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PSPD 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.
Know Your Rights for Adult Educators
Wondering how you can best support your students as we navigate the changing landscape of immigration policy and enforcement? Join SABES and the Massachusetts Immigrant & Refugee Advocacy (MIRA) Coalition to review Know Your Rights information for interactions with law enforcement, program-wide preparedness, and best practices for creating safe spaces for your students.
- Mar. 4, 2025 | 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Understanding the Latest Immigration Policy Changes
Changes to immigration law and policy have been quickly developing under the new administration. Join SABES and the Massachusetts Immigrant & Refugee Advocacy (MIRA) Coalition to discuss the changes that have occurred at the federal and state levels. You will hear what experts expect in terms of upcoming and developing national changes, and how these changes may impact Massachusetts immigrant communities.
- Mar. 5, 2025 | 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Professional Development: “On Demand” When Your Schedule Allows! (Self-Paced Modules)
Different times work best for busy adult educators to attend PD. Did you know you can access PD when it’s most convenient for you? Visit our online asynchronous courses, including series that focus on Digital Literacy and Advising. You can find these courses on the Program Support's On-Demand PD Google Site, which offers more than 30 sessions organized according to seven strands.
Advising & Student Support Services
Advisor Sharing Group - Morning 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.
- Mar. 6, 2025 | 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
MassSTEP Sharing Group (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.
- Mar. 6, 2025 | 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Career Pathways
EdTech Routines: A Strategy for Building Digital Skills With Any Content (Online Blended)
Build on your existing best practices by designing and integrating EdTech routines. EdTech routines are replicable digital activities that can be leveraged regularly regardless of context or content to boost student learning, demystify technology integration, and streamline digital skill-building! Join our four-part series to explore new digital tools, identify evidence-based strategies, and design two EdTech routines that can be a regular part of your instructional practice.
- Feb. 28, 2025 | 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
- Mar. 7, 2025 | 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
- Mar. 14, 2025 | 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
- Apr. 4, 2025 | 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Educational Leadership & Program Management
Continuous Improvement Planning (Online Blended)
Imagine your program in a year, or even five. What will be new or different? What will you have achieved together, and how will you have gotten there? What new insights will you have gained? How will this benefit your students? Continuous improvement planning is a unique opportunity to bring together students, staff, and partners to set a shared vision and chart a course for strengthening your program and student outcomes. This course guides you through the process, offering collaborative and data-driven strategies and tools for evaluating your program, setting purposeful and achievable goals, and reflecting on process and outcomes. *There are four seats available for this offering.
- Feb. 14, 2025 | 9:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
- Feb. 28, 2025 | 9:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
- March 14, 2025 | 9:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
- April 11, 2025 | 9:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Directors must balance complex staff and student needs, local policies and protocols, and state guidance as they design, lead, and adapt program design, instructional practices, and program culture. The Directors Sharing Group is a peer-facilitated opportunity for directors to network, share resources and strategies, ask questions, and learn from and with one another. In this meeting, we will focus on staff recruitment and retention.
- Feb. 27, 2025 | 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
LACES
LACES Follow-up Survey - Not Just Messaging!
LiteracyPro's Jon Lee will facilitate this LACES session on the process of conducting follow-ups with students.
- Mar. 4, 2025 | 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
