering English language learners has been a real inspiration to me. We talk about resources available through Literacy Minnesota as well as a few other leading organizations, what to look for when searching for materials for adult language learners, how to manage large virtual classes, training materials for volunteers, and so much more. Definitely tune in to this one if you are a teacher/volunteer yourself or have an interest in joining a classroom one day! Resources: I am ABE: https://sites.google.com/view/iamabe/about-iamabe?authuser=0 Literacy Minnesota Educator Resources: https://www.literacymn.org/educator-resources Instructional Support Kits: https://www.literacymn.org/esl-instructional-support-kits Remote tutoring resources page: https://www.literacymn.org/remote-tutoring-resources Bow Valley Readers: https://globalaccess.bowvalleycollege.ca/learners/readers.php LESLLA: https://www.leslla.org/ Atlas ABE: https://atlasabe.org/ Literacy Indy - Pathway to Literacy: https://sites.google.com/view/adultellliteracyindy/home?authuser=0 Calgary Immigrant Women’s Association: https://www.ciwaresources.com/