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Video
On Wednesday, September 18, 2024, Marie Troppe (ACLS/DESE), Heidi Larson (SABES), and Matt Miller (Canvas/Instructure) facilitated a Canvas overview for practitioners. Click the link to watch a recording of the webinar. Please email info@sabes.org with questions about Canvas!
Recording, Website
Literacy Minnesota offers outstanding trainings for adult literacy volunteers and professional development courses for Adult Basic Education teachers and staff. This library of online webinars is a great complement to SABES offerings, and includes topics such as Distance and Blended Learning Basics…
Document, Website
The SABES Mathematics and Adult Numeracy Team created three Math What to Look for Guides as part of the Classroom Visit Toolkit—A Holistic Approach to Classroom Observations. Each two-page guide is aligned to the appropriate CCRSAE standards for beginner, intermediate, and advanced math classes.
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Document, Video, Website
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
Why Do We Celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month? – YouTube
Are You “AAPI” or “Asian American”? It's Complicated. | A People's History of Asian America – YouTube
WHO DOES MATH
6 Asian and Pacific Islanders Who Made Groundbreaking Contributions to STEM
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Document, Video, Website
Learn the history of Hispanic Heritage Month
PBS Learning Media Video (1:41)
DATA
Latino Stats: American Hispanics By The Numbers – book by Idelisse Malavé & Esti Giordani
Pew Research Center Hispanic Latino Statistics and Data
Slow Reveal Graphs at https://…
Book, Document, Website
LGBTQIA+ stands for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer/Questioning, Intersex, Asexual, + (the plus represents anyone who is not listed in the acronym but still identifies as part of the community).
GENERAL INTEREST
Gender Pronouns—Do you have questions about what gender pronouns are and…
Document
This lesson plan accompanies the video, From Awareness to Action: Culturally Responsive and Sustaining Teaching in Adult ESOL, Standard 3 CRST.
Document, Video, Website
GENERAL RESOURCES
Learn the history of Native American Heritage Month (PBS Learning Media (1:28))
Learn about Indigenous Peoples in your area from the Native Land map.
Honoring Native Land: Massachusetts Indigenous Peoples—this page from the Student Affairs Center at Emerson College has links to…
Video
This is a helpful collection of introductory videos that explain key concepts from the Massachusetts ESOL Professional Standards for Adult Educators. Each video is 8–15 minutes long and provides essential foundational knowledge aligned to the standards:
Standard 1 (Principles of Second Language…
Presentation
This resource, developed by the SABES PSPDC for practitioners seeking the ABE Teacher's License, is a starting point on adult development and learning theory. It outlines leaders in the field of adult development and summarizes their approaches to adult learning.
