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About Us

The SABES ELA PD Center provides ELA professional development and support including self-paced modules, recorded webinars, live sessions, multi-layered courses, coaching, consulting, and resources related to curriculum and instruction. Based at World Education in Boston, MA, we serve adult education programs throughout Massachusetts.

Have a question or idea? Need a coach? Write to us!

Karen Greaves, Instruction and PD Specialist (karen_greaves@worlded.org)
Zoe Reinecke, Project Coordinator (zoe_reinecke@worlded.org)

PD Opportunities

See ALL currently scheduled ELA PD (including online self-paced courses) or search the SABES PD Calendar. Note that participants from MA ACLS-funded programs have priority for event registration, but others are welcome as space allows.

Coaching and program-based PD are available to ACLS-funded programs on request. Please write to us to request specific PD or coaching.

Key Resources

Find all ELA resources at ELA: Resources, Research, and Curriculum, or browse our curated pages:

ACLS-funded programs continue to have access to a statewide Newsela account for FY23.

ELA: Upcoming Events

04/03/2023
04/10/2023
04/24/2023

The Professional Adult Educator (Online Facilitated)

Registration Closed

The Professional Adult Educator is a multi-session online course that explores the art of teaching adults through the lens of...

04/07/2023

Building and Enhancing ELA Curriculum in ABE (Self-Paced Modules)

This three-hour, self-paced online course provides a guided exploration of the key components of effective ELA curriculum in MA adult...

04/24/2023

The Recipe for Success: The CCRSAE and Instructional Shifts for ELA (Self-Paced Modules)--April

What: This engaging, self-paced course provides an overview of the College and Career Readiness Standards for Adult Education for English...

ELA: Videos

ELA: Resources, Research and Curriculum

Curriculum

Texts that adult learners read for instruction should be at an appropriately complex level and relate to the unit topic. Care should also be taken…

Resource

Artificial intelligence has taken a great leap forward with the recent unveiling of ChatGPT, a powerful AI generator unlike anything we've seen to…

Resource

The resources listed below will assist teachers in developing ELA lessons and units that are culturally responsive. The content can help inspire…

ELA: Our Team