This resource offers suggested PD pathways for staff who are new to their role or new to adult education in general. Whether you are new yourself, or...
Welcome to the SABES English Language Arts Curriculum & Instruction Professional Development Team (ELA PD Team)
What's New?
About Us
The SABES ELA PD Team provides ELA professional development and support including self-paced courses, online and in-person sessions, coaching, technical assistance, and resources related to ELA 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!
Evonne Peters, Director (evonne_peters@worlded.org)
Karen Greaves, Instruction and PD Specialist (karen_greaves@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:
- Top Back to School SABES ELA Courses and Resources (September 2024)
- ELA Proficiency Guide for Teachers of ABE
- ELA Curriculum Hub
- Evidence-Based Reading Instruction (EBRI)
- Text Complexity and Text Selection
- Priority Lenses: Assessment; CCRSAE & Standards-Based Teaching; Contextualization and Relevance; Culturally Responsive Teaching; Differentiation; Digital Literacy and Technology; Evidence-Based Instruction (incl. STAR)
- Research
- SABES Video Gallery
- SABES PD Pathways
ACLS-funded programs continue to have access to a statewide Newsela account for FY24.
ELA: Upcoming Events
10/22/2024
LD Teaching Strategies for Math (Online Facilitated)
LD—Learning Differences, Difficulties, or Disabilities: Many of our students experience these terms firsthand, but no matter the case, it’s important...
10/15/2024
Instructional Leaders: Supporting Teachers with the ELA Proficiency Guide (Self-Paced Module)
This new, self-paced course enables ABE instructional leaders to utilize a key resource, the ELA Proficiency Guide , to enhance...
11/04/2024
02/03/2025
05/05/2025
STAR (STudent Achievement in Reading) Training 2024-25 (Online Blended)
STAR ( ST udent A chievement in R eading) is a tried and true instructional initiative designed to build the...
ELA: Resources, Research and Curriculum
Resource
To help sort through the many materials and professional development (PD) options available to you on the SABES ELA website, we have compiled a list...
Resource
The Massachusetts Professional Standards for Teachers of Adult Basic Education (often referred to as the ABE Professional Standards ) outlines what is...
