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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.
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.
ADA & Disability Inclusion
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.
Digital Literacy
EdTech in Action: Communication with WhatsApp (Online Blended)
EdTech in Action sessions are your chance to explore and engage with educational technology—the ideas, tools, and techniques that use digital technology to facilitate changes in knowledge, skills, or attitudes. Each session introduces a new EdTech tool and presents two replicable EdTech routines that you can adapt for your classroom or for administrative use to build students' digital skills. In this first session, you will learn about using WhatsApp as a communication tool that supports engagement, reflection, and persistence—not just for the classroom, but for program-wide communication as well.
- Oct. 6, 2025 | 9:00 a.m. (course opens for pre-work)
Newsela: Designing Learning Experiences & Complementing Your Curriculum
Are you wondering how to integrate Newsela content and resources into your classroom instruction? This session will outline Newsela’s "4 Ps approach" (Prepare, Preview, Practice, and Process) to designing learning experiences with the Newsela platform.
- Oct. 10, 2025 | 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Educational Leadership
Beyond the Checklist: Elevating Your Classroom Observation Experience (Online Blended)
As a busy program director, do you wonder how you can find the time to visit classes and observe teachers and students in action? Are you looking for the right tools to help you observe instruction and provide meaningful, actionable, and standards-based feedback to teachers? Do you wonder what kind of feedback helps teachers make changes that impact student learning? This professional development series answers these questions and more.
- Oct. 1, 2025 | 9:00 a.m. (self-paced course opens)
LACES
LACES for MassSTEP Integrated Education & Training
This LACES training includes an overview of state and federal reporting requirements and guidelines for creating MassSTEP enrollments, entering data for MassSTEP students and programs, and tracking MassSTEP-specific IETP credentials for state and federal reporting.
- Oct. 7, 2025 | 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
This training presents an overview of the messaging feature in LACES, which allows you to send notifications directly to students from within LACES.
- Oct. 9, 2025 | 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
