This 2-hour online training is for teachers and directors who want to be prepared to use the ELA Proficiency Guide, a companion to the MA Professional Standards for Teachers of Adult Education. Learn how this guide connects to classroom practice, and why it is important for you to know.
Please note: This course is a Blackboard course housed at Quinsigamond Community College. You cannot access the online course from the SABES website. You will receive a separate email from Joanne Harrington at Quinsigamond Community College with instructions on how to access the course.
- ELA instructors and program directors
This professional development activity/course is designed for:
The SABES ELA C&I PD Center has created the ELA Proficiency Guide as a companion document to the Massachusetts Professional Standards for Teachers of Adult Education, providing concrete ideas on how to interpret and apply the Professional Standards in the content area of ELA. Together, the Professional Standards and the ELA Proficiency Guide provide a coherent picture of what effective teaching in an adult education ELA classroom looks like.
View the ELA Proficiency Guide and related resources at https://www.sabes.org/content/ela-proficiency-guide.
This live online training will be facilitated by Merilee Freeman and Pam Dempsey-O'Connell. It will take place on Monday, April 6th, and will repeat on Tuesday, April 14th. Register for either session.
- Identify the content and format of the ELA Proficiency Guide
- Explain the similarities and differences of the MA Professional Standards for Teachers of AE and the ELA Proficiency Guide.
Upon completion of this professional development activity/course, you will be able to:
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