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Changing Lives (Updated 2022)
VIDEO|ACLS
Changing Lives (Updated 2022)

(6:02 - Transcript) How does adult education change lives? This video features three students working toward their dreams by participating in free or low-cost adult education programs in Massachusetts. Hear their stories, as well as interviews with their adult...

Topic:
Education and Career Planning, ELA, ESOL/English Learners
Intro to MA ESOL Professional Standards: Part 1 - Overview and Background
VIDEO|ESOL
Intro to MA ESOL Professional Standards: Part 1 - Overview and Background

The first of three videos in this series provides an overview and background of the MA Professional Standards for Teachers of Adult Speakers of Other Languages.

Topic:
ESOL/English Learners, Professional Standards
Intro to the MA ESOL Professional Standards: Part 2 - A Closer Look
VIDEO|ESOL
Intro to the MA ESOL Professional Standards: Part 2 - A Closer Look

The second of three videos in this series provides a look at each of the seven professional standards, including key revisions.

Topic:
ESOL/English Learners, Professional Standards
Intro to the MA ESOL Professional Standards: Part 3 - The Standards in Practice
VIDEO|ESOL
Intro to the MA ESOL Professional Standards: Part 3 - The Standards in Practice

The third of three videos in this series shares ways to put the standards to use in your instructional practice.

Topic:
ESOL/English Learners, Professional Standards
STAR 3: STAR is Differentiated Instruction
VIDEO|ELA
STAR 3: STAR is Differentiated Instruction

Third in the series of 4, this video focuses on how instructors use STAR (Student Achievement in Reading) to differentiate instruction for adult learners. (SABES)

Topic:
EBRI (Evidence-Based Reading Instruction), ELA, STAR (STudent Achievement in Reading)
STAR 2: STAR Taught within Thematic Units
VIDEO|ELA
STAR 2: STAR Taught within Thematic Units

In this video, instructors tell us how they teach STAR (Student Achievement in Reading) within thematic units such as science and social students. (SABES)

Topic:
EBRI (Evidence-Based Reading Instruction), ELA, STAR (STudent Achievement in Reading)
STAR 4: STAR is Alive
VIDEO|ELA
STAR 4: STAR is Alive

Fourth in the series of 4, this video emphasizes that the STAR (Student Achievement in Reading) program is dynamic and powerful for adult learners, and some of the reasons why it is successful. Two students also discuss STAR from their experience. (SABES)

Topic:
EBRI (Evidence-Based Reading Instruction), ELA, STAR (STudent Achievement in Reading)
STAR 1: Introduction to STAR
VIDEO|ELA
STAR 1: Introduction to STAR

Two instructors and the director of Abisi Adult Education Center in Lowell, MA introduce you to STAR (Student Achievement in Reading) and its impact on adult learners in their school. (SABES)

Topic:
EBRI (Evidence-Based Reading Instruction), ELA, STAR (STudent Achievement in Reading)
STAR Sample DAR Administrations: Part Two
STAR Sample DAR Administrations: Part Two

This video shows how to administer the Diagnostic Assessment of Reading (DAR) to a non-native English-speaking student to determine if the student is eligible for the STAR class and the appropriate instructional level for alphabetics, fluency, vocabulary, and...

Topic:
EBRI (Evidence-Based Reading Instruction), ELA, STAR (STudent Achievement in Reading)
using manipulatives in remote math teaching
VIDEO|Math and Numeracy
Remote Learning Part 2: Manipulatives - Using Manipulative and Digital Tools in Math Teaching

Two adult education math teachers talk about using manipulatives and digital tools in remote math teaching.

Topic:
Mathematics and Adult Numeracy
CCRS Standards in Action: Literacy: Determining author's position, via Pros and Cons: Technology in Our Daily Lives: Advanced Unit Part III
VIDEO|ELA
CCRS Standards in Action: Literacy: Determining author's position, via Pros and Cons: Technology in Our Daily Lives: Advanced Unit Part III

This lesson is focused on the pro/con format and on how to use the claim of and supporting evidence in a text to determine the author’s position on a topic. The texts selected for the lesson focus on building students’ knowledge of current advances in technology. (U.S...

Topic:
CCRSAE (College and Career Readiness Standards for Adult Education), EBRI (Evidence-Based Reading Instruction), ELA, Professional Standards
Emily's Goals at the Worcester Adult Learning Center
VIDEO|Connecting Adults with AE Services
Emily's Goals at the Worcester Adult Learning Center

Emily is studying to take her high school equivalency exam at the Worcester Adult Learning Center. Here, she shares her story and her plans for the future. If you're ready to take your next step, call or visit the Massachusetts Adult Literacy at 1-800-447-8844 or www...

Topic:
ELA, ESOL/English Learners, High School Equivalency (HiSET/GED), Mathematics and Adult Numeracy
Amina on Learning English at the Worcester Adult Learning Center
VIDEO|Connecting Adults with AE Services
Amina on Learning English at the Worcester Adult Learning Center

Amina is learning English at the Worcester Adult Learning Center. Here, she shares her story and her plans for the future. If you're ready to take your next step, call or visit the Massachusetts Adult Literacy at 1-800-447-8844 or www.mass.gov/edu/literacyhotline. We...

Topic:
ESOL/English Learners, High School Equivalency (HiSET/GED)
screenshot of translate feature in Word
VIDEO|Math and Numeracy
How to Download and Translate Word files (Cómo descargar y traducir archivos en Microsoft Word)

To see this video in a larger window, click here.

Topic:
Culturally Responsive and Sustaining Teaching, Digital Literacy, ESOL/English Learners, Mathematics and Adult Numeracy
What you Need to Know to get your High School Equivalency Credential
VIDEO|ACLS
What you Need to Know to get your High School Equivalency Credential

This video describes the process for getting your high school credential via HiSET or GED. Video Transcript The resources shared in this video are listed below: High School Equivalency Testing Program Info HiSET®/GED© Comparison Chart Massachusetts Adult Literacy...

Topic:
SABES / ACLS
Two women working on math manipulatives
VIDEO|Math and Numeracy
When You Do, You Remember

In this video, adult English learners talk about the kind of math instruction that has helped them understand and retain what they have learned in math class.

Topic:
ESOL/English Learners, Mathematics and Adult Numeracy
Two women sharing over math
VIDEO|Math and Numeracy
English Learners Sharing Different Ways

In this video, adult English learners and their instructor talk about the value of using a variety of strategies in math class to make sense of and solve problems.

Topic:
ESOL/English Learners, Mathematics and Adult Numeracy
Overview: Massachusetts English Language Proficiency Standards for Adult Education - Part 1
VIDEO|ESOL
Overview: Massachusetts English Language Proficiency Standards for Adult Education - Part 1

Part 1 of the Massachusetts English Language Proficiency Standards (MA ELPS) Overview introduces the standards, why they were developed, what is new, and what has stayed the same. (SABES)

Topic:
CCRSAE (College and Career Readiness Standards for Adult Education), Curriculum Development, ESOL/English Learners, MA ELPS (Massachusetts English Language Proficiency Standards), Professional Standards
Overview: Massachusetts English Language Proficiency Standards for Adult Education - Part 2
VIDEO|ESOL
Overview: Massachusetts English Language Proficiency Standards for Adult Education - Part 2

Part 2 of the Massachusetts English Language Proficiency Standards (MA ELPS) Overview explores the organization of the MA ELPS document. (SABES) See also: MA ELPS (Massachusetts English Language Proficiency Standards) - Document and Overview Videos for a review of the...

Topic:
Curriculum Development, ESOL/English Learners, MA ELPS (Massachusetts English Language Proficiency Standards), Professional Standards
Overview: Massachusetts English Language Proficiency Standards for Adult Education - Part 3
VIDEO|ESOL
Overview: Massachusetts English Language Proficiency Standards for Adult Education - Part 3

Part 3 of the Massachusetts English Language Proficiency Standards (MA ELPS) Overview explores the organization of the MA ELPS document. (SABES).

Topic:
CCRSAE (College and Career Readiness Standards for Adult Education), Curriculum Development, ESOL/English Learners, MA ELPS (Massachusetts English Language Proficiency Standards), Professional Standards
STAR Vocabulary Lesson
VIDEO|ELA
STAR Vocabulary Lesson

This video demonstrates on how to teach vocabulary to a STAR class using explicit instruction. The instructor demonstrates how to use the evidence-based reading instruction (EBRI) quadrant chart strategy. (Massachusetts STAR Team)

Topic:
EBRI (Evidence-Based Reading Instruction), ELA, STAR (STudent Achievement in Reading)
Adult Education: Changing Lives
VIDEO|ACLS
Adult Education: Changing Lives

The SABES PD Communication Center collaborated with ACLS on a video and companion brochure featuring three student success stories from across Massachusetts. (SABES) Here are some details about the students who are featured in the video and brochure: Martha Escobar is...

Topic:
New Staff, SABES / ACLS
SABES.org | A Website Tour
VIDEO|Communication Center
SABES.org | A Website Tour

View this video for a tour of the SABES website. (SABES)

Topic:
New Staff, SABES / ACLS
Microagressions in the Classroom
VIDEO|C&I PD Centers Collaboration
Microagressions in the Classroom

This video defines and discusses the impact of microagressions on students. Students highlight specific microagressions that they have experienced. (Yoland Flores Neimann and University of North Texas students)

Topic:
Culturally Responsive and Sustaining Teaching
College and Career Readiness Standards for Adult Education (Mathematics): A Short Exploration
VIDEO|Math and Numeracy
College and Career Readiness Standards for Adult Education (Mathematics): A Short Exploration

This narrated exploration provides an overview to the College and Career Readiness Standards for Adut Education (CCRSAE) for Mathematics. It includes quick glimpses at the Mathematical Practices and the key instructional shifts. (SABES)

Topic:
CCRSAE (College and Career Readiness Standards for Adult Education), Mathematics and Adult Numeracy, Professional Standards
Building A Curriculum
VIDEO|Math and Numeracy
Building a Curriculum

This brief video defines what a curriculum is and how having one in place helps teachers. The video also defines the parts of a curriculum, including scope and sequence, instructional units, lessons, and more. (Adult Numeracy Center at TERC)

Topic:
Curriculum Development, Mathematics and Adult Numeracy
Limiting Teacher Talk and Increasing Student Engagement
VIDEO|ESOL
Limiting Teacher Talk and Increasing Student Engagement

ESOL instructors want to limit their own “teacher talk” so as to provide ample opportunities for student conversation and engagement. This video offers some examples and suggestions to help incorporate more interaction and conversation among students. (SABES)

Topic:
ESOL/English Learners
STAR Sample DAR Administrations: Part One
VIDEO|ELA
STAR Sample DAR Administrations: Part One

This video shows how to administer the Diagnostic Assessment of Reading (DAR) to a potential STAR student to determine the appropriate level of instruction for alphabetics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension. (Massachusetts STAR Team)

Topic:
EBRI (Evidence-Based Reading Instruction), ELA, STAR (STudent Achievement in Reading)
STAR Comprehension and Fluency Lesson
VIDEO|ELA
STAR Comprehension and Fluency Lesson

In this video, the instructor demonstrates how to teach comprehension using the summarizing strategy, Topic, and Main point. (Massachusetts STAR Team)

Topic:
EBRI (Evidence-Based Reading Instruction), ELA, STAR (STudent Achievement in Reading)
CCRS Standards in Action: Literacy: Clip Pros and Cons: Technology in Our Daily Lives - Part II
VIDEO|ELA
CCRS Standards in Action: Literacy: Clip Pros and Cons: Technology in Our Daily Lives - Part II

This lesson is an abbreviated version of "Pros and Cons: Technology in Our Daily Lives." (U.S. Dept of Ed. OCTAE)

Topic:
CCRSAE (College and Career Readiness Standards for Adult Education), EBRI (Evidence-Based Reading Instruction), ELA
CCRS Standards in Action: Literacy: Claim and Evidence: The Penny Debate: Advanced Unit Part I
VIDEO|ELA
CCRS Standards in Action: Literacy: Claim and Evidence: The Penny Debate: Advanced Unit Part I

This lesson is focused on how to find the claim of and supporting evidence in a text. Later lessons will focus on evaluating evidence and claims to figure out reliability, validity, and bias in a text. (U.S. Dept of Ed. OCTAE)

Topic:
CCRSAE (College and Career Readiness Standards for Adult Education), EBRI (Evidence-Based Reading Instruction), ELA, Professional Standards
An Introduction to the College and Career Readiness Standards for Adult-ELA
VIDEO|ELA
An Introduction to the College and Career Readiness Standards for Adult-ELA

Watch this 15-minute narrated introduction to the College and Career Readiness Standards for Adult Education (CCRSAE) for ELA. The resources referenced in this video, and additional resources and PD, are available at https://www.sabes.org/pd-center/ela. Video...

Topic:
CCRSAE (College and Career Readiness Standards for Adult Education), Corrections, Curriculum Development, Professional Standards
What NOT To Do When Teaching an ESOL Class
VIDEO|ESOL
What NOT To Do When Teaching an ESOL Class

This video provides exaggerated examples of what NOT to do when teaching an ESOL course. Take a look and see if you can find them all. (SABES)

Topic:
ESOL/English Learners
Picture of two students, one of whom is smiling
VIDEO|Math and Numeracy
Math is Life

English learner students in a math class talk about how important it is to learn math, and how well they learn it in classes taught by SABES instructors. (SABES)

Topic:
ESOL/English Learners, Mathematics and Adult Numeracy
Creating Community: Remote Learning first slide
VIDEO|Math and Numeracy
Remote Learning: Creating Community

In this video, produced by the SABES Mathematics and Adult Numeracy C&I PD Center, the instructor draws on her own recent teaching experiences as she shares strategies for building community in online math classes while being open about the challenges of remote...

Topic:
Distance and Blended Learning, Mathematics and Adult Numeracy
Lo que necesitas saber para obtener tu credencial de equivalencia de high  school
VIDEO|ACLS
Lo que necesitas saber para obtener tu credencial de equivalencia de high school

Nuestra meta en este breve vídeo es mostrarte que el proceso de conseguir tu credencial de equivalencia de high school no es tan complicado ni misterioso como puedas pensar. (SABES)

Topic:
High School Equivalency (HiSET/GED), SABES / ACLS
Singapore Strips How-To Video
VIDEO|Math and Numeracy
Singapore Strips How-To Video

Singapore Strips are a visual tool that can help students make sense of word problems by promoting student engagement and understanding. This video shows how Singapore Strips can be introduced and used in an adult education classroom. (SABES)

Topic:
CCRSAE (College and Career Readiness Standards for Adult Education), ESOL/English Learners, High School Equivalency (HiSET/GED), Learning Disabilities / Differences, Mathematics and Adult Numeracy
Error Correction in ESOL Instruction
VIDEO|ESOL
Error Correction in ESOL Instruction

For teachers correcting English learners' errors, it helps to think about what to correct, when to correct, and how to correct. This video shows a teacher demonstrating several techniques that address these considerations. (SABES)

Topic:
Curriculum Development, ESOL/English Learners
Well-Structured ESOL Lesson
VIDEO|ESOL
Well-Structured ESOL Lesson

What does a well-planned ESOL lesson look like in the classroom? This video demonstrates all of the elements of a well-structured ESOL lesson: clear objectives, formative assessments, scaffolded activities, and differentiated instruction. (SABES)

Topic:
ESOL/English Learners, Professional Standards
Instruction to STAR - STudent Achievement in Reading
VIDEO|ELA
Instruction to STAR - STudent Achievement in Reading

Two instructors and the director of Abisi Adult Education Center in Lowell, MA introduce you to STAR (Student Achievement in Reading) and its impact on adult learners in their school. (SABES)

Topic:
ELA, STAR (STudent Achievement in Reading)
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