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 h3HDwgU02961; Thu, 17 Apr 2003 09:58:42 -0400 (EDT) Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2003 09:58:42 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <1d1.789e51f.2bd00bc6@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: MWPotts2001@aol.com To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-4eff@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-4EFF:2313] EFF Update X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: AOL 5.0 for Mac sub 39 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Status: O Content-Length: 2295 Lines: 46 An update on EFF activities-- There are now more than 650 members on the 4EFF List. Some have been on for years, but others have recently joined. It seems relevant to bring everyone up to date on the current status and activities of the EFF Initiative. As part of the National Institute for Literacy in Washington, DC, the EFF Initiative is led by Dr. Sondra Stein and overseen by an EFF National Policy Group. The EFF Center for Training and Technical Assistance is located within the Center for Literacy Studies, University of Tennessee, in Knoxville, TN. Here is where co-directors, coordinators and facilitators manage the activities that are designed to educate, train and provide technical assistance. Current special projects include the EFF/NCFL Reading Project, EFF/National Urban League Program Improvement Project, and the development of an online Teaching/Learning Toolkit. Training modules are in development for the EFF Standards: Read With Understanding and Use Math to Solve Problems and Communicate. Approximately 75 people are part of the EFF Facilitator network, many working toward state or national EFF Trainer Certification. Some will train and advise in their own states, and others will work on a national scale. The Center for Literacy Studies is also a partner in the EFF Assessment Consortium with SRI, International, based in California and Washington, DC. The Assessment Consortium is developing the prototype for the EFF assessment system (based on the Read With Understanding standard) and is coordinating the development of a national Work Readiness Credential based on the EFF Standards. A Technical Advisory group guides the work of the Consortium; a Policy Oversight Council composed of state agency partners and technical advisors oversees the development of the Work Readiness Credential. Currently, field research partners in five states are piloting RWU performance assessment tasks that can be used for instructional and accountability purposes. It seems fair to say that the sun never sets on EFF activities. We are always working on program improvement. Please let us know how we can help you to understand and use EFF tools and products. Meta Potts, 4EFF NIFL List Moderator FOCUS on Literacy Glen Allen, VA
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