Imagine that you are facing an ELA class in which you think that most of your students might have some combination of learning challenges, differences, difficulties, or disabilities, whether officially documented or not. (You probably don't need to imagine this—you've likely faced this very...

Is your program interested in hosting a PD session by national expert Mary Ann Corley on formative assessment for reading and writing in May 2019? (In-house—no travel time for your staff!) Please contact the ELA Curriculum and Instruction PD Center director, Evonne Peters, at epeters@qcc.mass.edu...

Read the latest blog by Melissa Braaten of the SABES Math Center on The Case for Statistical Literacy Across Content Areas (Part 1). This special cross-center piece currently appears on the SABES ELA blog Reflect & Connect: The Reflective Practitioner. Parts 1 and 2 of the piece will also appear in...

With our first-class ELA coaches, you can extend your professional development experience, dig deeper into a topic, receive personalized help and support, or work with colleagues in a facilitated small group at or near your program. Critical Friends facilitators support groups of teachers over...

World Education, Inc. (WEI) is delighted to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Massachusetts Adult Literacy Hotline, which, thanks to funding from ACLS, we have been privileged to develop and coordinate since its inception in 1992. For 25 years, the Hotline has found resources for adult learners...

Critical Friends for ELA is: A facilitated group of teachers that meets several times to analyze assignments and resulting student work A form of professional development with both an immediate effect and a lasting impact on strengthening your teaching and the learning experiences of your students A...

There are many amazing practitioners across our state. Think of the wisdom, experience, and curiosity represented therein. While our classrooms and students are unique, we have in common the challenges and wonders that we face. There are many, many excellent education blogs in existence, but most...

Overview of the STAR Initiative The STudent Achievement in Reading (STAR) initiative focuses on building the reading skills of intermediate level adult learners (GLE 4.0–8.9). STAR is explicitly listed as one of the ways in which OCTAE “supports states in meeting these new WIOA requirements”. Years...

The Recipe for Success (online, self-paced mini-course) What: An introduction to (or review of) the three instructional shifts of the College and Career Readiness Standards for Adult Education for English Language Arts and Literacy ( CCRSAE for ELA). When: Offered 2-3 times per year; stays open for...