The SABES English Language Arts Curriculum & Instruction Professional Development Center (aka ELA C&I PD Center) provides ELA PD and support for adult education programs, including self-paced modules, recorded webinars, live sessions, multi-layered courses, coaching, and consulting on curriculum, instruction, and resources. Based at Quinsigamond Community College in Worcester, MA, we serve programs throughout the state.

We have a new Director! Evonne Peters is taking over from Merilee Freeman, who retired on November 20th. Evonne is a nationally certified STAR trainer and has facilitated PD for the NRS Assessment and ELA C&I PD Centers. We wish Merilee the best, and welcome Evonne.

Get in touch: Have a question or idea? Need a coach? Curious about curricula and standards? Want to request specific PD? Contact our center by clicking on the purple "Contact this PD Center" button at the bottom of this page.

Learning Opportunities: find all upcoming ELA PD by searching the Calendar or by going to ELA Upcoming Events. All PD will be delivered online until further notice.

Resources: Notice the three highlighted resources lower down this page. Scroll through ELA: Resources, Research, and Curriculum. See also these curated collection pages:

• College & Career Readiness Standards for Adult Education (CCRSAE) collected resources for curriculum and instruction
• Curriculum (including Text Complexity, Text Sets)
• Connections to other subjects and other organizations
• Evidence-Based Reading Instruction (EBRI), including STAR
• ELA Proficiency Guide
• Research
• Standards and Frameworks
• ELA Blog: Reflect & Connect--The Reflective Practitioner

Introducing: Four STAR instruction videos from Abisi Adult Learning Center in Lowell! These are best practice videos from the classrooms of two STAR (STudent Achievement in Reading) teachers: Maura McCabe and Christina Cronin, with director Betty McKiernan. Learn why they continue to teach STAR, and the progress students make. Hear from two students why STAR is important to them. See why STAR is entering its 11th year in Massachusetts!

Be well--we look forward to supporting you and seeing you online this year.