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Artificial intelligence has taken a great leap forward with the recent unveiling of ChatGPT, a powerful AI generator unlike anything we've seen to date.  The news is abuzz with articles about the "shadow side" of ChatGPT, which has become apparent to numerous journalists who were offered…
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The resources listed below will assist teachers in developing ELA lessons and units that are culturally responsive. The content can help inspire ELA students during Black History Month and throughout the year.  Race, Racism and Racial Justice Resources  The New York Times has curated a…
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Introduction to the Video Series: Remote ELA Instructional Practices Find inspiration and examples for teaching remotely in this series of videos co-produced by the SABES English Language Arts and Literacy (ELA) and Communications PD Centers. In addition to examples of remote ELA instruction, these…
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Be the Change is Quizlet’s social justice library, filled with impactful and approachable information for educators to use in and out of the classroom. With materials from NPR and the New York Times' 1619 project, Be The Change offers a variety of relevant texts with accompanying vocabulary…
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Reading Instruction: Our Rights, Our Freedoms (full lesson) Brooke Machado teaches a remote high school level Social Studies/ELA class on the rights and freedoms guaranteed by the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, using close reading strategies to understand the complex text of the First…
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Problem-based learning is a student-centered instructional approach that engages students in collaboratively solving an open-ended problem. This instructional strategy cultivates a wide range of skills, including critical thinking, processing and analyzing information,  interpersonal skills,…
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Project-based learning is a teaching approach in which students learn by actively engaging in real-world, meaningful projects. Students develop knowledge and experience while purposefully using their language skills. Research shows this to be one of the most effective ways to engage adult…
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Digital Promise, an organization working toward equitable education systems, has created a self-study guide to support teachers in exploring learner variability and using the Learner Variability Navigator, a free online tool that translates the science of learner variability into easily accessible…
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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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Curricula created by Massachusetts ABE practitioners ELA Unit Plans, most with sample Lesson Plans (many of these follow the older templates) NEW: Innovations & Society (FOCUS: Second Industrial Revolution) (GLE 4-8) NEW: Various Variables: Using Scientific Thinking to Solve…