See below for upcoming SABES PD events for ELA. Or, check out the ELA Upcoming Events Calendar tab anytime!

Note: you are welcome to request ELA instructional coaching for program staff. If interested, please submit a Contact Us request.

All PD offerings are online and facilitated unless indicated otherwise.

Wednesday, October 1

ELA Lesson Planning 101 (Online Blended)

This course is designed to help you write strong English language arts lesson plans based on the ABE learning standards used in Massachusetts. You will explore key features, work with examples, and ultimately write your own lesson plan. In addition to aligning learning standards, lesson objectives, and assessments, you will learn about choosing appropriate texts for adult learners and how to sequence and pace lesson activities. 

• Oct. 1, 2025  |  8:00 a.m. (self-paced course opens)

Introduction to Teaching Skills That Matter (Self-Paced Modules) 

This introduction to the Teaching Skills That Matter in Adult Education provides an overview of the TSTM instructional framework and the TSTM Toolkit. The introduction also provides materials and guidance to train teachers to incorporate the skills that matter into adult education programming by using instructional approaches that work across relevant topic focus areas that are connected to student needs. Using the TSTM project’s tools and training, adult education teachers can teach the transferable skills students need in these critical contexts.

• Oct. 1, 2025  |  9:00 a.m. (self-paced course opens)

Tuesday, October 7

Opening Digital Doors: Developing Adult Learners’ Digital Literacy Through Reading and Writing Tasks

Adult Educators can support their learners’ reading and writing skill development across a wide range of contexts and digital formats.  This webshop explores edtech routines that promote the critical digital literacy skills adult learners need to increase their reading and writing fluency.

• Oct. 7, 2025  |  2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Wednesday, October 8

Building and Enhancing ELA Curriculum in ABE - October (Self-Paced Modules)

This three-hour, self-paced online course provides a guided exploration of the key components of effective ELA curriculum in MA adult education programs, and of the curriculum building tools and resources available to you through the SABES ELA Curriculum & Instruction PD Team. 

• Oct. 8, 2025  |  8:00 a.m. (self-paced course opens)

Thursday, October 9

Learner Perspectives on Disability-Inclusive Programs

Using articles written by adult learners with disabilities and learning differences, you will identify changes you can make to become more inclusive of all learners in your practice and your program.

• Oct. 9, 2025  |  10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.