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For educators at all levels, from kindergarten through adult students, this Educator Resource Hub from the Immigrant Learning Center Public Education Institute offers a carefully curated collection of resources to help you support your students who are foreign-born and educate all students about U.…
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In this 3-part video series you will have the opportunity to view brief videos (less than 40 minutes total viewing time) which will provide you with:
1. An overview and background of the MA Professional Standards for Teachers of Adult Speakers of Other Languages
2. A look at each of the 7 standards…
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SABES and ACLS have worked together closely to update the ESOL curriculum planning templates, and to develop review guides which will support staff in writing cohesive, coherent curricular materials (including scope and sequence, unit plans and lesson plans); help programs assess, revise…
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View the recorded webinar linked below to learn about strategies and examples of self-care and collective care. This webinar also provides ample time to reflect, experiment, and create your plans to build resilience within yourselves, colleagues, students, and workplaces. The goal of this webinar…
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SABES has compiled the following resources to support directors and program leaders in taking a trauma-informed approach to program design and program leadership. The document includes resources in the following categories:
Educator self-care and secondary trauma…
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Like many educators working with immigrant learners, you may be asking this question. The SABES ESOL PD Team suggests these five ways you can help immigrant students feel safe, welcomed, and informed in class:
Display messages of respect, inclusion, and solidarity (e.g., “All are…
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Use this page as your handy reference for links to key resources!
MA Public Adult Education Professional Development System (SABES)
How to Create a SABES Account
Event Calendar (Calendar View)
Event Listings (List View)
Self-paced, facilitated offerings (right column)
On-…
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To help sort through the many materials and professional development (PD) options available to you on the SABES ELA website, we have compiled a list of the Top 10 Back-to-School SABES ELA Courses and Resources. This list describes ten high-quality, standards-aligned ELA PD opportunities and…
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The SABES English Language Arts team has created a video series called Creating Robust ELA Unit Plans Using the SABES Template. The video series features Lauren Twardy, an ABE teacher with Middlesex Community College, and her experiences using the SABES ELA Unit Plan template to…
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Priority Lenses
The Priority Lenses below are drawn from ACLS priorities stated in the Massachusetts ABE Professional Standards, the ACLS webpages for Curriculum & Instruction, and the MA Indicators of Program Quality. Teachers and programs can use these lenses to…
