Ideas for Teaching Classes with Unpredictable Attendance (SABES Online Facilitated) (22 Sep 2026)

Tue, 22 Sep 2026 16:30:00 GMT

Overview: Classes with unpredictable attendance are the norm in adult ed, and some settings are more of a challenge for teachers than others. For example, many classes have open enrollment, and most students are not required to attend class. Students with a wide variety of experience—testing at different levels—are often in one class. Some classes, such as those in correctional settings, regularly have students for only a short duration because of their unique circumstances. If you are looking for ideas to teach a class with unpredictable attendance, this is the session for you! We’ll share ideas and experiences and invite you to share your ideas to support teachers in giving students a positive education experience.

Audience: This professional development activity/course is designed for teachers at all levels of math ability and comfort working in ABE, HSE, and Corrections

Description: In this 1.5-hour workshop, we will share ideas for addressing the challenge of irregular attendance. These ideas were collected from actual teachers who have experience serving students who attend classes for a short duration or where attendance is unpredictable. During our time together, we'll also collect your thoughts, reactions, and ideas and share resources for support.

Learning Objectives: Upon completion of this professional development activity/course, you will be able to:

Identify a new way to create a welcoming environment
Explain several ways to structure the class flexibly and support students in managing their goals and directing their learning
Discuss instructional approaches and content that center student reasoning and focus on the big ideas of mathematics

Presenter / Facilitator: Connie Rivera

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This free professional development opportunity is being offered by the SABES Mathematics and Adult Numeracy Curriculum and Instruction PD Team

ANN Instructional Routine Club #8 (24 Sep 2026)

Thu, 24 Sep 2026 18:00:00 GMT

The Adult Numeracy Network (ANN) website has a collection of math routines for adult math and numeracy classrooms. Visit https://adultnumeracynetwork.org/Instructional-Routines to explore the collection.

ANN is offering a series of hour-long introductions to some of the math routines from our collection.

Each session will focus on one math routine and will include:

a brief community builder
time to experience the routine as learners
time to reflect on how to use the routine in our classrooms.

Please complete the following steps if you are interested in joining us

Step 1: Please fill out this brief interest form. You will have a chance to vote for the routine you’d like us to explore at the meeting

Step 2: After you submit the form, you will receive a link to register for the meeting on ZOOM. Please complete the ZOOM Registration Link to attend the meeting.

Adult Numeracy Network upcoming events

Ideas for Teaching Classes with Unpredictable Attendance (SABES Online Facilitated) (22 Sep 2026)

ANN Instructional Routine Club #8 (24 Sep 2026)