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About Us

The SABES ELA PD Center provides ELA professional development and support including self-paced modules, recorded webinars, live sessions, multi-layered courses, coaching, consulting, and resources related to curriculum and instruction. Based at World Education in Boston, MA, we serve adult education programs throughout Massachusetts.

Have a question or idea? Need a coach? Write to us!

Karen Greaves, Instruction and PD Specialist (karen_greaves@worlded.org)
Zoe Reinecke, Project Coordinator (zoe_reinecke@worlded.org)

PD Opportunities

See ALL currently scheduled ELA PD (including online self-paced courses) or search the SABES PD Calendar. See the SABES ELA PD Year-at-a-Glance to help plan your ELA professional development for the year. Note that participants from MA ACLS-funded programs have priority for event registration, but others are welcome as space allows.

Coaching and program-based PD are available to ACLS-funded programs on request. Please write to us to request specific PD or coaching.

Key Resources

Find all ELA resources at ELA: Resources, Research, and Curriculum, or browse our curated pages:

ACLS-funded programs continue to have access to a statewide Newsela account for FY24.

ELA: Upcoming Events

03/25/2024

Overview of EBRI - March (Self-Paced Modules)

This self-paced course is the first step on your journey for evidence-based reading instruction (EBRI), providing an introduction to and...

03/28/2024
04/04/2024

Unpacking The Science of Reading to Inform ELA Instruction (Online Facilitated)

In these sessions, learn about the Science of Reading and how it informs best practices in reading instruction. The presenter...

04/01/2024

Building and Enhancing ELA Curriculum in ABE - April (Self-Paced Modules)

This three-hour, self-paced online course provides a guided exploration of the key components of effective ELA curriculum in MA adult...

ELA : Videos

ELA: Resources, Research and Curriculum

Resource

The SABES ELA PD Center has developed three ELA What to Look For guides (a.k.a., "Look-For" guides) in collaboration with ACLS to support teacher...

Research/Evidence-Based Practice

In September 2020, ProLiteracy released a research brief focused on the importance of contextualizing adult education. Read more to learn about what...

Resource

ELA Lens: Assessment Effective ELA instructors include three broad types of assessment in their curriculum and instruction: diagnostic assessments...

ELA: Our Team

Director
Instruction and PD Specialist
Project Coordinator