Return-Path: <nifl-4eff@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.9.3/8.9.0.Beta5/980425bjb) with SMTP id QAA23894; Thu, 17 Feb 2000 16:10:17 -0500 (EST) Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2000 16:10:17 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <38AB1EED.F0F17417@nr.infi.net> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-4eff@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-4eff@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-4eff@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "amy r. trawick" <atrawick@nr.infi.net> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-4eff@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-4EFF:851] Re: ?s for Genesis Center Due 2/16 X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.04 [en] (Win95; U) Status: RO Content-Length: 3181 Lines: 83 Thank you to the Genesis Center for taking the time to share your experiences with EFF with the field! I appreciated Sally Gabb's description of the Center, and I look forward to hearing more about how an already exemplary program has incorporated and benefited from EFF. I have a couple of questions for the group: 1. Regarding #1: Do you introduce EFF to your learners in the classes all at once or only the relevant pieces as needed or not at all (you just use the components as a given, explaining the pieces but not the history, philosophy, etc,)? --This may be a better question for #2, but I wasn't sure if #1 was speaking only to staff development concerns or included introducing EFF in the classroom as well. 2. Regarding #2: I hope you will have much to say about this issue! I am particularly interested in the following: a) How is your program incorporating the EFF Standards in light of your view of the term "learner-centered": Do learners set individual goals around the standards, or are group goals created? If it's the latter, do learners help set these goals or do the teachers set these? If goals are not created around the standards, what are they based on? b) Do you worry about "hitting" all the standards? If not, how do you focus? c) Also (of course!), have you delved into assessment issues, and, if so, what pearls of wisdom have you to offer? 3. Regarding #3: Does your program have a set curriculum/a that is used with all learners in a particular class, or is curricula developed based on goals expressed by learners when they enter that class? Or, is some approach used which combines these two? Thanks again for your input-- Amy Trawick 204 Hampton Drive High Point, NC 27265 (336)454-0533 atrawick@nr.infi.net Rgspacone@aol.com wrote: > NIFL-4EFF Colleagues: > > Remember the staff and faculty of the Genesis Center in Providence R.I.will > be sharing their ideas, thoughts, and experiences with us here, February 28th > - March 3rd. > > Please post your questions by Wednesday, February 16th. The crew of the > Genesis Center (Ginny, Michele, Nancy, Patricia, Sally, and Steve) have > agreed to discuss and respond to up to eight questions on the following > topics: > > 1. Introducing EFF and providing support to teachers and learners engaged in > learning these content areas and skills. > > 2. Choosing how and when to use the 16 EFF Content Standards and why. > > 3. Using the EFF Framework and Content Standards to design and implement ESOL > curriculum and instruction. > > So far we've received one request from Jeanette who would like the Genesis > staff to share their views on topic #2. Post your questions and ideas for > this discussion here to the list, but posting them directly to me works too > <rgspacone@aol.com> . > > For a description of the Genesis Center program, faculty, staff, and EFF > experience, please refer back to Sally Gabb's introduction [NIFL-4EFF:826] in > the EFF Archives 2000: > <http://www.nifl.gov/lincs/discussions/nifl-4eff/equipped_for_future.html> > > Thanks, everyone! > > Ronna > > Ronna Spacone > NFL-4EFF List Facilitator > rgspacone@aol.com > Phone: 703.228.8024
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