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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 Program Support PD Center 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 our Digital Literacy PD Coordinator Diana Satin at dianarsatin@gmail.com.
New in FY23!
The Program Support PD Center team is excited to collaborate with ACLS to coordinate trainings for DESE-funded online products. To access information about upcoming trainings, resources, and support, please go to the customized webpage we have created for each product.
You can find and register for workshops on the SABES Calendar by typing the name of the product (e.g., Newsela, EnGen) in the "Title" field.
You can learn more on each custom page for:
We are excited to work wtth you! if you have any questions or need additional support, please contact Kathleen_oconnell@worlded.org.
To request seats in any of these online products, please complete this form.
PD "On Demand": Anywhere, Any Time!
You can access asnychronous, previously recorded PD events at your convenience on our On Demand PD site. PD is organized by six strands:
- Advising and Communication
- Digital Literacy
- Distance Education: Planning and Protocols
- Distance Education: Tools and Products
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) and Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
- 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.
Digital Literacy: Upcoming Events
Digital Literacy Sharing and Learning Group for Corrections (Online Facilitated)
Created in response to requests for more customized support for educators who work in corrections settings, these meetings provide opportunities...
Culturally Responsive Teaching with Newsela (Online Blended)
This Newsela course will provide you with the opportunity to engage in reflection on aspects of your own identity and...
Digital Tools With a Purpose: Project-Based Learning (Online Facilitated)
As you think about integrating digital literacy into core instructional practices, project-based learning (PBL) can be a powerful approach to...
Digital Literacy: Resources, Research and Curriculum
Sometimes we may think our students need to be at a certain math level before they can work with tools like Microsoft Excel, Google Sheets, or Desmos...
The Program Support PD Center is excited to offer our new series of On-Demand PD videos. These previously recorded PD events are intended to provide...