COABE 2025: Theory and Research by Adult Foundational Education

idealconsortiumworlded — 2025-03-20 21:50:30 UTC

Educational leaders play a crucial role in ensuring that all students receive high-quality instruction. One way to achieve this is through effective classroom observations. To support this effort, the MA Adult Education State Office and its SABES Professional Development System have collaboratively developed an effective, research-based Classroom Observation Toolkit. Join this session to get concrete classroom observation strategies that will elevate your instructional leadership and make a meaningful difference to teacher growth and student learning

idealconsortiumworlded — 2025-03-20 21:50:37 UTC

Speakers present strategies for helping adult learners build their literacy skills for the challenges of the workplace and further academic work. They address how to improve reading skills through writing, targeted vocabulary instruction, use of AI and other digital tools, and accessible teaching strategies for studies with different abilities.

idealconsortiumworlded — 2025-03-20 21:50:45 UTC

When teachers integrate digital skill building into the classroom, it can help learners use those skills to succeed in learning, work, and civic life. Why does this work and how is it best done? Learning theories like critical pedagogy, practice engagement theory, and socio-materiality offer clues. Learn more about relevant learning theories, consider how they connect to instructional choices, and reflect on how you make key decisions on digital skills integration in instruction.

idealconsortiumworlded — 2025-03-20 21:50:54 UTC

This research-based session is for conference attendees interested in leveraging technology to implement instruction aligned with adult learners’ educational and employment goals. Hear about lessons learned from educators’ experiences in implementing the Teaching Skills That Matter (TSTM) framework and using the SkillBlox application for this purpose. Learn about promising practices for TSTM instruction and get a glimpse of educator-curated content available through research-informed SkillBlox features that will be publicly available for free in the future.

jen_vanek — 2025-03-27 21:12:54 UTC

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jen_vanek — 2025-04-03 15:27:21 UTC