Join this session to learn about utilizing Burlington Core, a standards-based, blended curriculum developed specifically for adult ESOL students. Burlington Core meets federal and state funding requirements and integrates important life skills, digital literacy, english literacy and civics, and workforce readiness to ensure Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) success.
- Teachers and designated individuals interested in learning about the courses and features available to them in the BurlingtonEnglish platform
This professional development activity/course is designed for:
In this session, you will learn about the two-part Burlington Core course, which focuses on career pathways, career clusters, and how to help students make informed career and education choices. Burlington Core supports the development of interpersonal and workplace “soft skills” that students need to succeed in their chosen careers. Join this training to gain knowledge and confidence in utilizing this course with your learners to support their language and workplace skills.
Course Format: The course is online facilitated.
Course Requirements: To complete this course, you must attend the 1.5-hour session with BurlingtonEnglish.
Course Access & Support: You will receive an email from Jane Brandt (jane_brandt@worlded.org) one to two days before the session with a Zoom link and instructions on how to access the Zoom session. To ensure that you receive information about your training, please save jane_brandt@worlded.org to your email address book.
If you need technical assistance or have questions about accessing the course, please contact Jane Brandt. If you have questions about the requirements, format, or content of the course, please contact facilitator Ticiana Coleman at Ticiana.C@BurlingtonEnglish.com.
Can’t join us for this session?
This session is part of a BurlingtonEnglish training series. Be sure to check out:
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BurlingtonEnglish Overview (Coming soon to the SABES calendar!)
- Use Burlington Core work related lesson, Career Exploration and Soft Skills, as an instructional tool and introduce students to the independent Student Lessons
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Identify the different components in the Core series
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Use BurlingtonEnglish to do the following: teach with the In-Class Lessons (ICLs), use the corresponding Student Lessons (SLs), supplement lessons with vocabulary practice, use the module tests, check student progress
Upon completion of this professional development activity/course, you will be able to:
You must have a BurlingtonEnglish account to attend this training. You can sign up for a free BurlingtonEnglish account using your DESE-funded Massachusetts program email. If you don’t already have a BurlingtonEnglish account, you can submit a request for access to a DESE-funded product here or contact Paula Jurigian at Paula.Jurigian@mass.gov for more information.
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