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

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

All PD offerings are online and facilitated unless indicated otherwise.

Thursday, February 5

Professional Standards in Action: Supporting Math Instruction through Classroom Visits (Self-Paced Modules)

Many adult education program directors do not have a background in teaching math or in math learning theory. Without this perspective, it is natural to have different or unclear expectations of what an effective math class looks like. This course will prepare directors to conduct math classroom observations by discussing the characteristics of effective math instruction and what it looks like in practice.

• Feb. 5, 2026    |  Modules open at 9 a.m.
• Feb. 25, 2026  |  Course closes at 11:59 p.m.

Tuesday, February 10

Learning What Students Know: Using Student Work for Formative Assessment

Formative assessment is the ongoing work of understanding how your students are understanding what you are teaching. While there are many ways to do formative assessment, one that is often readily accessible is looking at student work. There is a lot that can be learned by analyzing how students illustrate or describe their thinking—more than just a tally of what they got right or wrong. Formative assessment informs your instructional decisions so that your teaching can meet students where they are and help them move forward.

• Feb. 10, 2026  |  2 - 3:30 p.m.

Wednesday, February 25

BeCALM Geometry: Remote-Ready Curriculum for Beginning Learners (GLE 2-4)

Adults who are beginning math learners can sometimes find themselves left behind by HSE curriculum or stuck trying to memorize their way through calculations they don’t understand. BeCALM (Beginning Curriculum for Adults Learning Math) was designed to be a conceptually focused, cognitively rigorous curriculum that supports beginning math learners in developing math concepts and skills. This 1.5-hour online workshop will introduce a curriculum specifically designed to help beginning-level math learners develop knowledge of shapes and spatial reasoning, including visualization and recognition of basic shapes, identifying the basic attributes of shapes, and beginning to categorize shapes by their attributes. This resource can be used for remote or in-person classes and includes a student packet, teacher’s guide, and other downloadable materials.

• Feb. 25, 2026  |  2 - 3:30 p.m.