Workplace and educational technology ecosystems are continuously expanding and evolving, so teachers and students alike need to be nimble, lifelong learners. In order to provide ample opportunities to build their students' digital literacy and resilience skills, teachers need strong foundational digital literacy skills and the capacity to creatively draw on them to craft meaningful instructional activities.

The SABES Program Support PD Team provides PD and information on user-friendly, free, and low-cost educational technology tools, as well as an understanding of the optimum conditions, audiences, purposes, and practices for using them effectively.

We welcome your input on PD that you would find helpful. If you have questions or would like additional support, please contact Eliana Stanislawski (eliana_stanislawski@worlded.org), the SABES PD Specialist for Digital Literacy.

DESE-Funded Online Learning Products 

The SABES Program Support PD Team team collaborates with ACLS to coordinate trainings for DESE-funded online learning products. To find and register for these trainings, head to the SABES Calendar and choose "-Digital Literacy" as the PD Center or type the name of the product (e.g. Newsela, EnGen) in the "Title" field. For product-specific resources and information, please click below: 

You can learn more on each custom page for:

• Aztec
• Aztec Spanish HSE
• BurlingtonEnglish
• EnGen
• KET FastForward
• Newsela
• Northstar Digital Literacy

If you are requesting usage for the first time in FY26, please have your program director email paula.jurigian@mass.gov and include the following information:

1. Name of your program
2. Product for which you are requesting access (except Newsela and Northstar: please see product pages for instructions to access those products)
3. Number of seats
4. Class level(s) that will be using the product

We are excited to work with you! if you have any questions or need additional support, please contact Eliana Stanislawski (eliana_stanislawski@worlded.org).

PD "On Demand": Anywhere, Any Time!

You can access asynchronous, previously recorded PD events at your convenience on our On Demand PD site. PD is organized by strands:

1. Advising and Communication
2. Digital Literacy
3. DESE-funded Online Products
4. Remote Learning Planning and Protocols
5. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) and Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
6. Program Management

Digital Literacy and Resilience Resources

Please be sure to check out our:

• Digital Literacy Resources page, which includes links to the four ACLS-recommended digital literacy frameworks.
• Distance Education Resources page, which includes resources for Zoom in seven languages and the Distance Education Planning Template.
• Digital Literacy Online Discussion Padlet with resources organized by topic.
• Zoom Resources page, with links to our 7-minute Zoom Tutorial video and Zoom Student User Guides and videos in six languages.
• This session on Digital Literacy and Distance Education in Demanding Times: Resources from SABES and our Partners. This workshop (recorded) will connect you with two of our amazing partner organizations and their many great, free resources focused on distance education and blended learning, as well as the digital literacy necessary for educators and students to be successful.

Meet the ACLS and SABES Digital Literacy Advisory Group

In FY26, ACLS and SABES have convened a new Digital Literacy Advisory Group to inform our planning. You can find more information and learn about the members of this group here.