Deepen student engagement and unlock academic potential by embedding Culturally Responsive Practices with Newsela. In this session, you will learn how to leverage Newsela's unique features to connect rigorous learning to your students' diverse backgrounds and interests, fostering an inclusive and engaging classroom where every learner feels seen and valued.
- Any member of the adult education community who is a Newsela user
This professional development activity/course is designed for:
In this session, Newsela Professional Learning Specialist Patrick Hurley will explore the knowledge and skills needed to effectively utilize Newsela to create a more inclusive and engaging learning environment for all students. We will review the tools Newsela offers and how to use them to connect classroom learning to students' diverse backgrounds and interests.
Why Culturally Responsive Practices (CRP)? We want our learners to find mirrors in our instruction—reflections of their identities and the communities that they come from. This session will focus on social-emotional learning (SEL) strategies to incorporate into your instruction.
Course Format: The course is online facilitated.
Course Requirements: To complete this course, you must attend the 1.5-hour online session with Newsela. It is recommended, but not required, that you complete the 3- to 5-hour Newsela Certified Educator (NCE) Program self-paced course before attending this training. Click to begin the NCE.
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 at jane_brandt@worlded.org. If you have questions about the requirements, format, or content of the course, please contact facilitator Patrick Hurley at patrick.hurley@newsela.com.
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Newsela Certified Educator Program This self-paced course is offered directly from Newsela and does not require SABES registration. Just click the link to join.
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- Support diverse learners in making connections between their lives and classroom learning materials with Newsela
- Identify approaches to boost engagement and comprehension using Newsela that help ensure each student has the opportunity to succeed in rigorous learning
Upon completion of this professional development activity/course, you will be able to:
You must have a Newsela account to attend this training. You can sign up for a free Newsela account using your DESE-funded Massachusetts program email. If you don’t already have a Newsela 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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