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ELA Lens: CCRSAE & Standards-Based Teaching
Standards-based teaching refers to an approach to curriculum and instruction that is centered on learning standards. The learning standards used for ABE in Massachusetts are the College and Career Readiness Standards for Adult Education (…
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Welcome to the ELA Curriculum Hub
Curriculum Basics
Overview of ELA Curriculum
ACLS' Policy for Curriculum & Instruction
Building and Enhancing ELA Curriculum in ABE - self-paced course. Visit the SABES Calendar to register.
Tools for Building and Enhancing ELA Curriculum
ELA Curriculum…
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Remote-Ready Curriculum for Beginning Math Students (GLE 2–4) series
Visit the BeCALM web page to learn more about the curriculum and download the teacher/student materials, scope & sequence, CCRSAE Crosswalk and more!
This collection includes teacher and student materials that can be…
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Selecting texts for adult learners involves:
Analyzing text to ensure it is at the appropriate complexity level (based on diagnostic assessments of learners' reading levels)
Ensuring that texts are appropriate for adults in topic and presentation
Organizing texts in a unit or text set so that they…
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This document organizes recordings, toolkits, and articles to help new and experienced MassSTEP staff develop their knowledge of what it takes to run successful integrated education and training (IET) programs. The resources are curated from recent federal projects and prominent professional…
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Adult education practitioners play a vital role in encouraging learners to explore, and to identify career interests, skills, and work values. Inspiring Career Development and Action (ICA): A Curriculum Guide for Adult Educators provides tools for educators to guide learners through a…
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These resources are for participants in the SABES Program Support PD Center Continuous Improvement Planning PD series.
You can download the course syllabus as well as the attachments for Sessions 1 at the end of this posting. This page will be updated for each session.
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We know you are committed to addressing the needs of all learners in your program. It can feel daunting to think of all the things you can and should be doing to support all learners, including those with learning differences and disabilities. Remember that you are not starting from scratch, and…
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Adult education programs have always served learners with disabilities and learning differences. Whether or not they have a formal disability diagnosis, each learner has their own unique way of learning that may be informed by disabilities, neurodivergence, and/or trauma.
ACLS policy…
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The PSPDC is pleased to offer free access to the COABE Journal to all Massachusetts adult educators. To access each issue, please click on the corresponding link below to complete a brief form that confirms you are a Massachusetts adult educator.
Fall 2025 - Policy in Action
Fall 2024 - Family…
