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PSPDC offers individual and program-based coaching for staff in any role looking to grow and strengthen their practice in any of our key priority areas, which include educational leadership and program management, advising, career pathways, digital literacy, and ADA coordination. We also offer individual coaching and support for those looking to acquire a professional ABE license. If interested, please submit a Contact Us request.
All PD offerings are online and facilitated unless indicated otherwise.
LACES
LACES Barriers to Employment
LiteracyPro's Shannon Stangis will facilitate this LACES session. This webinar will review ways to monitor Barriers to Employment numbers being reported for your agency.
- Oct. 21 | 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. (NOTE: This was rescheduled from Oct. 11.)
Ed Leadership & Program Management
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.
Foundations for New Staff (Self-Paced)
No matter what your role or title, if you work in the field of adult education, you are part of a national network of professionals who are working together to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to learn, grow, and thrive. You play a critical role in this mission, so this course introduces and connects you to the systems and people that drive this work.
- Oct. 21, 2024 | 8:00 a.m. (Self-paced course opens)
Advising & Student Support Services
Advisor Sharing Group - Evening Series
Enhance your practice with ASG! Advisor Sharing Groups (ASG) are peer-facilitated, statewide meetings where advisors provide program updates, discuss and troubleshoot challenges, and share resources, promising practices, and more. This group is open to anyone who works in an advising role, regardless of their title. Time will be provided in each ASG meeting for statewide discussion and for more targeted conversations organized by region and/or program type, including corrections.
- Oct. 23 | 5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Career Pathways
MassSTEP Sharing Group Meeting (Online Blended)
This is a facilitated sharing group for anyone involved in developing and implementing MassSTEP programs. Meetings are loosely facilitated to encourage peer sharing, resource sharing, and group problem-solving. Topics are based on participant input. All roles are welcome.
- Oct. 24 | 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Digital Literacy
EdTech Sandbox: Alternatives to Jamboard
Jamboard may be leaving us in October 2024, but there is no shortage of other tools that can help facilitate online collaboration in the classroom and beyond! In this session, we’ll take a look at several free and accessible alternatives to Jamboard, consider how they align to your and your students’ needs and goals, and take at least one tool for a test drive.
- Oct. 30 | 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
