Professional Learning for ESL/ESOL Instructors & Tutors

The PPLP

For New Mexico instructors and tutors, the Propel Professional Learning Portal (PPLP) is your first stop for professional learning opportunities. The PPLP has courses and other activities designed specifically to support our state's adult educators. Activities that you complete within the PPLP are credited on your Professional Learning Transcript and may count towards your required professional learning hours.

To access the PPLP, click PPLP Login 

NM Professional Learning Plan Toolkit

The Professional Learning Plan Toolkit  details the NM Instructor, Director, and Data Professional Competencies. There are self-assessment tools to help you identify your competency-aligned professional learning goals. The Learning Plan Toolkit helps instructors and programs meet New Mexico's Professional Learning Policy.

Listen to an ELA Tech Talk

Tech Talks are produced by adult educators in New Mexico to highlight digital learning and digital literacy strategies.

Alphabet Soup: All of the Acronyms

If you are new to the field, you may have noticed that many acronyms are used. The ESL Acronyms page explains some of the most common acronyms for ESL and adult education.

Adult ESL Training Videos

This video series created by New American Horizons has classroom videos demonstrating and analyzing a number of ESL teaching strategies in action.