Adult Education
SIG Representative: Eileen Kramer

Resources

Adult Basic Education (ABE) Licensure
Website for the Mass. Department of Education containing documents for the ABE Teachers’ License (regulations, guidelines, application, frequently asked questions, etc.) Contact the Department at licenseabe@doe.mass.edu or 781-338-3850 with questions. 

Massachusetts Coalition for Adult Education

MCAE is a statewide membership organization of educators, adult students, and others who support equal educational opportunities for adults. MCAE is dedicated to the advancement of adult education through high quality services and professionalism in the field from basic literacy and ESOL through transitions to post secondary education.

Publications

Online Professional Development for Adult ESL Education
This brief describes current efforts to provide online professional development opportunities and resources for adult ESL teachers and discusses factors that must be considered in the development, delivery, and evaluation of professional development that is available online.

Mental Health and the ESL Classroom: A Guide for Teachers Working with Refugees, Produced by the International Institute of Boston and Immigration and Refugee Services of America with support from the Office of Refugee Resettlement