MA adult education programs are required to provide students with career exploration and planning content while simultaneously building academic skills, though they often need support to do so effectively.

Providing standards-based career contextualized instruction is a win-win for teachers, advisors,… read more

Standardized testing, whether it is for high school equivalency or measuring student gains, is a major concern in adult numeracy classes. It can be tempting to "teach to the test" in the hopes of getting students ready to get a passing score as quickly and painlessly as possible. However, making test preparation the main focus of… read more

In this participatory workshop, you will develop ESOL lesson plans using the Backward Design approach, aligning learning objectives, assessments, instructional activities, and the Massachusetts English Language Proficiency Standards (MA ELPS) benchmarks. Through intentional planning, you will create lessons that support learners'… read more

Join this session to identify and scaffold resources to support the unique needs of multilingual learners (MLLs). Promote word recognition and language comprehension with activities that attend to each language domain: reading, writing, speaking, and listening.

Join this session to identify and scaffold resources to support the unique needs of multilingual learners (MLLs). Promote word recognition and language comprehension with activities that attend to each language domain: reading, writing, speaking, and listening.