No two adult learners are alike. They arrive in our classrooms with different personalities and interests, styles of learning and working, strengths and weaknesses. Learn how to use Newsela's accessible content, instructional supports, and interactive tools to lay the foundation for lessons and learning activities that offer multiple means of expression and engagement for your adult learners.
- Teachers and tutors of adults reading at GLE 3–12
This professional development activity/course is designed for:
SABES and Newsela are partnering to provide five online trainings this year, supporting practitioners in using the statewide license available to ACLS-funded programs. Training #2 is Differentiating Instruction with Newsela.
Differentiation is about meeting the diverse needs of our students—and it's also about celebrating the range of skills and passions each one of them brings. In this second training, explore:
- Leveraging Newsela Resources and Tools to Promote Access for All
- Engaging All Learners In Making Meaning and Building Knowledge
- Building Differentiated Opportunities to Express New Knowledge
►Register directly for Differentiating Instruction with Newsela. Please register using the same agency email that you use for your Newsela account, so that your PD hours may be counted for LACES.
Please note: You cannot access this online session from the SABES website.
⇒ For more information, visit our SABES–Newsela page.
- Design learning experiences within Newsela that promote choice in reading, response, or action
- Craft differentiated annotations on Newsela texts of your choosing
- Compare and contrast the different levels of a single core reading
- Use Newsela features that promote access, such as the Level Toggle and Read Aloud Tool
Upon completion of this professional development activity/course, you will be able to:
You must already have access to your Newsela account, which you can set up using one of these methods at newsela.com:
- If you have a Gmail or Microsoft email address provided by the institution where you work, log in using that agency Gmail or Microsoft address; or
- Create a username and password using your agency email.
Any program that wishes to use Newsela but has difficulty creating accounts should contact Paula Jurigian, ACLS Distance Education and Digital Literacy Specialist, at paula.jurigian@mass.gov.
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