Understanding and correctly using workplace credential terminology will enhance our communications with students, employers, workforce agencies and community partners. This video and write up explains the differences between certificates, certifications, degrees and licenses.
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This packet introduces an instructional routine called a Test Talk. Test Talks will help you create and nurture a classroom culture that values flexible thinking and conceptual understanding and that explicitly prepares students to apply their learning in the context of standardized tests. The…
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This collection includes a printable teacher's guide and student packet that can be downloaded below as Word documents or PDFs. The math content is aimed at ABE level math students (approximately GLE 2–4). While adult students at this math level may be at any reading level, the student…
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The Massachusetts Professional Standards for Teachers of Adult Basic Education (often referred to as the ABE Professional Standards) outlines what is important for effective adult basic education (ABE) teachers of mathematics and/or English language arts (ELA) to know and be able to do.
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The SABES Mathematics and Adult Numeracy Center 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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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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Mathematics Professional Standards Self-Evaluations are available to MA teachers to reflect on their math practice. Each of these online self-evaluations is aligned with an ABE Professional Standard. The evaluations can then be used to help create a professional learning plan.
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SABES has created ELA-based vignettes that illustrate one or more of the indicators included in the ABE Professional Standards (DESE 2021). The vignettes draw from the Supporting Explanations, Indicators, and Sample ELA Applications in the ELA Proficiency Guide (DESE 2022). The…
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At the beginning of 2024, the SABES English Language Arts (ELA) PD Center partnered with colleagues at World Education to host our first iteration of CampGPT for ELA. This professional development series allowed participants to explore how generative artificial intelligence, or GenAI-enabled tools…
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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 and 2 at the end of this posting. This page will be updated for each session.
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