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This document organizes recordings, toolkits, and articles to help new and experienced MassSTEP staff develop their knowledge of what it takes to run successful integrated education and training (IET) programs. The resources are curated from recent federal projects and prominent professional…
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This page shares templates and resources for developing English Language Arts curriculum for ABE in Massachusetts.
ELA Templates & Guides
ELA Scope & Sequence: Template and Review Guide
ELA Scope & Sequence: Design Tasks & Associated Resources
General Guidance
ELA…
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This packet introduces an instructional routine called a Test Talk. Test Talks will help you create and nurture a classroom culture that values flexible thinking and conceptual understanding and that explicitly prepares students to apply their learning in the context of standardized tests. The…
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This collection includes teacher and student materials that can be downloaded as Word documents or PDFs. The math content is aimed at ABE level math students (approximately GLE 2–4). While adult students at this math level may have any level of reading, the text was kept to a minimum in…
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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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Teaching Algebra Notation, written by Melissa Braaten of the SABES Math Team, is a new resource designed to demystify algebra. This three-part document reviews the meaning of notation in algebra, discusses some common student misunderstandings, and offers teaching strategies for promoting lasting…
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Curricula created by Massachusetts ABE practitioners with the SABES ELA PD team
ELA Unit Plans, most with sample Lesson Plans (note that some follow the older curriculum templates)
NEW U.S. Immigration Issues Impacting Our Communities (GLE 8+)
Innovations & Society (FOCUS: Second Industrial…
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U.S. Immigration Issues Impacting Our Communities explores immigration issues in the U.S. at specific moments in history and in the present day. It provides opportunities for students to connect to their experiences, current events, and core content of the Language Arts and Social Studies HSE exams…
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This tool lays out a step-by-step, task-by-task process for designing robust ELA unit plans. The document walks you through 7 design tasks related to completing the SABES ELA Unit Plan Template. Links to helpful supports are provided within the document.
Download the tool and follow the directions…
