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What's New at SABES?Click to see news
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What's New at SABES?Click to see news
What's New at SABES?Click to see news
What's New at SABES?Click to see news
What's New at SABES?Click to see news
What's New at SABES?Click to see news
What's New at SABES?Click to see news

SABES, the Massachusetts adult education (AE) professional development (PD) system, provides high quality PD and support to increase educator effectiveness and strengthen programs.

SABES Professional Development

Curriculum & Instruction PD Centers

  • Content knowledge
  • Curriculum and instruction
  • Instructional leadership
  • Learning disabilities and difficulties
  • Integration of digital literacy
  • Diagnostic, formative, and summative assessment
  • Professional standards
  • Diversity, equity, and inclusion
Math and Numeracy
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English Language Arts
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ESOL
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Additional Resources, PD, and Support

Communication Center
  • Website, calendar, registrations, resources, AE job board, video development, and SABES promotion
Massachusetts NRS Assessments

UMass Amherst training and support for

  • administering and scoring required tests
  • interpreting test results
  • (re)certification
ACLS
  • Massachusetts adult education system information and resources
Partner Resources & Events
  • Partner organizations resources and events

What's New at SABES

Zoom for ESOL Roundtable

With the rapid switch to remote ESOL instruction, Zoom has risen in popularity as one of the most user-friendly teleconferencing tools. Zoom offers more than a simple virtual meeting space; it also...

Reading Profiles from ASRP

The PDFs linked below are from the former Assessment Strategies and Reading Profiles (ASRP) section of the LINCs site. While the section was decommissioned in 2019, the PDFs can be helpful as reading...

Culturally and Historically Responsive Education (CHRE) Curriculum Exemplars

Dr. Gholnecsar Muhammad's research examines the historical roots of culturally responsive education (CRE) and provides a clear, practical, and equitable model that extends original CRE research into a...

SABES ABE MTEL Study Guide

To obtain an ABE Teacher's License, adult educators must pass the ABE Massachusetts Test for Educator Licensure (MTEL). However, unlike other MTELs, there is no official study guide for the ABE test...

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SABES Tips and Highlights

Trust

Everything happens at the speed of trust 

--SABES Session on Coaching

When I think of our work

"When I think of our work, I think of a former student who was living in a car with her three children, and who is now the director of the same adult ed program that helped her succeed."

Luanne Teller, Co-director, SABES Program Support PD Center

Massachusetts Adult Education High Quality PD Standard #6

HQPD promotes collaboration among educators to encourage sharing of ideas and working together to achieve the identified goals and objectives. 

Massachusetts Adult Education Standards for High Quality Professional Development (HQPD)

Massachusetts Adult Education High Quality PD Standards

#2. HQPD has clear goals and objectives relevant to desired student outcomes.

#4. HQPD is informed by data, research, and/or standards relevant to the identified goals, objectives, and audience.

Massachusetts Adult Education Standards for High Quality Professional Development (HQPD)

Learning from Each Other

"I have also learned that there are different ways to approach a proportion question, and if the student can articulate his reasoning, then we can both learn from each other."

Making Sense of Proportional Reasoning, December, 2017

College & Career Math Standards Video Gets Nod from a Program Director

From a program director:

"I wanted to let you know that I just watched your overview of the CCR Math Standards, and was (again) so inspired! Thanks for putting your video out into the world, in the way you did."

Watch the video here.

Massachusetts Adult Education High Quality PD Standard #1

HQPD acknowledges and addresses the unique context of ABE, the variety of preparation and experience with which adult educators come to ABE, and the diverse realities and needs of adult learners. 

Massachusetts Adult Education Standards for High Quality Professional Development (HQPD)

It's about more

"It's about more than scoring well on a test, it's about being ready for college and career." 

Per Barbara Bradbury, Springfield Adult Learning Center at Springfield Technical Community College, about teaching students for success in their lives rather than for passing tests

What Do ESOL Instructors Need To Know and Be Able To Do?

Review the Massachusetts Professional Standards for Teachers of Adult ESOL to find out. Then sign up for one of the SABES professional development sessions, which provide teachers with opportunities to investigate the standards and customize their own PD–whether they are novice or experienced practitioners. Look for ESOL courses on our SABES calendar.

Leading in extraordinary times

We are leading in extraordinary times, and we’re going to figure it out one day at a time.

Wyvonne Stevens-Carter, Adult Education State Director, 
Adult and Community Learning Services
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

Check Out the SABES Calendar of Events

View upcoming events from the SABES PD Centers and ACLS on the SABES calendar.

The Massachusetts Adult Literacy Hotline

Information about adult education programs and resources, online and at (800) 447-8844

Looking for an Adult Education job in Massachusetts?

Search available jobs or post openings here.