See below for upcoming SABES PD events for Math & Numeracy. Or, check out the Math & Numeracy Upcoming Events Calendar tab anytime!
Note: you are welcome to request Math & Numeracy instructional coaching for program staff. If interested, please submit a Contact Us request.
All PD offerings are online and facilitated unless indicated otherwise.
Wednesday, October 1
Introduction to Teaching Skills That Matter (Self-Paced Modules)
This introduction to the Teaching Skills That Matter in Adult Education provides an overview of the TSTM instructional framework and the TSTM Toolkit. The introduction also provides materials and guidance to train teachers to incorporate the skills that matter into adult education programming by using instructional approaches that work across relevant topic focus areas that are connected to student needs. Using the TSTM project’s tools and training, adult education teachers can teach the transferable skills students need in these critical contexts.
- Oct. 1, 2025 | 9:00 a.m. (self-paced course opens)
Using the Math Proficiency Guide to Become a More Effective Math Teacher (Self-Paced Modules)
The Mathematics Proficiency Guide for Teachers of Adult Education is one of several companion pieces to the MA Professional Standards for Teachers of Adult Education. The Math Proficiency Guide is designed to inform the practice of new, developing, and advanced instructors who teach math to adult learners. This virtual course will provide participants with practical ways to learn from and implement the material in the Math Proficiency Guide to improve their own math instruction. The course is designed for both new and experienced adult education math instructors. The instructional strategies and ideas presented in this course are appropriate for all levels of math classes, whether your students are native English speakers or ESOL learners. The material is also designed to identify ways to make math instruction more equitable and culturally responsive for diverse student populations and communities.
- Oct. 1, 2025 | 9:00 a.m. (self-paced course opens)
Thursday, October 2
Introduction to BeCALM (Self-Paced Modules)
This course is designed for teachers who are using or want to use the Beginning Curriculum for Adults Learning Math (BeCALM). BeCALM was created to give teachers a full, rich, conceptually-based curriculum for adults who need instruction at CCRSAE level B/C (GLE 2-4). This course will help teachers become familiar with the math content at a beginning level and how this material is approached in the BeCALM curriculum.
- Oct. 2, 2025 | 9:00 a.m. (self-paced course opens)
Monday, October 6
Reasoning With Ratios in the ESOL Classroom (Online Blended)
Adults encounter ratios and proportions all the time in news or media statistics as well as when estimating risk, shopping for the best deal, creating mixtures and recipes, or performing countless other daily activities. The ability to reason about these numerical relationships develops over a long period of time and through deliberate exploration of the mathematics involved. Language teachers can provide opportunities for students to encounter and expand their ability to reason with ratios in real-life contexts. This course is for English language teachers who want to deepen their own conceptual understanding of ratios and proportions and to learn strategies for helping students build ratio reasoning skills.
- Oct. 6, 2025 | 9:00 a.m. (self-paced course opens)
Tuesday, October 7
Opening Digital Doors: Developing Adult Learners’ Digital Literacy Through Reading and Writing Tasks
Adult Educators can support their learners’ reading and writing skill development across a wide range of contexts and digital formats. This webshop explores edtech routines that promote the critical digital literacy skills adult learners need to increase their reading and writing fluency.
- Oct. 7, 2025 | 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Wednesday, October 8
Slow Down to Speed Up: Teaching Algebra through Core Concepts
Do your students stick around long enough to adequately cover all of the math on high school equivalency (HSE) exams? This session aims to make the most of class time by shifting focus from rapid topic coverage to providing time for students to engage in deep thinking about algebra, its purpose, and practical applications. Participants will experience this method and consider its potential to improve confidence, understanding, and retention.
- Oct. 8, 2025 | 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
