Explore custom collections designed to help you support adult learners using Newsela's materials. You'll dig into resources and strategies for supporting literacy and building background knowledge.
- Members of the adult education community who are Newsela users
This professional development activity/course is designed for:
In this session, you will spend time exploring Newsela's MA ABE Custom Collection and learning ways to implement those resources to support literacy outcomes for adult learners in your program. You will customize resources to meet the needs of your learners with special attention paid to building background knowledge on diverse topics.
Format & Requirements: This course consists of one online synchronous session of 1.5 hours, with no additional required work.
Access & Support: You will receive instructions for accessing the synchronous session via Zoom from Lucy Burriss of the SABES Program Support Team one week prior to the session date. If you need technical assistance to access the course, please contact Lucy at lucy.burriss@jsi.org.
This session is part of the Newsela PD Series. Be sure to check out the other offerings in this series:
- Using Student Insights to Inform Instruction with Newsela (Online Facilitated) on 10/30/26, 10–11:30 a.m.
- Supporting Multilingual Learners with Newsela (Online Facilitated) on 11/18/26, 10–11:30 a.m.
- Differentiating Instruction with Newsela (Online Facilitated) on 12/2/26, 1–2:30 p.m.
- Supporting Student Engagement with Newsela (Online Facilitated) on 1/20/27, 1–2:30 p.m.
- Newsela Certified Educator Program (Self-Paced), available on demand through the Newsela website
- Discovering Newsela Content and Features (Self-Paced), available on demand through the Newsela website
- Identify a strategy for enhancing your curriculum using Newsela resources
- Explore Newsela resources that complement your existing curriculum
- Customize assignments that reflect the needs of your classroom
Upon completion of this professional development activity/course, you will be able to:
You must have a Newsela account to attend this training. You can sign up for a free Newsela account using your DESE-funded Massachusetts program email. Review Support for Newsela for more information.
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