Welcome to SABES Digital Literacy!

Workplace and educational technology ecosystems are continuously expanding and evolving, so teachers and students alike need to be nimble, lifelong learners. In order to provide ample opportunities to build their students' digital literacy and resilience skills, teachers need strong foundational digital literacy skills and the capacity to creatively draw on them to craft meaningful instructional activities.

The SABES Program Support PD Team provides PD and information on user-friendly, free, and low-cost educational technology tools, as well as an understanding of the optimum conditions, audiences, purposes, and practices for using them effectively.

Read on for a summary of our offerings. Be sure to check out resources in the resource library, view all digital literacy offerings in Canvas, and check the SABES calendar for upcoming professional development offerings. 

DESE-Funded Online Learning Products 

The SABES Program Support PD Team team collaborates with ACLS to coordinate training for DESE-funded online learning products. These offerings help educators integrate digital tools into instruction, streamline learner management, and build digital skills across program models.

You can learn more on each custom page for:

• Aztec
• Aztec Spanish HSE
• BurlingtonEnglish
• EnGen
• KET FastForward
• Newsela
• Northstar Digital Literacy

You can view all SABES Online Learning Product offerings in Canvas. To register for upcoming offerings, visit the SABES Calendar and choose "Digital Literacy" as the topic area. 

If you would like to request access to these products for FY27, please use the following link for Requesting Online Product Seats from ACLS.

Digital Literacy Resources

Adult education programs are required to integrate digital resilience and technology skills into instruction while building foundational academic and language capacity. The SABES Program Support PD Team offers both live and asynchronous training, skill-building toolkits, and curated resource networks to support your program. 

Please be sure to check out our key resources:

• Resource Collection & Self-Assessment: Check out the SABES Digital Skill Building Resource Collection and Digital Literacy Self Assessment for a curated independent learning resource repository and accompanying self-assessment tool to guide your learning.
• On-Demand PD: Access recorded workshops and self-paced modules anytime via the SABES Program Support OnDemand Library.
• Digital Literacy Frameworks: Visit our Digital Literacy Frameworks page to access the four recommended digital literacy frameworks.

You can view all SABES Digital Literacy offerings in Canvas. To register for upcoming offerings, visit the SABES Calendar and choose "Digital Literacy" as the topic area. 

Meet the ACLS and SABES Digital Literacy Advisory Group

ACLS and SABES convene a Digital Literacy Advisory Group to inform statewide strategy, professional development design, and resource curation.

To learn more about current initiatives and review member profiles, visit  the ACLS and SABES Digital Literacy Advisory Group page.

About SABES Digital Literacy

What’s New?

To receive updates on new offerings, resources, and news as they become available, create or update your SABES account. Click on “My Notifications” and check off “Program Support” and “Digital Literacy”. 

PD Opportunities 

To see all currently-scheduled PD from the SABES Program Support Team, check the Event Listings or search the SABES PD Calendar. (You can filter both the Event Listings and the Calendar by “Digital Literacy”)

Not seeing what you’re looking for? We’re here to help and happy to help you navigate resources and opportunities from SABES and our partners. We can also create customized PD or coaching for you or your program. Please reach out! 

Resources 

Find all resources from the SABES Program Support Team – including research, reports, and course materials – by going to the Resource Library. Filter for “Digital Literacy” or a specific priority area under “PD Team,” or search by topic or keyword. 

Contact Us

Need help? Have a question or idea? Reach out.

• For general support (including registration and accessing PD), please contact Lucy Burriss.
• For technical support (including program-based PD, coaching, and research requests), please reach out to Eliana Stanislawski.

The SABES Program Support PD Team is part of SABES and is based at World Education in Boston, MA. We serve adult education programs throughout Massachusetts.