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 RAA07019; Mon, 1 May 2000 17:07:46 -0400 (EDT) Date: Mon, 1 May 2000 17:07:46 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <s90db8b8.059@jsi.com> 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: "Andy Nash" <andy_nash@jsi.com> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-4eff@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-4EFF:990] Literacy summit X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII X-Mailer: Novell GroupWise 5.2 Status: RO Content-Length: 3412 Lines: 74 Hello, Since I don't remember there being anything posted here about the Literacy Summit, I thought I'd pass along some information about how to become informed about and participate in this national process to define a "vision and action plan" for developing "a more literate nation." The information, below, comes from the NIFL webpage and the NLA listserve. I've added a couple of my own thoughts at the bottom. "On Feb. 14-15, 2000, approximately 150 leaders from the adult education and literacy field and other stakeholders convened in Washington, DC, for the National Literacy Summitt 2000. The goal of the Summit was to begin developing a vision and action plan that will move America toward achieving literacy for all of our nation's adults." - From the introducation to the "Draft Action Agenda" >From a posting to the NLA list by Andy Hartman: Dear Colleagues, NIFL staff and several of our Summit partners have been busy working on follow-up activities since the February meeting held here in Washington and planning the next steps in the Summit process. We have created a web site for the Summit at: http://novel.nifl.gov/nifl/summit.html At this site you will find: * A brief overview of the Summit process; * A revised version of the background paper which we are now calling the Summit Foundation Paper (based on feedback from Summit participants and other contributors); * A first draft of the Action Agenda that was generated by the meeting participants * A brief Feedback Form for people (both individuals and groups) to use in offering reactions and input to the draft Action Agenda. * A Discussion Guide that can be used by organizers of Summit follow-up meetings, along with the feedback form, to orient themselves to the Summit materials and frame their input into the Summit process * A list of meetings around the country where people can get involved in the Summit process by discussing the draft Action Agenda and adding their own thoughts and ideas. Several such discussions and meetings have already occurred. The Summit steering committee is in the process of finalizing sites for the regional meetings we committed to organize with local/state sponsors. In addition, the NIFL will be sending a mailing to our entire database (about 11,000 people and organizations) informing them of how they can get involved in shaping the Summit agenda. If you have any questions about the Summit process, please contact Carolyn Staley, NIFL's Deputy Director, at "cstaley@nifl.gov Thanks for your interest and support! Andy Hartman NIFL My thoughts: When I read the foundation paper and the draft action plan that's up for discussion, I was struck by the limited references to EFF. The primary discussion of EFF focuses on its role in identifying adults' role-related goals and purposes, but there isn't discussion of it as a framework for guiding the system reform that the field is seeking; there is no suggestion that we might use EFF's definition of "literacy," which grew out of those adult purposes; and in the search for a new consensus, there is no mention of the consensus-building that has already taken place throughout the development of EFF. I hope that we all take the opportunity - either individually or through the various regional forums that are being offered - to review these documents and participate in the dialogue. Andy Nash NELRC/World Education
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