This webinar, presented April 2019, posits that we all have implicit biases. The challenge: how do we acknowledge and respond to such biases?...
The SABES Program Support PD Center is new to the Massachusetts Adult Education Professional Development System (AE PDS) as of 7/1/2018. Housed at World Education, Inc. in Boston, MA, our goal is to work in creative and responsive ways to provide professional development according to our system’s High Quality Professional Development (HQPD) Standards. These HQPD Standards and our work are designed to build our collective capacity to maximize opportunities for the adult learners we serve.
This PD Center will provide support in the following areas of work:
- Career Pathways; Advising; ADA Resources and Training; and Cultural Competence; led by Co-director Sandy Goodman: sandy_goodman@worlded.org
- Program Management and Educational Leadership; Digital Literacy; and Professional Licensure Support, led by Co-director Luanne Teller: luanne_teller@worlded.org
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Program Support PD Center: Upcoming Events
05/29/2019
Would you like to increase access and intensity for your learners through online learning but aren’t sure where to begin?...
05/31/2019
Ludlow
This offering is a facilitated regional sharing and learning group for new and experienced advisors. Agenda topics are selected based...
06/05/2019
Early research on learner success in distance learning for adult basic education elucidated the importance of finding learners for whom...
Program Support PD Center: Resources, Research and Curriculum
Research/Evidence-Based Practice
Considering Culture in the Selection of Teaching Approaches for Adults
This resource is a two-page digest that outlines the varied beliefs, assumptions, and approaches that affect teaching diverse student populations,...
Research/Evidence-Based Practice
Cultural Proficiency: Tools for Secondary School Administrators
This resource outlines the reactive versus proactive responses to cultural differences, along with related action steps for teachers and...
Program Support: Our Team
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