See below for upcoming SABES PD events for English Language Arts. Or, check out the ELA Upcoming Events Calendar tab anytime!
Note: you are welcome to request ELA instructional coaching for program staff. If interested, please submit a Contact Us request.
All PD offerings are online and facilitated unless indicated otherwise.
Thursday, September 19
Teaching Adult Learners with Language-Based Learning Disabilities: An Overview (Online Facilitated)
In this session, learn about common language-based learning disabilities (LBLD—difficulties related to the understanding and use of spoken and written language, such as dyslexia), and about specific strategies to support adult learners with LBLD. This session is the first in a series offered by the SABES ELA, ESOL, and Math Curriculum and Instruction teams on teaching adult learners with learning disabilities.
- Sept. 19, 2024 | 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Monday, September 23
Recipe for Success 2.0: The ABE Content Standards & Instructional Shifts for ELA (Self-Paced Modules)
NEW! This engaging course provides an introduction to the ABE Content Standards for English Language Arts (ELA) described in the College and Career Readiness Standards for Adult Education (CCRSAE) and how to use them to provide standards-based instruction in the ABE classroom.
- 9:00 a.m. (Self-paced course opens)
Tuesday, October 1
Beyond the Checklist: Elevating your Classroom Observation Experience (Online Blended)
As a busy program director, do you wonder how you can find the time to visit classes and observe teachers and students in action? Are you looking for the right tools to help you observe instruction and provide meaningful, actionable, and standards-based feedback to teachers? Do you wonder what kind of feedback helps teachers make changes that impact student learning? This professional development series answers these questions and more. It is strongly recommended that programs participate in teams of two or three staff (e.g., program director, assistant director, and lead teacher).
- Oct. 1, 2024 | Pre-work
- Nov. 1, 2024 | 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
- Dec. 6, 2024 | 9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
- Jan. 24, 2025 | 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
- May 2, 2025 | 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
ELA Lesson Planning 101 (Online Blended)
This course is designed to help you write strong English language arts lesson plans based on the ABE learning standards used in Massachusetts. You will explore key features, work with examples, and ultimately write your own lesson plan. In addition to aligning learning standards, lesson objectives, and assessments, you will learn about choosing appropriate texts for adult learners and how to sequence and pace lesson activities.
- Oct. 1, 2024 | Pre-work
- Oct. 15, 2024 | 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
- Oct. 29, 2024 | 2:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Wednesday, October 2
Introduction to Teaching Skills That Matter (Self-Paced Modules)
This introduction to the Teaching Skills That Matter in Adult Education provides an overview of the TSTM instructional framework and the TSTM Toolkit. The introduction also provides materials and guidance to train teachers to incorporate the skills that matter into adult education programming by using instructional approaches that work across relevant topic focus areas that are connected to student needs. Using the TSTM project’s tools and training, adult education teachers can teach the transferable skills students need in these critical contexts.
- Oct. 2, 2024 | 9:00 a.m. (Self-paced course opens)
Thursday, October 10
Scaffolded Writing Strategies: From Sentences to Paragraphs (Online Facilitated)
Your students can become more confident and successful writers! In this workshop, learn specific instructional strategies for teaching basic writing skills to struggling writers, including students with language-based learning disabilities (LBLD) and other learning challenges. Attendees will receive an array of classroom-ready materials to scaffold writing instruction and help students move from sentence to paragraph-level writing.
- Oct. 10, 2024 | 2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
