Professional Development Workshops

This workshop will cover policy changes to the HSE exams in Massachusetts and compare the GED and HiSET exams. The workshop will also include strategies to help students pass the exams with higher scores.

In this workshop, participants will explore classroom routines and tools to simplify both their workload and their learners’ experience. By drawing on the Montessori concept of the “prepared environment”, teachers can create a classroom flow that encourages learner independence and ownership while also more easily addressing the range of levels and learning needs the adult learner brings to the classroom. Participants will come away with practical ideas for both the ESOL and Adult Basic Education classroom. 

The Tutor Training Intensive will provide tutors and volunteers skills to assist teachers in classrooms both virtual and in-person. The participants will gain new strategies to help students become more confident and skillful. Objectives include developing an understanding of the learning process and implementing new strategies for effective working relationships with teachers and students.  Participants will have continued coaching upon successful completion of class.

This workshop will share all the secrets for teachers new to the adult ESL classroom. The workshop will discuss how to reach students in one class, even though they have different levels of English. Participants will also come away with tricks to teaching pronunciation, and how to ensure teacher immediacy and increased student engagement. There will also be plenty of time to touch on questions and concerns that participants have.

Many of our beginning level English learners are new to classroom learning. In this three-hour practice-oriented workshop we will explore simple tools, activities, routines, and classroom systems to develop our students’ “learning-to-learn” skills, so they may become more effective, confident, and self-directed learners in class and beyond.