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Teaching Math to English Language Learners
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 ESOL students.
Integrating Math into ESOL Units: Math Packets…
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In March we celebrate women’s history and highlight the contributions of women of all races and nationalities to mathematics. Every woman exists at the intersection of her gender, race, sexual orientation, ability, and other factors of her identity. With this in mind, we encourage you to visit the…
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Project Based Learning (PBL) teaches skills that matter (critical thinking, communication, processing and analyzing information, self-awareness, problem-solving, navigating systems, adaptability and willingness to learn, respecting differences and diversity, and interpersonal skills) while teaching…
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The Change Agent provides a wealth of timely and relevant material for adult education students and teachers. Its social justice focus is inextricably linked to mathematical reasoning and most issues provide explicit activities or prompts drawing out math that is relevant to our students’ lives.…
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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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ELA Lens: CCRSAE & Standards-Based Teaching
Standards-based teaching refers to an approach to curriculum and instruction that is centered on learning standards. The learning standards used for ABE in Massachusetts are the College and Career Readiness Standards for Adult Education (…
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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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Welcome to the ELA Curriculum Hub
Curriculum Basics
Overview of ELA Curriculum
ACLS' Policy for Curriculum & Instruction
Building and Enhancing ELA Curriculum in ABE - self-paced course. Visit the SABES Calendar to register.
Tools for Building and Enhancing ELA Curriculum
ELA Curriculum…
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Remote-Ready Curriculum for Beginning Math Students (GLE 2–4) series
Visit the BeCALM web page to learn more about the curriculum and download the teacher/student materials, scope & sequence, CCRSAE Crosswalk and more!
This collection includes teacher and student materials that can be…
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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…
