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The SABES ESOL Curriculum & Instruction Professional Development Center is managed by EDC (Education Development Center). Our center provides relevant, innovative, high-quality professional development, led by local and national subject matter experts, and aligned to the Massachusetts Professional Standards for Teachers of Adult Speakers of Other Languages. We support the ongoing learning needs of ESOL educators working to help adult learners develop English language proficiency to meet their everyday, educational, and professional goals. 

To see dates and register for PD events, visit the SABES Calendar.


FEATURED RESOURCES

Find all ESOL Resources at ESOL: Resources, Research, and Curriculum


NEW! Updated Standards-Aligned Resource Collections 

Special Topics of Interest:


UPCOMING ESOL PD EVENTS (click for details & registration)

MARCH

  • The Real Deal: Integrating Authentic Workplace Skills and Materials Into ESOL Instruction

COLLABORATIONS WITH OTHER PD CENTERS

  • Creating a More Inclusive Teaching and Learning Environment

APRIL

  • Promoting English Learners' Success Through Scaffolding
  • From Class to Classify: Effective Research-Based Vocabulary Instruction for English Learners

COLLABORATIONS WITH OTHER PD CENTERS

  • The Professional Adult Educator

MAY

  • Evolve and Transform: Cultivating a Reflective ESOL Teaching Practice

COLLABORATIONS WITH OTHER PD CENTERS

  • Facing History: Equipping Ourselves and Our Classes for Difficult Conversations
  • An Approach That Works: Problem-Based Learning
  • An Approach That Works: Project-Based Learning

COACHING AND PROGRAM-BASED PD

The ESOL PD Center also offers custom-tailored coaching services for individuals or instructional teams.  Trained coaches are available to assist with curriculum development, culturally responsive teaching, instructional practices, implementation of EGE, and other needs. 

To suggest new PD topics, or request program-based PD or coaching support for yourself or your program, contact ESOL PD Center Director Dori McCormack (dmccormack@edc.org). 


THE ESOL PD CENTER TEAM:

ESOL: Upcoming Events

04/06/2023

Promoting English Learners’ Success Through Scaffolding (Online Facilitated)

Come see how to scaffold learning so that ALL learners can have success with complex tasks regardless of their English...

04/24/2023
05/01/2023
05/08/2023

From Class to Classify: Effective, Research-Based Vocabulary Instruction for English Learners (Online Blended)

Based on research from the Center for Applied Linguistics, this online blended workshop focuses on four elements of vocabulary instruction...

05/02/2023
05/16/2023

Facing History: Equipping Ourselves and Our Classes for Difficult Conversations (Online Facilitated)

How do we talk about issues that matter in our classes? How do we design our classes to create the...

ESOL: Videos

ESOL: Resources, Research and Curriculum

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Within this PDF, you will find links to valuable tips about ESOL teaching best practices by viewing these videos created by the SABES ESOL PD…

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This resource is comprised of two separate components: the Massachusetts English Language Proficiency Standards (MA ELPS) document, and three…

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Language has a profound influence on how people think about the world as well as how they move through and engage with it. The BBC Future article…

ESOL: Our Team

Assistant Director
Program Coordinator
Administrative Manager