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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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ELA Lens: Contextualization & Relevance
Contextualized skill instruction engages adult learners in learning ELA skills while building knowledge in important domains of adult life (e.g., civics, science, health, careers, financial literacy). In this type of instruction, adult learners use and…
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Take Action! is a civic engagement unit developed for a social studies class at the HSE level. Students learn about the fundamentals and limitations of the municipal, state, and federal levels of government, and apply this knowledge by writing about an issue of importance to them in a formal letter…
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The Massachusetts Professional Standards for Teachers of Adult Basic Education (often referred to as the ABE Professional Standards) outlines what is important for effective adult basic education (ABE) teachers of mathematics and/or English language arts (ELA) to know and be able to do.
At-a-…
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ELA Lens: Assessment
Effective ELA instructors include three broad types of assessment in their curriculum and instruction: diagnostic assessments, formative assessments, and summative assessments.
Diagnostic assessments are the tools and processes used, often at the beginning of a…
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This new online Community of Practice (CoP) is for advisors working in Massachusetts adult education programs. The purpose is to:
increase collaboration and networking,
share resources and materials, and
solve tricky situations together.
The Advising CoP is a Canvas-based discussion…
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Looking for digital literacy PD that’s quick, practical, and ready when you are? Try the Innovating Distance Education for Adult Learner (IDEAL) Crash Courses!
The IDEAL Crash Courses are 30-minute, self-paced microlearning experiences, now open to all adult educators. The following Crash Courses…
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Teacher Reflections
Boston Public Schools Adult Education teachers Karen Greaves and Brooke Machado reflect on the financial literacy and civics lessons that they filmed in the summer of 2021 for this series, Instructional Practices in Remote ELA Teaching. They discuss how their teaching…
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Topic: Assessment Methods
Watch and listen to how the teachers use formative assessment methods in their remote classrooms to monitor student understanding and inform instruction.
Video length: 7:31 minutes | Video Transcript (PDF)
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Topic: Vocabulary Instruction
Karen Greaves teaches financial literacy vocabulary, with activities that incorporate technology and provide opportunities for students to make connections to their own lives.
Video length: 8:39 minutes | Video Transcript (PDF…
