See below for upcoming SABES PD events for Math & Numeracy. Or, check out the Math & Numeracy Upcoming Events Calendar tab anytime!
Note: you are welcome to request Math & Numeracy instructional coaching for program staff. If interested, please submit a Contact Us request.
All PD offerings are online and facilitated unless indicated otherwise.
Tuesday, April 1
CALM Instruction (Self-Paced Modules)
This course is designed for teachers who are using or want to use the Curriculum for Adults Learning Math (CALM). CALM was created by the SABES Mathematics and Numeracy Curriculum & Instruction PD center to give teachers a full, rich, conceptually-based curriculum. CALM teaches conceptual understanding of skills from roughly College and Career Readiness Standards for Adult Education (CCRSAE) levels B – E (GLE 3-12) and contains thorough unit plans, lesson plans, and supporting materials. Because CALM is different from traditional curricula, it is important to understand its structure and philosophy to be able to use it effectively. This course will introduce you to the logistical elements of CALM and its guiding principles.
- Apr. 1, 2025 | 9:00 a.m. (self-paced course opens)
Wednesday, April 2
Questioning for Formative Assessment in the Math Classroom (Online Blended)
Too often, teachers ask questions that have a single ‘right answer’. Whether or not a student gets these types of questions right or wrong, neither teacher nor classmates have learned much about the reasoning behind the student’s response. This seven-part course examines the following interconnected topics: creating a culture of classroom discourse for formative assessment, asking effective math questions to probe and further student thinking, providing wait / think time, and making the most of student mistakes. By using questioning strategies that promote dialogue and invite student explanations, teachers can formatively assess student understanding and adjust instruction accordingly.
- Apr. 2, 2025 | 9:00 a.m. (open for pre-work in Canvas)
- Apr. 9, 2025 | 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
- Apr. 16, 2025 | 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
- Apr. 23, 2025 | 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Tuesday, April 8
Using The Math Proficiency Guide To Become A More Effective Math Teacher (Self-Paced Modules)
The Mathematics Proficiency Guide for Teachers of Adult Education is one of several companion pieces to the MA Professional Standards for Teachers of Adult Education. The Math Proficiency Guide is designed to inform the practice of new, developing, and advanced instructors who teach math to adult learners. This virtual course will provide participants with practical ways to learn from and implement the material in the Math Proficiency Guide to improve their own math instruction. The course is designed for both new and experienced adult education math instructors.
- Apr. 8, 2025 | 9:00 a.m. (self-paced course opens)
Wednesday, April 9
English Learners in the ABE Math Classroom (Self-Paced Modules)
Most adult education programs have English learners (ELs) in their adult basic education (ABE) courses. These ELs, like their native English-speaking classmates, are often working toward their HiSET or other education and career goals. This online course is designed help adult education instructors teach math to ELs more effectively and in a culturally respectful manner. The strategies and ideas presented in this course are also appropriate for adult ESOL instructors as well as ABE instructors who only have native English speakers in their classes.
- Apr. 9, 2025 | 9:00 a.m. (self-paced course opens)
Monday, April 14
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.
- Apr. 14, 2025 | 9:00 a.m. (self-paced course opens)
Wednesday, April 16
Introduction To BeCALM (Self-Paced Modules)
This course is designed for teachers who are using or want to use the Beginning Curriculum for Adults Learning Math (BeCALM). BeCALM was created to give teachers a full, rich, conceptually-based curriculum for adults who need instruction at CCRSAE level B/C (GLE 2-4). This course will help teachers become familiar with the math content at a beginning level and how this material is approached in the BeCALM curriculum.
- Apr. 16, 2025 | 9:00 a.m. (self-paced course opens)
Thursday, April 17
Problem-Based Learning: An Approach That Works
Addressing complex, real-world problems in class is an authentic and relevant context for ESOL and ABE instruction. It creates opportunities for learners to develop the language that demonstrates their critical thinking. Come explore ways to use problem-based learning with learners at any proficiency level. You will leave with an array of strategies to promote language development and essential skills.
- Apr. 17, 2025 | 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
