Return-Path: <nifl-4eff@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id f2UImog06337; Fri, 30 Mar 2001 13:48:50 -0500 (EST) Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2001 13:48:50 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <b7.cb17f51.27f62b68@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: LISAL595@aol.com To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-4eff@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-4EFF:1458] EFF National Center update X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: AOL 5.0 for Mac sub 28 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Status: O Content-Length: 4350 Lines: 94 I'd like to bring list up to date on what is happening at the EFF National Center. The Equipped for the Future National Center at the University of Maine was created in 1999 as the staff development, materials and technical assistance center for EFF implementation. The EFF National Center’s primary responsibility is to reach out and establish strong linkages with key partners and to assure that these partners have the support needed to integrate EFF as part of their effort to prepare their systems to deliver desired results. The key partners are: adult education, family literacy, welfare to work, skill standards voluntary partnerships and other workforce development systems. To accomplish this, our activities include: develop a national network of certified EFF facilitators; develop materials and products to support EFF adoption and use; provide customized training and technical assistance to the key customer systems; and support current EFF users. I’d like to update you on the status of our national EFF facilitation system. We are finalizing the certification process of EFF facilitators to ensure the quality of EFF staff development, technical assistance and support that we can offer the field. We have conducted two train-the-trainer institutes in March and December, 2000. Participants in the EFF facilitation certification process are teachers, tutors and program administrators from our EFF field sites as well as teachers, program administrators and staff development facilitators from states, agencies and organizations. States and organizations sent teams to the institute as a way to build capacity and have a core of EFF facilitators that can deliver up-to-date, quality EFF training. California, Delaware, Hawaii, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and Washington all sent teams. Literacy Volunteers of America, Laubach Literacy of America, the National Urban League, the Consortium for Workplace Education and the National Center for Family Literacy sent teams as well. EFF facilitators who are engaged in this process are at three levels: advanced, intermediate and novice. Advanced EFF facilitators are able to conduct EFF staff development on their own, and mentor intermediate and novice facilitators. Intermediate and novice facilitators co-facilitate with the advanced EFF facilitators until they have built enough expertise to move to the advanced stage and be certified. All facilitators develop a professional development plan and use the plan as the blueprint for advancing from novice to intermediate, intermediate to advanced levels. All facilitators are observed critically by mentors, team members and staff development participants, and reflect and evaluate on their learning and performance as they develop their skills. Achievement of their professional development plan is documented in a portfolio. I would like to introduce Dougie Taylor, who joined the EFF National Center as our Professional Development and Certification Coordinator in January. Her major responsibility is to support the facilitator network with technical assistance and materials. Her other major responsibility is finalizing the EFF Facilitator Certification system, which will be in place by September. If you have questions about the facilitator network or the certification system, Dougie can be reached at: dtaylor@peachnet.campuscw.net Dougie will be updating the list on a regular basis about the EFF facilitator network and the EFF Facilitator certification process. If you have any questions about customized training and technical assistance please contact me at LisaL595@aol.com. I will arrange for you to have a certified EFF facilitator team. We all look forward to working with you, and value your feedback on the Center's work. Please feel free to contact any of any of us with questions or comments. Lisa Levinson Director Equipped for the Future National Center 5766 Shibles Hall University of Maine Orono, ME 04469-5766 207-549-0926 or 207-581-2604 LisaL595@aol.com or lisa.levinson@umit.maine.edu
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