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PSPD offers individual and program-based coaching for staff in any role looking to grow and strengthen their practice in any of our key priority areas, which include educational leadership and program management, advising, career pathways, digital literacy, and ADA coordination. We also offer individual coaching and support for those looking to acquire a professional ABE license. If interested, please submit a Contact Us request.
All PD offerings are online and facilitated unless indicated otherwise.
Know Your Rights and Resources for Adult Educators
Wondering how you can best support your students and their families as we navigate the changing landscape of immigration policy and enforcement? Join SABES and the Massachusetts Immigrant & Refugee Advocacy (MIRA) Coalition to review Know Your Rights and Resources information for interactions with law enforcement, program-wide preparedness, and best practices for creating safe spaces for your students. This year's training will also include additional preparedness and advocacy resources available to everyone, regardless of their status.
- Nov. 13, 2025 | 1-2:30 p.m.
Creating Success in the Virtual Classroom with BurlingtonEnglish
This session is designed to equip you with the essential skills to effectively leverage BurlingtonEnglish in your online and hybrid classrooms. You will gain proficiency in navigating the platform's key features and learn how to seamlessly integrate its valuable resources into your lesson planning to enhance learner outcomes.
By the end of this course, you will be able to apply best practices for fostering student engagement and diligently monitoring their progress in virtual environments. Furthermore, you will be able to identify and utilize the comprehensive tools and supports that BurlingtonEnglish offers for both educators and students, ensuring a successful and impactful learning experience for all.
- Nov. 14, 2025 | 10-11:30 a.m.
Understanding the Latest Immigration Policy Changes
Changes to immigration law and policy have been quickly developing under the new administration. Join SABES and the Massachusetts Immigrant & Refugee Advocacy (MIRA) Coalition to discuss the changes that have occurred at the federal and state levels. You will hear what experts expect in terms of upcoming and developing national changes and how these changes may impact Massachusetts immigrant communities.
- Nov. 20, 2025 | 1-2:30 p.m.
Professional Development: “On Demand” When Your Schedule Allows! (Self-Paced Modules)
Different times work best for busy adult educators to attend PD. Did you know you can access PD when it’s most convenient for you? Visit our online asynchronous courses, including series that focus on Digital Literacy and Advising. You can find these courses on the Program Support's On-Demand PD Google Site, which offers more than 30 sessions organized according to seven strands.
Advising & Student Support Services
The Advisors Sharing Group is a peer-facilitated space for advisors to provide program updates, discuss and troubleshoot common challenges, and share resources, promising practices, and more.
- Nov. 19, 2025 | 5-6:30 p.m.
Digital Literacy
Engaging Online Instruction for Literacy-Level Learners
Serving learners who are developing literacy in both their native language, English, as well as the digital world, presents unique challenges. Virtual learning has advanced a great deal in recent years, but too often, literacy-level learners don’t receive these services because of the challenges associated with teaching them online. This interactive workshop will equip you with concrete, imaginative strategies to reach and teach these students successfully in a virtual environment.
- Nov. 12, 2025 | 1-2:30 p.m.
Creating Success in the Virtual Classroom with BurlingtonEnglish
This session is designed to equip you with the essential skills to effectively leverage BurlingtonEnglish in your online and hybrid classrooms. You will gain proficiency in navigating the platform's key features and learn how to seamlessly integrate its valuable resources into your lesson planning to enhance learner outcomes. By the end of this course, you will be able to apply best practices for fostering student engagement and diligently monitoring their progress in virtual environments. Furthermore, you will be able to identify and utilize the comprehensive tools and supports that BurlingtonEnglish offers for both educators and students, ensuring a successful and impactful learning experience for all.
- Nov. 14, 2025 | 10-11:30 a.m.
Differentiating Instruction with Newsela
Learn ways to leverage Newsela's auto-differentiation tools to support learners as they access diverse text content, engage with new information, and express new knowledge.
- Nov. 21, 2025 | 10-11:30 a.m.
Educational Leadership
Volunteer Coordinators Sharing Group
Volunteer coordinators play a critical role; their work in recruiting, training, and retaining volunteers helps ensure that students have both access to high-quality instruction and support in and beyond the classroom. If your work involves working with volunteers, the Volunteer Coordinators Sharing Group is an opportunity for you to connect with fellow volunteer coordinators, share resources and strategies, ask questions, and explore new ideas and practices to strengthen your volunteer program.
- Nov. 18, 2025 | 12:30-2 p.m.
LACES
LACES Desk Review and Other Data Analysis
This webinar discusses how to review your performance data to recognize patterns and trends in behavior that affect completion and outcome rates. The Desk Review is a required state report generated using searches in LACES to review important data points. This webinar will explain how to access the Desk Review searches and how to improve your data cleanliness around the data points. We encourage everyone who has a role in generating and analyzing Desk Review data to attend.
- Nov. 18, 2025 | 9-10:30 a.m.
- Nov. 19, 2025 | 9-10:30 a.m.
