This self-paced course helps you use Newsela to connect diverse adult learners' lives to classroom materials, boost their engagement, and improve their comprehension.
- Novice and intermediate Newsela users
- Program staff, administrators, and instructors using Newsela
This professional development activity/course is designed for:
During this self-paced, online course offered by Newsela, you will identify and implement strategies to help diverse learners connect course material with their own experiences. Learn about approaches that increase engagement and comprehension, supporting the success of all your students in a rigorous academic environment.
You will design challenging yet accessible Newsela assignments that maintain high expectations, using content that reflects students' diversity and represents nuanced identities.
You can start and stop the course at any time, and your progress will be saved for when you return. After completing the course, you will earn one hour of professional learning credit and a certificate of completion.
Format & Requirements: The course is entirely self-paced. There are no real-time, synchronous meetings. It will take approximately one hour to complete.
Access & Support: This course does not require registration. Enter the course on the Newsela site using your Newsela account. For more information on creating a free Newsela account, please visit the Newsela page on the SABES website.
This course is part of the Newsela PD Series. Be sure to check out the other offerings in this series:
- Supporting Multilingual Learners with Newsela (Online Facilitated) on 1/23/26, 10-11:30 a.m.
- Cross-Curricular Literacy with Newsela (Online Facilitated) on 1/30/26, 10-11:30 a.m.
- Newsela: Using Student Insights to Inform Instruction (Online Facilitated) on 5/8/26, 10–11:30 a.m.
- Newsela Certified Educator Program (Self-Paced), also available on demand through the Newsela website
- Identify content that reflects students' diversity and represents nuanced identities
- Design challenging yet accessible Newsela assignments that maintain high expectations
- Implement Newsela lessons that embed student voice and choice with opportunities to understand issues and take action
Upon completion of this professional development activity/course, you will be able to:
You must have a Newsela account to join this training. You can sign up for a free Newsela account using your DESE-funded Massachusetts program email. Review Support for Newsela for more information.
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