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To meaningfully evaluate student learning, the ESOL instructor needs to understand and apply the principles of backward design. This includes planning meaningful summative assessment aligned to learning objectives, while engaging learners in self-assessment and formative assessment along the…
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This page gives you information about how to target certain professional standards for your professional learning. The SABES Math Center offers professional development opportunities and curates resources related to the MA ABE Professional Standards. The Standards and their corresponding Indicators…
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This is an example of a Math & Numeracy teacher's professional learning plan within the Educator Growth and Effectiveness model.
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Back to School Math Resources (2025)
This handy resource list contains high-quality math PD opportunities and instructional materials and strategies designed to help engage your ABE, HSE, English learners, and ESOL students. All resources align with the MA Professional Standards for Teachers of…
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The SABES Mathematics and Adult Numeracy Curriculum & Instruction PD Team created this handy 4-page grid as a reference for programs as they work on their scope and sequence. It contains a breakdown of the math standards by domain for Levels A through D.
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Resources for Teaching Math Remotely
All of our classroom-ready materials are created with the principles of Universal Design and are meant to be effective in remote as well as face-to-face classrooms. This page contains resources that are specific to remote teaching.
Note: If you have difficulties…
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On this page, you will find resources for use in the classroom and support for teachers seeking to bring culturally responsive and equitable practices to their classrooms.
Note: If you have difficulties accessing any of the documents in this website, please contact us at adultnumeracy@terc…
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This handy graphic shows you how visualizing with number lines runs throughout the CCR Standards. From the earliest level, working with operations with whole numbers to irrational numbers in level D, the use of number lines is encouraged so that students can build conceptual understanding…
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On this page, you will find lesson plans and activities that are classroom-ready.
Note: If you have difficulties accessing any of the documents in this website, please contact us at adultnumeracy@terc.edu.
Resources created by the SABES Math and Numeracy Team are marked with an asterisk…
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This handy two-page document and companion video offers suggestions for free, downloadable resources and everyday items that can help instructors teach math remotely. Students can use these resources at home to learn and reinforce math concepts in a hands-on way even when they can't…
