Welcome to the MNEA Learns Library

This course will introduce participants to the process of mentoring a new teacher. The participant will also review the four key themes of an effective classroom as defined by The Framework for Teaching Clusters © The Danielson Group, Inc..  Additionally, the participant will apply the learning by developing their plan for the initial conversation  with their mentee.   Read more

This course will focus on your need as an educator to teach academic language as well as content. Teachers must ensure that multilingual learners have access to grade-level and challenging content within a standards-based framework. They must also implement strategies that help multilingual learners access the content.  Read more

In this module, educators will explore opportunities to increase family and community involvement with multilingual learners (MLs) by understanding the five steps of advocacy leading to the implementation of a multilingual learner family workshop. Read more

In this course, you will explore second language acquisition (SLA) and learn to understand the stages of acquiring a second language. You will also explore how SLA impacts educational experiences for multilingual learners’ cognitive processes, academic achievements, and socio-emotional growth.    Furthermore, this course introduces a variety of instructional strategies you can use in your classroom to support and engage your multilingual learners. Read more

This course will introduce the C.A.R.E. themes through an equity and civil rights lens.  It will also demonstrate how these themes address equity and mitigate the achievement gap.  This course is a part of the C.A.R.E. Series. The C.A.R.E. themes (Culture, Ability, Resilience, Effort) are instrumental in helping to close the Achievement Gaps and are supported in part by decisions made at the school and district level. These decisions are essential to sustaining the changes and improvements that the C.A.R.E. themes foster. Read more

This course is designed for instructional coaches who will be supporting and coaching teachers remotely. Emphasis is on leveraging technology to create systems in order to support educators in their practice. While the aim of the course is to support educators remotely, all of the practices here can also be used in an in-person environment to encourage collaboration, create content, and offer “wrap-around” support. Read more