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.
Thursday, October 17
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.
- Oct. 17, 2024 | (Self-paced course opens)
Friday, October 18
New Directors’ Meet & Greet with SABES (Online Facilitated)
For new directors or veteran directors of newly funded adult education programs, the first few months and years can be a unique challenge as you learn how to do your job, while also leading and supporting everyone around you. If you’re wondering where to begin or are looking for resources and colleagues to support you, join us for this Meet & Greet with SABES.
- Oct. 18, 2024 | 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Tuesday, October 22
Professional Standards in Action: Supporting Math Instruction through Classroom Visits (Self-Paced Modules)
Many adult education program directors do not have a background in teaching math or in math learning theory. Without this perspective, it is natural to have different or unclear expectations of what an effective math class looks like. This course will prepare directors to conduct math classroom observations by discussing the characteristics of effective math instruction and what it looks like in practice.
- Oct. 22, 2024 | (Self-paced course opens)
LD Teaching Strategies for Math (Online Facilitated)
LD—Learning Differences, Difficulties, or Disabilities: Many of our students experience these terms firsthand, but no matter the case, it’s important that you don’t consider them a Deficit! In this workshop, we will explore some of the strategies that you can use to help students access math ideas so they can be successful math users. These strategies can be adapted to any level and used with any math content area.
- Oct. 22, 2024 | 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Wednesday, October 23
Creating Math Classrooms Where Students Participate (Online Facilitated)
Have you noticed that some students who participate in other subjects shut down when it comes to math? What is it about their experiences that leads them to believe that math class is not a place for them? Some students have “learned” that they are not good at math and feel as though their ideas and questions do not belong in math. In this workshop, we will examine how systemic racism has damaged many students' sense of themselves as math learners and we'll share instructional practices to engage students and help them develop positive math identities.
- Oct. 23, 2024 | 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Wednesday, October 30
When Students Resist Teaching for Conceptual Understanding (Online Facilitated)
Many students expect math class to be about memorizing and repeating procedures. Students can be invested in traditional ways of teaching and learning and may push back when we teach for conceptual understanding even if that model has not worked for them, has led them to hate math, or has convinced them that they are not good at it. In this workshop, we will discuss how to respond to resistance from a place of empathy and look at how math can be a tool for identifying and disrupting the effects of racism.
- Oct. 30, 2024 | 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Friday, November 1
CALM Introduction (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.
- Nov. 1, 2024 | 9:00 a.m. (Self-paced course opens)
