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In September 2020, ProLiteracy released a research brief focused on the importance of contextualizing adult education. Read more to learn about what research has to say and strategies to contextualize instruction with adult learners.
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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…
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The Change Agent provides a wealth of timely and relevant material for adult education students and teachers. Its social justice focus is inextricably linked to mathematical reasoning and most issues provide explicit activities or prompts drawing out math that is relevant to our students’ lives.…
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The attached PDF contains important information for all programs using Aztec in FY24.
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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…
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Read our Spring 2024 newsletter!
This issue, Empowering Every Learner: Navigating Differences, Difficulties, and Disabilities in Education, includes strategies from SABES and adult ed teachers on serving students experiencing learning difficulties. Please let us know via our SABES Contact…
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ELA Lens: Assessment
Effective ELA instructors include three broad types of assessment in their curriculum and instruction: diagnostic assessments, formative assessments, and summative assessments.
Diagnostic assessments are the tools and processes used, often at the beginning of a…
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Math is present in many types of art from many different cultures. What pleases us aesthetically may do so because things like angles and symmetry resonate with us. The Adult Numeracy Network (ANN) has collected a variety of resources for teachers to bring art into their classes in…
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Probability is a topic that often doesn't make it into adult education math classes. However, being able to reason about probability is an important life skill (as well as a topic that shows up on tests). The Seeing Math in Art lesson plan is a resource for teaching about experimental and…
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Teaching Skills That Matter (TSTM) is a collection of lessons that focus on real life skills in contexts that are important in the lives of adults. These lessons can stand alone or can be integrated into your Curriculum for Adults Learning Math (CALM) math classes to help students…
