Friday\, November 20\,
2026
\n 10:00 PM – 12:00 PM at BRACE
Framingham
Adult ESL classrooms are wo nderfully diverse\, with students bringing differe nt language levels\, educational backgrounds\, lea rning preferences\, and goals. This hands-on works hop will explore practical differentiation strateg ies that make instruction more accessible without requiring teachers to create multiple lesson plans . Through demonstrations\, collaborative activitie s\, and lesson makeovers\, participants will exper ience differentiation from a student’s perspective and leave with ready-to-use techniques for increa sing engagement and supporting learners at varying proficiency levels. *Participants are encouraged to bring a lesson plan from a class they’re curren tly teaching\, as it will be used during the works hop.
\n \n< span style="font-weight:400\;">Workshop Learning Objectives:< /strong>
\n \nUnderstand the principles of differentiated instruction.
\nDifferentiate content\, proces s\, product\, and support.
\nLearn practical strategies that require minima l extra planning.
\nModif y an existing lesson using differentiation.
\nLeave with ready-to-use class room activities.
\nJanice Batista is an experienced educator\, program director\, a nd professional development trainer specializing i n adult ESL instruction. With over 25 years of exp erience in curriculum design\, teacher training\, and classroom instruction\, Janice is passionate a bout equipping educators with practical tools that spark engagement and foster meaningful learning. Her workshops are known for their energy\, interac tivity\, and immediately applicable strategies.
\n \nMicocredential Categories:
\n \nThis workshop is fre
e to staff of all Massachusetts non-profit ABE and
ESOL Programs.
First Literacy does not receive any state or federal fu nding and we work very hard to raise 100% of our b udget from private sources. Please consider making a donation to F irst Literacy so we can continue to offer FREE high quality professional development workshops.< /i>
DESCRIPTION:Same Room\, Different Needs: Differentiation Strat egies for In-Person Adult ESL\n \n \n Friday\, Nov ember 20\, 2026\n \n 10:00 PM – 12:00 PM at BRACE Framingham\n \n \n \n Adult ESL classrooms are won derfully diverse\, with students bringing differen t language levels\, educational backgrounds\, lear ning preferences\, and goals. This hands-on worksh op will explore practical differentiation strategi es that make instruction more accessible without r equiring teachers to create multiple lesson plans. Through demonstrations\, collaborative activities \, and lesson makeovers\, participants will experi ence differentiation from a student’s perspective and leave with ready-to-use techniques for increas ing engagement and supporting learners at varying proficiency levels. *Participants are encouraged t o bring a lesson plan from a class they’re current ly teaching\, as it will be used during the worksh op.\n \n \n \n Workshop Learning Objectives:\n \n \n \n \n \n Understand the principles of differe ntiated instruction.\n \n \n \n \n Differentiat e content\, process\, product\, and support.\n \n \n \n \n Learn practical strategies that requir e minimal extra planning.\n \n \n \n \n Modify an existing lesson using differentiation.\n \n \n \n \n Leave with ready-to-use classroom activit ies.\n \n \n \n \n \n Presenter:\n \n \n \n Janic e Batista is an experienced educator\, program dir ector\, and professional development trainer speci alizing in adult ESL instruction. With over 25 yea rs of experience in curriculum design\, teacher tr aining\, and classroom instruction\, Janice is pas sionate about equipping educators with practical t ools that spark engagement and foster meaningful l earning. Her workshops are known for their energy\ , interactivity\, and immediately applicable strat egies.\n \n \n \n Micocredential Categories:\n \n \n \n \n Advanced Skills (A)\n \n \n This worksho p is free to staff of all Massachusetts non-profit ABE and ESOL Programs.\n \n \n \n First Literacy does not receive any state or federal funding and we work very hard to raise 100% of our budget from private sources. Please consider making a donatio n to First Literacy (https://www.paypal.com/donate /?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=97JN8KZLRVMXQ&sou rce=url) so we can continue to offer FREE high qua lity professional development workshops.\n \n CATEGORIES:Workshop CALSCALE:GREGORIAN DTSTAMP;TZID=America/New_York:20261120T100000 DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261120T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261120T120000 LOCATION:560 Waverly St. BRACE Framingham\n Framingham\, MA 01702\n URL:https://nb.firstliteracy.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=486 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR