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 OAA26402; Wed, 24 May 2000 14:53:31 -0400 (EDT) Date: Wed, 24 May 2000 14:53:31 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <7b.47e4bf4.265d7e2c@aol.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: Rgspacone@aol.com To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-4eff@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-4EFF:1032] Summit Strategies X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: AOL 4.0 for Windows 95 sub 101 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Status: O Content-Length: 2589 Lines: 57 Hi Everyone: I'd like to continue our discussion of the National Literacy Summit draft Action Agenda and how it relates to EFF. So far we've critiqued the goal statements offered in the draft Action Agenda, suggested revisions to the alternative goal statement and discussed whether a vision statement is necessary. Shall we now review the eight priority issues offered in the Agenda and discuss whether they are the right issues for our field to consider; whether some should be discarded; and whether some should be added? The eight priority strategies listed below represent common themes that emerged from the National Literacy Summit discussions about major challenges and concerns in our field: 1. Include learners' perspectives in making change. 2. Balance a commitment to access with a concern for developing and maintaining program quality. 3. Make instructional and program quality improvements a cornerstone of the adult education and literacy system. 4. Establish a comprehensive network of professional development opportunities so that all adult educators can gain and regularly upgrade appropriate skills and knowledge. 5. Incorporate technology into all efforts to increase assess, strengthen professional development, and improve instructional and program quality. 6. Create partnerships with other literacy providers and local organizations to help develop an adult education and literacy system. 7. Increase research, and organize a national research agenda that emphasizes practitoner involvement and informs teaching and learning. 8. Develop comprehensive communications plans that support action for literacy. There you have it, NIFL-4EFF Colleagues. Please comment on the eight numbered priorities areas. Are those listed the right group of priorities for the field? Is the group complete? Are there any priorities you would add, remove, or revise? Thanks for your input. Ronna Ronna Spacone NIFL-4EFF List Facilitator Rgspacone@aol.com This discussion is a part of the National Literacy Summit process that aims to build consensus around the Action Agenda's priorities and action steps. The NIFL-4EFF discussion will continue to use the common format the Summit Steering Group designed to help insure that as many ideas as possible can be incorporated into the final Action Agenda, Sept 2000. Our input is important to the creation of a concensus document, so please submit your individual Feedback Form by June 30th. Both the draft Action Agenda and the Feedback Form can be found at <www.nifl.gov/nifl/summit.html>.
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