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Explore this collection of resources to deepen your own knowledge about building a culturally responsive learning environment, and apply this information to recognize and celebrate the diverse backgrounds, identities, strengths, and challenges of your students in an inclusive ESOL classroom.
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Excerpted from a webinar in our Going Mobile series which highlights mobile applications for ESOL instruction, this video introduces Quizlet and many features you can use with your students.
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At the foundation of ESOL instruction are principles of Second Language Acquisition. This collection includes an overview of key SLA theories and a selection of instructional resources describing the effective application of these principles in the ESOL classroom.
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Curricula for ABE (or adaptable for adult learners)
U.S. Immigration Issues Impacting Our Communities (MA Unit Plan, GLE 8+)
High School Equivalency Curriculum Framework from the City University of New York
OER Commons digital library of lessons
Pennsylvania Adult Education Lesson Bank
Illinois…
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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
Find evidence of the…
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Topic: Student Engagement using Digital Tools
Teacher Karen Greaves engages her students during a remote financial literacy lesson using digital polling and a digital whiteboard to foster student discussion.
Video length: 9:25 minutes
Teacher Brooke…
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Texts that adult learners read for instruction should be at an appropriately complex level and relate to the unit topic. Care should also be taken to ensure that the presentation of the text, even if oriented towards children (e.g., through pictures, language), can still speak directly to adults…
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Selecting texts for adult learners involves:
Analyzing text to ensure it is at the appropriate complexity level (based on diagnostic assessments of learners' reading levels)
Ensuring that texts are appropriate for adults in topic and presentation
Organizing texts in a unit or text set so that they…
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All of our classroom-ready materials are created with the principles of Universal Design and are meant to be effective with all learners. This page contains resources that are specific to students with learning differences, difficulties, and disabilities.
Note: If you have difficulties…
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You asked and we listened! Here is a one-page Year-at-a-Glance listing of all the professional development offerings that the SABES ESOL PD Center will be delivering this year.
There are additional PD offerings that we are not scheduled to deliver this year listed in the SABES Catalog. If you…
