See below for upcoming SABES PD events for ESOL or check out the ESOL Upcoming Events Calendar tab anytime!

Note: you are welcome to request ESOL instructional coaching for program staff. If interested, please email Kate Anderson, Assistant Director (kateanderson@edc.org), or Cynthia Faulkner, Adult ESOL and Professional Development Specialist (cfaulkner@edc.org).

All PD offerings are online and facilitated unless indicated otherwise.

Tuesday, October 27

ESOL Lesson Planning Using Backward Design (Online Blended)

In this participatory workshop, you will develop ESOL lesson plans using the Backward Design approach, aligning learning objectives, assessments, instructional activities, and the Massachusetts English Language Proficiency Standards (MA ELPS) benchmarks. Through intentional planning, you will create lessons that support learners' language development while helping prepare them for continued education, workforce readiness, and economic mobility.

• October 27, 2026  |  Course opens at 8 a.m.
• November 3, 2026  |  3 - 5 p.m.
• November 10, 2026  |  3- 5 p.m.
• November 17, 2026  |  3 - 5 p.m.

Collaboration Events

Tuesday, November 10

LD Teaching Strategies for Math (Online Facilitated)

LD—Learning Differences, Difficulties, or Disabilities: Many of our students experience these terms firsthand, but no matter the case, it’s important that you don’t consider them a Deficit! In this workshop, we will explore some of the strategies that you can use to help students access math ideas so they can be successful math users. These strategies can be adapted to any level and used with any math content area. This session is the second in a series offered by the SABES ELA, ESOL, and Math Curriculum and Instruction Teams on teaching adult learners with learning disabilities.

• November 10, 2026  |  1:30 - 2:45 p.m.